GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Thirty dogs, two snakes, a quail, a bearded dragon, a guinea pig, a rooster and a white mouse was found in the Pittsfield home located on Hwy. Y when authorities were called to the home after someone living there had died of natural causes.
Now those forty animals are in the hands of the Wisconsin Humane Society in Green Bay.
Angela Speed with the Wisconsin Humane Society said the animals are now being treated for various infections at its Green Bay campus.
She said almost all of them were in horrible condition when they arrived.
“What we witnessed is that animals were coming out in crates filled with inches of feces. They were suffering from urine scalding on their skin and fur and some have missing limbs and eyes and all are in need of some medical attention,” said Speed. “Since last week all of the animals have had exams by our veterinarian department and are being treated for various conditions that they have,” she said.
Speed added in most hoarding situations the person responsible for the animals is suffering from some type of mental illness and this case seems to be no different.
However, the Brown County Sheriffs Department is working with the humane society to see if charges should be filed against the people living at the home.
In the meantime, all of the animals will remain in the care of the humane society until the investigation is complete.
The humane society is accepting donations and asking for help to foster these animals.
