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Burnet County animal control authorities assisted in the seizure of over two dozen dogs Sept. 20 at a Bertram residence. Granite Shoals police also reported another case the same week under investigation for animal cruelty. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography -
About 30 chihuahuas – about eight of them puppies –at one home were surrendered to authorities Sept. 20 in northern Burnet County. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
What started as a welfare call at a residence unfolded into an alleged dog “hoarding” case, where the owner agreed to surrender over two dozen pets, officials say.
Burnet County animal control authorities were called around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 to the 500 block of Live Oak in Bertram. Approximately 30 chihuahuas, about eight of which were puppies, were found under “not healthy conditions,”…