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23 rescued golden retriever puppies soon to be up for adoption in Mass.
A total of 56 dogs were rescued from a New York breeder accused of neglect.
An animal shelter in East Brookfield rescued 26 golden retrievers, including 23 2-week-old puppies, from a New York breeder accused of animal cruelty.
A total of 56 dogs were rescued from the breeder, and Second Chances Animal Services received 26 of the dogs, according to the shelter’s Chief Development Officer Lindsay Doray.
The dogs, rescued six weeks ago, “were being kept in deplorable conditions by a so-called backyard breeder,” Second Chances Animal Services wrote in an Instagram post.
On the fundraising page for the dogs’ expenses, Second Chances wrote, “The [three] mothers had been confined in very poor conditions, subjected to repeated breeding, and had likely never even been out-of-doors prior to their rescue.” The adult dogs were covered in caked-on feces and some had to be shaved to remove the feces, Doray said.
The shelter started a fundraising page to fund the “help [the shelter] desperately need[s] for their care.” The fundraiser will also make the shelter available for future rescues as the number of animals in need increases, Doray said.
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The page has raised over $4,900 as of Monday afternoon, on the way to the shelter’s $15,000 goal.
The now 8-week-old golden retriever puppies and the three mothers will be ready for adoption on or around Sept. 27.
Since the story broke about the puppies, the shelters have been “inundated” with adoption applications, to the point that the website is crashing.
Anyone interested in adopting the dogs should apply online and not call the shelter or arrive at the adoption center, as the dogs are currently in foster care.
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