86 Jack Russell Terriers Found Living In Squalid Victorian Home

[The Spotted Devil]

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86 Jack Russell terriers found living in squalid Victorian home

Posted 6 hours 56 minutes ago

RSPCA officers have seized 86 Jack Russell terriers living in squalid conditions inside a house at Ripplebrook, east of Melbourne.

They raided the house after negotiations with the owner of the property failed earlier this week.

Shelters manager Allie Jalbert says the dogs have been taken to a shelter to be checked by vets.

She says incidences of animal hoarding are surprisingly common.

"The challenge is working with various support services and also authorities to try and rectify the situation - not only for the animals, which are the victim in this situation, but to try and get support services in place for the person who's done it so we don't see the situation repeat itself," she said.

"Hoarding has a very high recidivism rate."

Edited August 22, 2013 by The Spotted Devil

[SkySoaringMagpie]

Picture at the article in this link. I'm no terrier expert but it doesn't look like a Jack to me, looks more like a Mini Foxie?

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/82-dogs-rescued-from-property-20130822-2se0m.html

[Steve]

Picture at the article in this link. I'm no terrier expert but it doesn't look like a Jack to me, looks more like a Mini Foxie?

http://www.theage.co...0822-2se0m.html

Hard to tell when its in such poor condition - how sad and Im glad the RSPCA have stepped in to help them

[OSoSwift]

OMG, that poor dog looks like a lot of the JR's I see around here from BYBers.

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

Picture at the article in this link. I'm no terrier expert but it doesn't look like a Jack to me, looks more like a Mini Foxie?

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/82-dogs-rescued-from-property-20130822-2se0m.html

As Iggy Rescue, I thought it could be an Italian x, we are prepared to help, we have a couple of VIC based carers.