Overview
- Flint Township police discovered the conditions while executing a search warrant on Feb. 17, removing 61 dogs and three cats alive and recovering 26 dead dogs and one dead cat in trash bags near the door.
- Officers and animal control staff worked in shifts because hazardous ammonia levels burned eyes and lungs inside the home, which police described as overwhelming filth.
- Genesee County Animal Control is caring for the survivors, who are not available for adoption pending forensic analysis, and the agency is seeking donations and rescue assistance through its Shelter Animal Donations nonprofit.
- Police say they had previously removed dogs and issued local citations at the same property; no charges have been filed yet as testing and inspections proceed, according to the township lieutenant and the county prosecutor.
- Animal Control Director Jay Parker reported signs of inbreeding and many dead puppies likely lost during birth, noting the mostly small dogs are frightened and will receive medical care, with foster placement expected later.