Prosecutor: Charge issued after 17 dogs found living in truck

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — A charge has been issued against a woman after deputies seized 17 dogs that were found living in a truck in Walker, the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said one felony charge of failing to provide 10 or more animals with adequate care has been issued. The owner faces up to four years in prison, a fine of $5,000 and up to 500 hours of community service if convicted. Becker said she may also be ordered not to own or possess an animal.

An arraignment date has not been announced.

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.

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.

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