FBI exhumes dead animals at NorCal rescue, hundreds more feared missing

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/fbi-dead-animals-rescue-22319130.php

Humboldt County animal rescue at the center of a widening cruelty and fraud investigation was searched again Tuesday as investigators began excavating the property for the remains of hundreds of missing animals.

Investigators served a second search warrant at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, nearly two months after authorities first searched the property, according to a news release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The new warrant authorized excavation “in an effort to locate additional deceased animals believed to be buried on site,” the sheriff’s office said.


Sheriff William Honsal said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference that investigators had identified 900 animals transferred to Miranda’s Rescue since January 2025 but had confirmed only 116 adoptions. He said more than 700 animals remain unaccounted for.

“We are thinking worst-case scenario,” Honsal said, according to video taken by local TV station KRCR-TV. “... We are here to look and uncover whatever evidence that we can possibly find.”

Despite the active excavation of dead animals, the rescue is still operating with around 50 dogs on-site. Honsal said state law does not allow his agency to shut down the business. Shannon Miranda, the rescue operation’s owner, has not been charged with a crime

[C Moon]

1. If they are indeed guilty of cruelty and fraud: effen bastards!

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2. Update..dogs bodies found, shot in the head

[Eugene]

3. 117 dead dogs found at California 'no-kill' animal rescue - many with gunshot wounds

117 dead dogs found at California 'no-kill' animal rescue - many with gunshot wounds (BBC)

Investigators have found the remains of 117 dogs in various states of decomposition - many of which were found with gunshot wounds - on the grounds of a purported "no-kill" animal shelter in northern California.

Authorities excavated open fields at Miranda's Rescue Animal Sanctuary for evidence of animals believed to be buried in mass graves, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said. About 600 dog collars were also located.

Officials had been investigating potential fraud or animal cruelty after hundreds of animals were discovered missing from the facility.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gqz5lx1eo