The front page of the Ottawa Citizen is covered with this today.
When the authorities came to take away almost five dozen golden retrievers from the home of a Smiths Falls-area woman last Thursday, the dogs, packed into three small rooms, were wall-to-wall.
The 56 golden retrievers and one black lab mix were malnourished, infected with parasites and matted in feces. They had bite wounds from living so close up against each other. Some were stunted, physically and mentally, from inbreeding.
As of last night, 14 of the 57 dogs had been euthanized after assessment by veterinarians.
Dogs neglected
The owner is a licenced breeder.
Even if I didn't own two Golden's myself, this would still appall me. Confining 57 dogs to three small rooms in a house is unbelievable.
Cowperson
