Sheriff Removes 44 Dogs From Bay Area Woman With Previous Animal Cruelty Conviction – Patch

Sheriff Removes 44 Dogs From Bay Area Woman With Previous Animal Cruelty Conviction  Patch

The raid took place at a residence on the 800 block of Carolina Street in central Vallejo. VALLEJO, CA — Solano County Sheriff's Deputies and Animal Control officers on Thursday removed 44 dogs from the home of a Vallejo woman who has previously been convicted of animal cruelty. The raid, authorized by a search warrant as part of an animal cruelty investigation into resident Susan Anthony, took place at a residence on the 800 block of Carolina Street in central Vallejo. "It's a lot of dogs, so it's overwhelming the shelter system," said Sgt. Rex Hawkins from the Solano County Sheriff's Office. "Dogs are being taken everywhere." Hawkins did not comment on the health of the canines or the conditions they were living in, but said that a veterinary assessment of the canines is pending.

Anthony runs California Carolina Dogs, a dog breeding and adoption business. She has kept and bred Carolina dogs, also known as American dingos, at several Vallejo properties for around 20 years, she said. Since 2013, neighbors and animal rights groups have lodged complaints against Anthony for operating a "puppy mill." In May, Anthony was found guilty in Solano County Court on one count of animal cruelty for allegedly keeping and breeding a pack of dogs that ran wild on a small ranch in east Vallejo.