Atlanta Humane rescues 18 dogs after owner couldn’t keep up

The Brief

  • Atlanta Humane rescued more than a dozen of dogs from unsafe conditions on a rural Twiggs County property Wednesday morning.
  • A team brought 18 animals back to the Crisis Response Center in Marietta for medical evaluation and recovery care.
  • The former owner faces no criminal charges, and the animals could be ready for adoption in about a week.

MARIETTA, Ga. Atlanta Humane animal rescue workers saved dozens of dogs living in unsafe conditions on a Twiggs County property Wednesday before bringing 18 of the animals to a Marietta facility for treatment.

What we know:

Community members and local animal control grew concerned about dozens of dogs roaming an unkempt property in Twiggs County near the Bibb County line. An elderly couple lived on the land, but after the wife died recently, the husband could not care for all the animals.

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