As 97.5 Glory FM reported Monday, Hall County officials have released detailed reports on the two recent rescues that resulted in the seizure of more than 100 animals from what have been described as “inhumane” conditions.
Monday, Glory 97.5 offered an in-depth report on what Animal Control says was found on Whitmire Drive. Hall Co. releases info on 2nd recent animal hoarding case
Here’s a look at what officers wrote about their search of several properties on Honeysuckle Road (some editing for clarity and brevity):
Multiple cats and dogs in crates. Horses, rabbits, and birds kept in cages, not being fed, not taken out of the crates. The granddaughter of owners said 3 chicken houses on the property with 20+ animals in each. There are 3 houses on this property, the addresses are from 4005 to 4031, all on same property.
Number of Animals: EXACT NUMBER UNKNOWN- minimum of 8+ Follow up required: To be determined Date of follow up:
Arrived at 4031 Honeysuckle Rd, upon arrival we saw 4 cats laying in the front yard and heard multiple dogs barking from different areas of the property. We attempted contact at the door; no one was home or that would come to the door at this time, multiple dogs were heard barking inside the residence.
We relocated to the backyard of the home, there were 7 beagle mixes in 3 raised kennels approx. 4x4ft in size, the floors were grated and a substantial amount of feces had accumulated underneath, water was accessible in each kennel. There was one female beagle mix in a approx. 10x10ft kennel, with a doghouse and access to water. All had collars on and no rabies tags affixed to them. We then relocated to 4017 Honeysuckle Rd, the residence appeared abandoned and we heard dogs barking inside. In between addresses 4017 and 4031 we located 2 chicken houses, both appeared to be deteriorating. Inside the chicken house closest to 4031 lots of trash was strown throughout, a white horse was confined in an area using pieces of cattle gate, unable to see food or water. 2+ bunnies were in small cages stacked on top of each other with a large accumulation of feces underneath, they did not appear to have clean water or food.
Throughout the chicken house there were multiple kennels with beagle mixes inside, all that were visible from the outside of the chicken house were lacking clean drinking water and had significant accumulation of feces inside the kennels. One medium sized tan in color mixed breed dog was tethered inside. Some of the dogs were not visible due to tarps and lighting, but we could hear them barking. None of the visible dogs had rabies tags affixed to a collar or harness. We were unable to access the second chicken house due to hazardous structure and terrain, but we could hear more dogs barking inside. Business cards were left at both addresses.