WASHBURN, Tenn. -- Seventeen dogs rescued from a hoarding situation in east Tennessee are being cared for at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.“I believe they were surviving on their own feces,” said one rescue worker. “They’re all emaciated. They’re mange infested.”The dogs, which officials believe were abandoned a month ago, won’t be available for foster homes for a while because of the shape they’re in.Those involved in the Grainger County dogs’ rescue called the U.S. Humane
Saturday, December 5, 2009
17 Dogs Rescued From East Tenn. Home
WASHBURN, Tenn. -- Seventeen dogs rescued from a hoarding situation in east Tennessee are being cared for at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.“I believe they were surviving on their own feces,” said one rescue worker. “They’re all emaciated. They’re mange infested.”The dogs, which officials believe were abandoned a month ago, won’t be available for foster homes for a while because of the shape they’re in.Those involved in the Grainger County dogs’ rescue called the U.S. Humane