Yesterday, just months after helping rescue more than 100 dogs from a puppy mill in Boone County, the ARL team was back on the same property … this time working with authorities to free 46 MORE dogs and puppies from the cycle of commercial breeding.
We’d never seen so many fleas on such tiny kittens. When the ARL rescue team arrived, we found 21 cats and kittens living in a filthy, bug-infested Des Moines home. The cats were in bad shape, but it was the 14 kittens – many just days old – that were suffering the most.
Hazel is in desperate need of help. She arrived emaciated, dehydrated and so frail she could not walk. She had clearly been starving for a very long time.
When Moe arrived, he was covered in fleas and ticks and we could see every rib. He was just 6 months old, and already so sick. We began treatment, but his condition quickly turned critical.
Litter after litter, the puppies keep coming. It’s been nonstop – every week, more underage puppies arriving at the ARL looking for a chance at survival. We’ve already taken in 100+ MORE puppies than last year at this time … and they keep coming! They need your help!
It happened again. Late in the day, we received a call from law enforcement asking us to help rescue dozens of animals from horrible conditions. There were 60 dogs and cats living inside the property, where, sadly, deceased dogs had also been found.
A few days ago when our team arrived to begin caring for the dozens of horses at our Second Chance Ranch, there he was: A clumsy, adorable foal gazing wide-eyed at the world.
When Dalila arrived at the ARL, it was clear she was in pain. Her skin was red and raw, and she was missing fur all over her body. She was covered in scabs from scratching intensely at her inflamed skin. She shied away when we tried to touch her.
The ammonia in the air was stifling. Every room in the house was covered in cat feces and trash that clung to ARL rescuers’ boots with each step they took. Cats were everywhere.
Nine dogs who had been living in a cramped, filthy wire kennel inside a Webster City home are now safe at the Animal Rescue League after our Mobile Rescue Team was called to assist Webster City Police with a case of alleged animal neglect on Valentine’s Day.
