300 cats, dogs being rescued after search warrant served at Lake Hughes property
ABC7 Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- A large-scale rescue operation is underway in Lake Hughes, California, involving about 300 animals, mostly dogs and 50-75 cats, found at a property under the care of Christine De Anda of Rock N Paws Animal Rescue.
- The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) executed a search warrant for animal welfare violations, marking the largest seizure of dogs and cats in the department's history and possibly the largest in the U.S.
- Over 70 animal care staff are triaging the animals on site, with emergency cases transported to veterinary hospitals and others moved to county shelters; a charity has arranged transport for some animals to agencies in the Pacific Northwest.
- The operation follows years of reports about overpopulation and poor
