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UPDATE: Memphis police now say eight dogs were found dead
(Memphis 8/19/10) Responding to neighbor complaints about a foul odor, Memphis police discovered ten dogs dead in the backyard of a home in the 600 block of S. Prescott St.
11 living dogs were also found at the home. Animal control took custody of those animals. Workers wore haz-mat suits to clean up the rotting animals. Neighbors say they could smell something rotting for at least a week. One neighbor's mother, Orin Walker, says "We knew it was something decomposing, but to the extent of what it was... we didn't know."
Neighbors say the man who owned the dogs, William Scott Allen, wasn't properly caring for them. News Channel 3 has learned that animal control workers visited his home several weeks ago and confiscated several dogs that were living in unsafe conditions. Eventually, Allen made the necessary changes to get those dogs back. We're told he surrendered his dogs voluntarily after this latest incident.
Memphis police major Loris Walker says, "until we get a determination of exactly what caused the death of these dogs, at this time no charges will be placed against the homeowner or anyone else until a full investigation is done."
- Dead dogs found behind home in University of Memphis area
- 11 live dogs confiscated
- Animal control had visited home recently
UPDATE: Memphis police now say eight dogs were found dead
(Memphis 8/19/10) Responding to neighbor complaints about a foul odor, Memphis police discovered ten dogs dead in the backyard of a home in the 600 block of S. Prescott St.
11 living dogs were also found at the home. Animal control took custody of those animals. Workers wore haz-mat suits to clean up the rotting animals. Neighbors say they could smell something rotting for at least a week. One neighbor's mother, Orin Walker, says "We knew it was something decomposing, but to the extent of what it was... we didn't know."
Neighbors say the man who owned the dogs, William Scott Allen, wasn't properly caring for them. News Channel 3 has learned that animal control workers visited his home several weeks ago and confiscated several dogs that were living in unsafe conditions. Eventually, Allen made the necessary changes to get those dogs back. We're told he surrendered his dogs voluntarily after this latest incident.
Memphis police major Loris Walker says, "until we get a determination of exactly what caused the death of these dogs, at this time no charges will be placed against the homeowner or anyone else until a full investigation is done."
