CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – On New Year’s Eve, the Animal Rescue Corps embarked on a case they called “Operation Countdown” to bring nearly two dozen dogs to a safe place.
The nonprofit centered its efforts in Crossville after hearing from a few neighbors that there was concern over a mobile home owner neglecting dogs.
Amy Haverstick with Animal Rescue Corps said the homeowner was cooperative and was thankful that someone came to help her. In this case, Haverstick believes that the homeowner wasn’t intentionally neglecting the dogs, but rather she ended up with more dogs than she anticipated and became overwhelmed.
“This is a situation where you have two dogs that have a litter of puppies and then there’s more litter of puppies and it can happen in the blink of an eye,” said Haverstick.
In total, the group rescued 23 mixed-breed dogs from the home, with some only being a few weeks old. The dogs are now in the care of the nonprofit at their Gallatin location, but many were found with parasites and worms.
“In an ammonia-filled environment there was a lot of urine and feces in the trailer they did go outside sometimes to a very small backyard but I think for the most part for the majority of them they spent all their time inside that trailer,” said Haverstick.
This is the third time Animal Rescue Corps has been in Tennessee in the last eight days, with the other two times being in Middle Tennessee.
If you’d like to learn more about ARC and how to help the animals they rescue you can do so by following this link.
