Muscatine, IA- A total of 20 dogs were rescued from a home in Muscatine on Thursday.
According to Muscatine Animal Control Officer Courtney Patel, the animals were taken to the Muscatine Humane Society, where they were cleaned up and received a health examination from a veterinarian.
Patel says that an anonymous tip led the Muscatine Police Department to secure a search warrant for the “rescue of threatened animals” on the premises.
Patel said that the dogs were “living in horrible conditions,” and that they were “dirty and malnourished.”
Ownership of the animals will be determined during a court hearing to be scheduled later. No charges have been filed at the present time but the investigation continues.
