Dozens of dogs and puppies that law enforcement officers rescued from an apartment in La Mesa are now back in San Diego.
The San Diego Humane Society said they were notified Monday about the animals by the La Mesa Police Department, who had conducted a welfare check on a tenant facing eviction and not seen since Dec. 23.
When they arrived at the scene, the Humane Society’s officers found the dogs and puppies living in feces and unsanitary conditions, said spokesperson Nina Thompson.
The animals also had no food or water.
The officers and medical teams triaged the dogs and took them to the San Diego campus after giving them food and water. Each dog received a medical exam, vaccinations, dewormer and microchip before being settled in to decompress in their kennels, Thompson said.
The rescued dogs and puppies will soon undergo thorough medical and behavioral evaluations before being cleared for adoption, according to the Humane Society.
It is not clear what happened to the tenant.
