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Petition: Demand Justice for 54 Dogs Who Were Abandoned at a Dog Park

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Over the summer, in a town just west of Chicago, a heartbreaking mystery began to unfold. 54 tiny dogs, all some form of a Maltese mix, were found completely abandoned at a local dog park.

The pups had been left to fend for themselves, many of them neglected and in need of medical attention.

Reports described the dogs as “soaking wet” when they were found and recovered. Who knows what might have happened if they hadn’t been rescued when they were? Trapped in the confines of a dog park with no reliable food, water, or source of care…exposure or sickness could have easily taken some of these pups’ lives.

It took months, but the two abandoners were finally identified. Their home was searched, and even more animals were found in cruel neglect. The home where these animals were being kept was in such horrific conditions that it was “deemed uninhabitable.”

Between the two of them, the suspects now face almost 100 counts of animal cruelty — a devastating number when you think about the animal victims. The trauma of neglect will stay with these dogs for the rest of their lives, even as they are rehabilitated and rehomed.

Please sign this petition to urge authorities to recommend a lifetime ban on living with animals for both of these people.

54 Tiny Dogs Were Found Abandoned, Soaking Wet, and in Need of Veterinary CareClick Here to Sign Petition

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