Animal shelters help rescue 17 dogs from ‘hoarding situation’ in Wilkin County

FARGO (KVRR) – Two local animal shelters were involved in the rescue of 17 dogs from a “dilapidated farmhouse” in Wilkin County.

Homeward Animal Shelter and 4 Luv of Dog Rescue accepted the dogs after they were seized on January 17.

Homeward took in 10 of the dogs, the other 7 went to 4 Luv of Dog. One of the dogs is blind.

In a social media post, Homeward says the floors were covered in a several inch thick layer of dirt and feces, which prevents any of the doors from opening or closing.

“The house has no heat, no running water, and the only electricity seems to be running from an extension cord into the porch, where a small heater keeps the people, and the porch dogs, slightly warmer than the remainder of the house.”

“For 6 weeks, both of our organizations cared for these dogs behind the scenes, waiting for legal proceedings to be done before they would officially become ‘ours’. On February 28th, we finally received word that although legal proceedings were not officially done, the owner had voluntarily relinquished their rights.”