67 dogs removed from alleged Chicago puppy mill
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Associated Press - March 24, 2009 6:44 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say 67 puppies that were removed from squalid living conditions at an alleged South Side puppy mill have been sent to a city animal care and control center.
Authorities say the total number of puppies removed from the home today was 67. Earlier today officials reported that total as 70 puppies.
Thirty-eight-year-old Demetria Newell was cited today after authorities raided the suspected puppy mill. She faces 67 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty.
It wasn't immediately clear if Newell had an attorney and a phone listing couldn't be located.
Cook County Sheriff's police spokesman Steve Patterson says some of the dogs were too big for their cages. Other puppies were found in closets.
Authorities say syringes and antibiotics were found at the scene, which Newell allegedly used to treat the animals.
Officers also went through the trash because of reports of dog bodies being thrown into the garbage.