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BARB JUDSON (center facing) talks with Ashtabula County Humane agents as Ashtabula County Dog Warden Barry Northrup looks on Friday at 2578 Route 46 in Plymouth Township.
WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon


AN ESTIMATED 50 dogs were found at 2578 Route 46 in Plymouth Township Friday morning.
WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon


Published September 01, 2007 02:35 am - PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP — More than 50 pit bulls, at least four of which were dead, were found on a Route 46 farm Friday after Ashtabula County Humane Society agents were tipped off on the situation.

DEAD PIT BULLS FOUND
Woman with more than 50 dogs claims she runs a rescue service

By STACY MILLBERG - Staff Writer - smillberg@starbeacon.com
Star Beacon

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP — More than 50 pit bulls, at least four of which were dead, were found on a Route 46 farm Friday after Ashtabula County Humane Society agents were tipped off on the situation.

Barb Judson, who owns the property located at 2578 Route 46, has been running a pit bull rescue service for about six years. It started out small and has now reached the point where Judson is in over her head, said Donna, an ACHS agent who asked to keep here last name anonymous.

When ACHS agents received the call about the dogs, the caller stated the dogs were being beaten and some were dead, Donna said. ACHS agents searched the property and found about 29 pit bulls in a barn, several more were chained up in the woods and about 10 puppies were in pens in the yard.

Several of the dogs appeared to be in very poor health, Donna said.

“One has no hair, one has a huge rip in its neck, one has scarring on its leg,” she said.

ACHS agents also found four bags of dog remains under a tree pile in the woods, Donna said.

Ashtabula County Dog Warden Barry Northrup said one of the dogs has a horrible case of mange and four to six of them are malnourished. The dead dogs were found wrapped in plastic and stuffed in dog food bags, he said.

“The thing we don’t know is how many more (dead dogs) there are and where they are buried,” Northrup said. “The owner says the dogs died of natural causes.”

Judson said she adopts the dogs out for a fee of $150 which includes spaying or neutering costs.

“I have nothing to hide,” she said. “They’ve seen my animals. They’re all healthy. There’s just too many of them.”

Four of the dogs were removed from the property and taken into veterinary care by Dr. Becky Salinger of Austinburg Veterinary Clinic. Six of the other dogs are also in need of veterinary care, four of which need care within 48 hours, Donna said.

Judson said potential adopters of the dogs have to fill out an extensive application. She started the rescue business because she loves the breed, she said.

“I just have too big of a heart,” Judson said.

Donna said the puppies recently had their ears clipped, which generally indicates they are being raised for fighting.

“They do that for fighting so there’s not much to bite,” she said. “When you come to places like this, it’s a no win situation.”



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