Middleboro officials rescue 17 neglected dogs without access to food and water. What we know

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MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Health Department will remove and condemn the home in which they live more than a dozen dogs in need of urgent medical care on Friday, according to City Administrator Jay McGrail and Health Agent Kayla Smith .

On Friday, Oct. 18, Middleboro Animal Control executed a warrant at 53 Precinct St as part of an ongoing animal welfare investigation. According to a news release from McGrail and Smith on Friday, MSPCA law enforcement simultaneously issued a warrant related to horses on the property.

Inside the home, animal control officers discovered 17 unregistered dogs living in unsanitary conditions with no access to food or water. A dog in urgent need of care was immediately removed and is now under the supervision of Animal Control, the release said.

Plans are in place to remove the remaining 16 dogs, as well as two cats, a turtle and a guinea pig, with assistance from other agencies, including Wareham Animal Control.

Due to the health and fire risks, the Middleboro Health Department has turned away the residence.

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Have criminal charges been filed?

Middleboro police have not filed any criminal charges, but the investigation is ongoing.

This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Neglected dogs rescued in Middleboro, Precinct Street home condemned