3 months ago
A dead end road in Concord, visible from Route 219, is where Carolyn Robinson found 30 abandoned dogs on Sunday. On Tuesday, she found one more.
"They had skin conditions, they were loaded with fleas and a lot of them were covered in fecal material," said Robinson.
Robinson is the dog control officer in the Town of Concord and lives on a farm not too far from where she found the dogs. She usually picks up 70 dogs a year, so 30 at once was overwhelming. She called the Erie County S.P.C.A. to help.
The dogs are now at the S.P.C.A. They've been cleaned up and received medical care. Many are suffering from skin problems and related infections. Five are pregnant and several more may be, according to S.P.C.A. spokesperson Gina Browning.
"Most of them will probably be going to foster homes for extended care," said Browning. Foster families will then get first crack at adopting the dogs they foster. Browning says they are now accepting names for potential foster families if and when the dogs become their property on Friday.
Under the NYS Agriculture and Markets law, the dogs are considered strays for five days after they are found and then become property of the SPCA if no one claims them.
"They're in a much better place but if you're the kind of person that could throw away dogs like that you shouldn't have animals at all," said Robinson.
And she believes the person behind this is from Concord and is known to run a puppy mill.
"I feel I do know who it was," said Robinson. "I can't prove it, but I don't think someone from Buffalo would know about the dead end road and it was not an easy access off Route 219. I believe this was somebody local."
The S.P.C.A. is investigating this case. And Robinson hopes that whoever is behind this horrifying act is caught
If you have any information or saw anything, call the Erie County S.P.C.A. at 716-875-7360.
Browning says the person or people responsible for dropping off the dogs in such poor condition could face thousands of dollars in fines and possible jail time.
