300 dogs removed from puppy mill; couple arrested
The couple is accused of keeping more than 300 dogs.
Robert Murphy, 60, and his wife Susan, 67, both of Eden, were taken into custody Monday on charges of animal cruelty, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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More than 300 dogs, many of them Pomeranians, were previously removed from the couple’s Cooper Road home April 6 during an animal welfare check, the agency said in a news release.
The dogs were in “poor health requiring immediate need” of veterinary aid, living in what authorities call “deplorable conditions.” Most of the animals had matted fur and were covered in feces, the Associated Press reports.
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