On Friday July 23rd OK Yorkie Rescue received a call from the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter. There was a puppy mill bust and they needed help!
The OK Yorkie Rescue team got there just as the Animal Welfare workers were pulling up. In the vehicle were 19 Yorkies, some Maltese and Chihuahua’s. All of them were in terrible condition. The OKYR and OKC Animal Shelter teams got to work.
The dogs were assessed by the shelters veterinarian for health issues. One of them has tumor in her mouth; one is missing the lower part of his jaw. One of them is heart worm positive. Most of them have black rotten teeth and staph infections on their skin.
The dogs range in age from about 6 years old to 15 years. Can you imagine, living in a cramped cage, limited horrible water, sparse food and putting out litter after litter for 15 years.
OKYR right away started cleaning, removing fleas and ticks and mats from all of the dogs. Some of the mats were so bad, the dogs ears were stuck down on their head and it seemed impossible for them to defecate as there bottoms were blocked with dried feces. Our team spent 5 days working with the shelter team, cleaning and trimming all of the feces, mats and bugs from the dogs. Mean while, Ms Snow the owner of the puppy mill spent the weekend in jail (she was released on Monday).
On Tuesday July 28th the dogs were released to OKYR. Sadly, while we were picking up all of our new rescues, the shelter received another call. There was another mill bust…Lucky for us; there were no yorkies in that one.
If I had one wish, it would be that everyone that goes to a pet store or buys a puppy on the internet, can just get a glimpse of what a life of hell these Mom’s and Dad’s have had until now!!
Stay tuned as we write about each of the rescues and their journey to a better life!
