17 dogs found living in truck, Kent County deputies say

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — Seventeen dogs were seized after being found living with their owner in a truck in Walker, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office says.

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office said animal control officers were sent to a strip mall along Alpine Avenue north of I-96 on Monday afternoon after someone expressed concerns about “several” dogs living in a pickup truck.

The officers found 17 dogs living in the truck. They were all taken to the Kent County Animal Shelter, where deputies said they were doing OK as of Tuesday.

The shelter said the dogs — of “various sizes and ages — were all receiving “appropriate care,” though it could not provide more specific details about their conditions because of the ongoing investigation. It was not immediately clear whether the dogs would go up for adoption, the shelter said.

As of Tuesday, prosecutors had not yet reviewed it to determine what, if any, charges are appropriate.

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