PVAS looking to find homes for 45 dogs rescued from hoarding case

EDINBURG, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — The Palm Valley Animal Society is seeking fosters for 45 dogs who were rescued from a an animal hoarding case Tuesday.

On Tuesday, PVAS rescued 45 small-to-medium-sized dogs from an abandoned property, according to Faith Wright, Palm Valley Animal Society Director of Operations.

Of the 45 dogs rescued, six to nine of them were medium to large-sized.

Wright, said that while none of the animals are microchipped, most of the dogs are in “pretty good shape.”

She added, most of the dogs have either been spayed or neutered.

Wright told ValleyCentral the following details regarding the condition of the dogs:

• Three dogs have dislocated jaws
• Two dogs have one eye
• One dog is pregnant
• Four puppies are nursing

“Our team is currently working on intake, and we urgently need your help with donations to handle this case,” Palm Valley stated in a social media post. “Each hoarding situation requires us to cover, not only, the typical costs for food, water, vaccines, and microchips but also the expenses of medically addressing the neglect these animals have endured.”

This is the fourth animal hoarding case the Valley has seen in the last three months.

The first case was on April 1, where two women were charged with 94 counts of animal cruelty. The animals were discovered after an Uber Eats driver called police regarding an odor at a McAllen home, according to authorities.

The second case happened just four days later, on April 4. A man was charged with 68 counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals after a warrant was issued to raid the residence.

“So, we had the first case from McAllen with the 90 dogs and one cat and then four days later we had the 60 cats, five dogs, the macaw and the turtle and I really think what’s happening is that the community is becoming more aware that this is not OK. We can’t let our animals live like this,” said Wright in a previous ValleyCentral article.

The third case , occurred on June 4 where 64 dogs were rescued after a woman’s daughter called the sheriff’s office seeking a welfare check on her mother because of the number of animals on the property.

Anyone interested in adopting or fostering rescued animals is asked to contact PVAS:

• To Adopt: Call 956.686.1141 or email adopt@pvastx.org.
• To Foster: Call 956.278.0702 or email foster@pvastx.org.
• For Rescues: Email rescue@pvastx.org.

The PVAS Trenton shelter is allowing people to stop by during its hours of operation to visit these animals.

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