Martin County deputies spent hours inside a filth-filled Palm City home this week rescuing 36 neglected Border Collies, and now they’re speaking out about what they found — and what comes next in the case against the dogs’ owner.
“I’ve been doing this job for 33 years, and I’ve never seen anything like it, period,” said Cpt. Jason Ward. “You just can’t describe the filth, and the picture does not do it justice.”
Deputies describe ‘the filth’ involved rescuing 36 neglected dogs
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office launched the investigation after WPTV chief investigator Jamie Ostroff asked about the house, following a neighbor who brought his concerns to a Let’s Hear It event.
Ward, Cpl. Christine Polizzi, and Lt. Ben Lisle led the team that removed the dogs from the home, which was filled with so much feces, urine, and filth, that the deputies had to dispose of the uniforms they wore that day…