<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=08990l_0ly17Jwn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08990l_0ly17Jwn00" width="1320" height="743" ></figure>DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Over 30 dogs were seized from a house in St. George today, April 20, after living in terrible conditions.Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) deputies said they escorted animal control to the 290 Smoak Rd. residence due to a history of violence at the location.While on scene, deputies found a subject with a warrant and detained them.Some dogs were extremely sick, dehydrated, and malnourished. Others just looked scared.Sadly, some of the dogs they do not expect to make it."It was something that we have not seen in this county in a long time,” Danielle Zulauf with Dorchester Paws said.Dogs living in their own filth, locked in small crates inside and outside, and dogs tied to trees with heavy chains. This is the scene Dorchester Paws walked into Thursday morning."Absolute deplorable conditions, all different sizes, all different breeds,” Zulauf said. "They describe the smell to be where even if they had a mask on, they wouldn't be able to breathe. It was so horrid of a smell.”According to a press release, the shelter was called to assist, after Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control went to a house with a history of violent incidents.There they found a subject who had a warrant and dogs living in terrible conditions."For them to see dogs with blood coming out of their nose, you know, their lungs, not breathing, right? It's horrible,” Zulauf said.Sadly, Dorchester Paws does not have room for all of the dogs found. They are asking the public to adopt, foster, or donate.<blockquote>We do not want any animal to be living in a pop up crate," the shelter wrote in a press release Thursday. "If the public can foster, they can come tomorrow 8am-5pm. Fosters needed for as long as they can commit.</blockquote>Adoption fees are being waived for dogs who have been at the shelter more than 15 days."We need to get the animals that are on our floor right now into homes so we can free up panel space for these 30 plus dogs that just came in. If you can't foster forever, can you foster for the weekend? Can you foster for a week?" Zulauf said.If you can foster, go to the shelter Friday, April 21st in between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M.Those interested in donating to Dorchester Paws can do so on the shelter's website.Thanks to law enforcement and Dorchester Paws, some of the pups will have a second chance at life."We'll scan them for microchips - we're they somebody else's? We will provide them the vaccinations, all the medical assessments, start them on whatever treatments they need, antibiotics and those things, and then they will be fed and they will put into a kennel,” Zulauf said.Majority of the dogs need serious medical attention. Some have been found to be in end stage heartworm disease."We need resources. We will know after all 33 are medically evaluated we'll know how much it's going to cost to treat them, but I'll tell you right now that our funding does not anticipate moments like this, so we need donors whether it's $1 to whatever you can give right now,” Zulauf said.Questions surrounding how these dogs were put in these conditions still remain."We at this moment do not know if charges will be filed, but we will be looking into everything as the days come,” Zulauf said.The DCSO says this is an ongoing investigation.To help, click here.</div></body>

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Over 30 dogs found living in 'deplorable' conditions at Dorchester Co. home

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Over 30 dogs were seized from a house in St. George today, April 20, after living in terrible conditions. Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) deputies said they escorted animal control to the 290 Smoak Rd. residence due to a history of violence at the location.