WESTERLO — Dog-breeder Tanja Morse, 71, of Westerlo, faces 41 charges related to animal cruelty after authorities seized 22 dogs, 15 horses, one cow, and a variety of birds from her home.
All the animals were malnourished and living in “deplorable conditions,” according to Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple in a social media post, which went on to describe the property as covered in urine, feces, and vegetal overgrowth.
The animals are now being held by the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, which is working to re-house them. The organization told The Enterprise it could not provide any more information because the investigation is ongoing…