Will County sheriff's police and animal control officers this week removed 40 dogs and six cats from the home of an elderly couple amid concerns for the animals' well-being, according to the Southtown Star.
Sheriff's spokesman Pat Barry said police were notified by animal control earlier this week of a "possible puppy mill or animal neglect situation." Barry told the Southtown that police found cats and dogs in cages inside a shed and a "(substantial) amount of urine and feces," and about 20 dogs in a garage, "some loose, some caged."
The propertly belonging to the Homer Township couple in their 80s, consists of a house and some outbuildings.
Read the full story in the Southtown Star.
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