SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA9) -- Seven dogs rescued from cruel conditions in Tennessee are making their way to Maryland.
Animal Rescue Corps, an international animal protection non-profit, is bringing the dogs to the Safeway at 10101 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring to meet their placement partners.
ARC rescued more than 100 from puppy mills in Tennessee with deplorable conditions. Some of the dogs were crowded into small, dilapidated wire and wood hutches and pens soaked with urine and covered in excessive piles of feces while others were living outside in the freezing cold.
They were suffering from severe eye and ear infections, significant fur loss and matting, urine-soaked fur, skin issues, and extreme internal and external parasites, such as fleas.
The dogs will be taken to Mutts Matter Rescue, Dogs XL, and Humane Society of Calvert County where they will be up for adoption.
One of the puppy mill's property owners has since been charged with 95 counts of animal cruelty and released on a $10,000 bond.
