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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.localmemphis.com/amp/article/news/crime/humane-society-delta-director-faces-285-counts-animal-cruelty-helena-west-helena-arkansas/522-4f9da6cb-44d7-4c82-959b-d56d20c9dcb2
Guys, I went down today to help. The dead animals were already removed a couple of days ago. There were still many dead rats around the compound. The stench could be smelled when I turned onto the road.
I think they said something like 350 dogs. Your mind has a hard time conceiving what that looks like. I've seen it and still can't believe what that looks like. It's unreal.
There was a literal warehouse filled with cats. OP is allergic so I can't tell you what the conditions were in there but the smell was horrific.
Random guy named Steve and I spent the whole day putting tarps over all the kennels and tying them off. Now all the dogs have shade and some protection from the rain. A crew of other folks cleaned everything they could get to, fed and watered all those dogs.
Plenty of good folks have donated supplies so they have food for a while.
MV edit. Thanks for creating awareness.
The place is still being treated as an active crime scene so we had to get permission to do most things. This is why they aren't adopting or transferring any of the animals yet. I got the feeling the cops didn't want us there but the mayor was insistent that the suffering had to be mitigated.
The whole place is in shambles. The bathrooms were not fit for humans and we were instructed to go down the road to a visitor center if we needed to use the facilities.
If you want a new pet, adopt. I met lots of good boys and girls today. The only one who bit me was scared to death and I was in his space.
Zoom in and look at the flies in his ears. He was covered.
Dragon10449
Id say be kind and only give them 4 months in prison....per count. Its only a measly 128.3 years, we'll even round that down cause we r nice
KaizokuShojo
Holy crap those poor babies...
grumpycatreincarnated
As cruel and heartbreaking as this is, it also looks like a case of severe untreated mental illness.
djangojazz
She should face prison.
funkystay
Loving animals is knowing when you can't have one.
upfr0mhere
But nobody has ever told me no before and I want one /s
SirWadeWilson
Excuse me. I have to go hold my dog now.
Toodamagedtocare
?? what the fuck is wrong with people ?? Damn I sure would like to pay her a visit !!
thisChickInParticular
Story says there was a child also living in similar conditions… was the child also removed?
Mightynineftw2000
Yes but I don't know where they took him or who he is with.
UnattendedDeviant
A person trying to care for 350 dogs. Smdh.
LW1981
In my experience, hoarders are increasingly using the rescue group excuse to legitimise their illness but they mostly can't maintain it.
AuntieKristt
Heavenissize17socks
And @OP, thank you for not blaming the dog that bit you. You are a good person.
RoughRollinC15
Schmaron
Damn. I work with Cathy Bissell and her Pet Foundation. We moved hundreds of pets from that shelter. She did say it was a bad situation. :(
Schmaron
Here is a thank you to @op (and those that you worked with) from Cathy <3 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVgZZlQAP2W/?utm_medium=copy_link
Mightynineftw2000
Thank you! Glad to see they are being removed.
PTNLemay
Please sterilize your pets.
jackwagon311
She looks like she could be MGT's Mom. It'd be on brand too.
abbazabba2366
Anything we can do to help, OP?
Akiru
Thank you for sharing. You are amazing.
BuffaloChicken
This is so sad.. We adopted from here 3 years ago. The 1st dog we applied for died there, and the one we got used to be terrified of women.
Mightynineftw2000
And she looks beautiful.
Nekokurisute
Give them the same treatment the animals were given. Or you know, just taken out back to be shot.
haquie
Second dog pic broke my heart looks like my pitty at home
DCDTK
How do we help if we don't live near? Is there a place to send food or an Amazon wishlist for the animals we can support?
xmaneds
@OP THANK YOU FOR HELPING
Usainbold
People who treat humans and animals who can’t defend themselves or are dependent on us, deserve to have umbrella shove up their ass, open it
JenniferReneeDunson
Thank you for being a kind person and helping these poor animals. I can't imagine how anyone can live with themselves
FlyingTigerRose
It seems like trying to care for all the animals would do something to your head, like a desire that started off great became something (1/
FlyingTigerRose
psychologically/emotionally unstoppable. I feel horrible for the animals, but look what she's done to her life.
motherfluffer
The article implies her house onsite wasn’t better and her kid wasn’t well cared for :(
FlyingTigerRose
How awful. Thank you for the info.
HolyHellJezebel
That woman deserves to be abandoned in a cage.
Toodamagedtocare
With a few rats for company !! No food or water !
ExtraJudicial
You saw something and did something about it. Thank you for the kindness to some abandoned innocents.
mermurder
I worked at a humane society here in south Florida. The number of animals we put down is obscene. Conditions weren’t awful like this but it
mermurder
Made me completely reevaluate shelter work and how I felt about my role there
PTFCMcGee
Fuuuuuck me. That is so awful. I really wish I could provide the home they all need. Thanks @op for doing everything you did/are doing.
Whackamoley
Maybe you don't have the right place, or have pets currently, but always something to consider in the future is becoming a dog or cat foster
PTFCMcGee
I’ve got two dogs, two cats all rescues. Just wish there were more space and time for more.
Whackamoley
I know how you feel. The way I look at it is the more I have, the more split my attention will be and that sucks for me and them. Someday -
Whackamoley
- Though I know my house may be empty as they're older now so maybe I will have another puppy, or maybe I will just foster.
Yupurineutah
Is it blasphemy to say animal shelters are just as likely to be a racket as puppy mills and pet stores?
BendadickCumabatch
The animal hoarders that spam Imgur asking for money are.
Yupurineutah
KaizokuShojo
No because without some oversight/attention, one or a handful of people can be pretty scummy. Like there's a shelter near me that has rumors
KaizokuShojo
of them being kind of PETA-levels of drama. Stealing back pets they've adopted out, not adopting out because they decide they don't like you
KaizokuShojo
& so on. I've been there & tried to adopt. Their cats were all severely obese (like, genuinely super bad for them) because they were left
KaizokuShojo
to free feed with zero supervision. They were nervous and unhappy because their rooms were directly attached to an echoing warehouse full of
KaizokuShojo
mega loud dogs. Now, that's heaven compared to the story OP posted, but the small changes that could've been made if they weren't