101 animals living in squalor rescued from Uniontown home

Tony LaRussa
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 6:42 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 6:42 a.m.

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In addition to the 99 dogs and 2 cats found living in squalor at a home in Uniontown, a number of dog carcasses were discovered outside the house.

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Authorities rescued 99 dogs and 2 cats who were living in deplorable conditions at a home in Uniontown after neighbors complained about barking and the foul odor coming from the property.

Cross Your Paws Rescue

Members of a no-kill animal shelter had to wear hazmat suits when they entered a property along East Coffee Street in Uniontown on Monday because the odor was so intense.

Cross Your Paws Rescue

Members of a no-kill animal shelter had to wear hazmat protective clothing because of the strong odor of feces and urine coming from a Uniontown where they rescued 99 dogs and 2 cats living in deplorable conditions.

Representatives from a no-kill animal shelter rescued 99 dogs and two cats living in squalor at a home in Uniontown on Monday, according to authorities.

Uniontown police were called to the house in the 100 block of East Coffee Street shortly before noon on Aug. 23 after receiving a report from neighbors about incessant barking and a foul odor coming from the property, Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV reported.

Police found a woman and her adult son living in the Fayette County home and transported them to a local hospital for medical and mental health evaluations, the TV station reported.

The dogs are receiving medical treatment by Cross Your Paws Rescue in Irwin.

Officials with the animal rescue service said a number of the dogs are older and are missing teeth. One dog was delivering a litter of pups while she was being rescued.

Shelter employees also reported finding a number of dog carcasses outside the home.

Another litter of puppies were found hidden in a pillowcase the home’s owner was carrying as she left the property, shelter officials said.

Rescuers had to don hazmat suits to enter the home because of the odor and were only able to stay in the house for short periods of time, the TV station reported.

“After a full day of respirators and assistance from authorities, we have all of the dogs out of this hell they had been living in for far too long,” Cross Your Paws Rescue officials wrote in a post on social media.

Uniontown police said they are accepting donations on behalf of the shelter.

“In light of today’s events where 99 dogs and two cats were rescued from a home in the City of Uniontown; Cross Yours Paws (a no kill animal shelter) was on scene and took possession of the rescued animals,” police officials wrote on the department’s Facebook page.

“This will obviously cause an unexpected strain on the organization’s finances. We are accepting donations at the Uniontown City Police Department on behalf of Cross Your Paws in the form of money, dog food and bedding.”

Shelter officials said the animals that were rescued are not yet available for adoption. The shelter will post a notification on its website when they are ready for new homes.