Firefighters responding to a blaze in northwest Indiana this week were horrified to discover more than 80 cats and dogs living inside of a home, and a suburban animal shelter has stepped up to help some of those animals find new homes.
Border Tails in suburban Northbrook loaded up their van on Wednesday morning and took in 43 dogs, all of which are Chihuahua mixes.The pictures from inside the home showed the squalid conditions that the animals were living in, and it tugged at the heartstrings of Harleigh Garcia.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
“The first thing is I saw the pictures from the hoarding situation, and for me it was the tearjerker moment,” she said. “There’s pictures of puppies and cats, and they’re all snuggled together, with…tiny newborn puppies and kittens.”“I don’t think they were looking for us to take all of them at the same time,” she said. ‘It’s a lot to take on as one organization, but we have the space and the resources.
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