Episode 19 Animal 24:7

Britain's animals are under threat.

All too often, our wildlife and pets are victims of cruelty,

persecution and neglect.

Fighting to save them is a dedicated band of people caring for them around the clock.

This is Animal 24:7.

'Today, on Animal 24:7,

'a sickening act of animal cruelty.'

The amount of pain that must have had associated with it

must have been absolutely horrendous.

'Rescue for the family of cats living in an Aladdin's cave.'

These cats, some of them have cat flu and that ain't good enough.

I didn't know they had cat flu.

And I'll be digging in to help a family of badgers find a new home.

Britain is a nation of collectors,

from stamps to old coins,

vintage comics or classic cars.

It can be a rewarding hobby,

but when the collector chooses animals, problems can soon arise.

'This small house near Bath

'has become overrun with a colony of breeding cats.

'There are adults and kittens in every corner of the home and garden.

'It's a situation that can soon get out of hand.

'Inspector Ian Burns needs to talk to the cats' owner, Keith Murgatay.'

Hello. I want to have a chat to you about your kittens. Can we come in?

'It's clear the cats aren't the only thing Keith's collecting.'

Cor! You've got some stuff in here!

'It's semi-organised chaos,

'an Aladdin's cave of statues, toys,

'magazines, videos, wind chimes and trinkets.'

What do you do, then? Do you sell any of this or just collect it all?

-I used to do boot sales.

-Are there not many around?

-No.

'And amongst Keith's car boot bounty are cats - lots of cats.'

Give me a rough estimate how many cats you've got.

I've got... I don't know, about five, six.

I've got that cat. That's my other cat there.

That's another cat down there. And that's my ginger cat.

-How many kittens have you got?

-Quite a few. 11 kittens.

-11.

'In total, there are 11 kittens

'and six adults, but it doesn't stop there.

'Ian thinks some may be pregnant.

'Keith's collection could grow even further.'

I feed 'em regular. I'm not starving them.

-I'm not ill-treating them.

-I know you're not ill-treating them.

I like the company. Cats are company to me.

'Keith loves his cats but the way they're being kept

'is simply not good enough.

'All the cats are unvaccinated, several have infected eyes

'and are showing signs of a spreading illness.'

These cats, some of them have cat flu.

-And that ain't good enough.

-I didn't know they had cat flu on 'em.

-Because you've got so many.

-Yeah.

'Allowing these cats to breed at will

'has left them at risk, which Keith is struggling to see.'

-I am coping.

-You're not coping cos you've got kittens everywhere.

You've got too many cats.

'If disease and further breeding is to be halted,

'Ian needs to act quickly.'

I want to take the kittens so they can all be checked,

all be vaccinated and all be homed.

That's what I want to do. Are you happy with that?

'Keith agrees, but wants to negotiate.'

I want the ginger kitten and that little blue. I just like the colour.

I've always wanted a pure ginger cat and I ain't got one.

'Keith is treating his animals as collectables.

'It's trying Ian's patience, but he'll have to work with this owner.'

I don't barter and do things like that.

We let you keep that ginger one, OK? We get it neutered and checked.

But I'm not coming back in 12 months and we're back to square one.

-I don't want no more kittens.

-Right.

-I'm trying not to have them.

'The deal is struck. Keith will keep the ginger kitten and four adults,

'on condition he gets them neutered. Ian will take the rest away.

'If he can find them!

'Somewhere under all of this are 16 cats.'

-The trouble is, it's not easy to jump round.

-I've got nowhere...

I'm not being rude, but you're a bit cluttered.

'Ian spots one and makes his move.'

-I've got one.

-No. You're not taking that one.

-Why?

That's my ginger cat. You can't have my ginger.

'The search continues, but only reveals adults.

'The only kitten around...'

-Shall I have the ginger one?

-No.

'..is the one Ian can't have.'

-What about the ones outside?

-Yeah. They're easier. Let's try them.

'Two kittens make a break for it.'

One...two...

'The back garden is littered with cats.'

Can you carry that one out this way, Keith?

'Three are caught. The rest continue their game of hide and seek.'

Gentle. Don't get yourself cut.

'Kitten four is quickly followed by number five.'

-That's another kitten.

-Well done. Like that. Well done.

'For now, that's all that Ian is going to get.

'He'll have to come back for the rest.

'Ian is determined to put an end to this cat collection, however long it takes.'

We're aiming for this time next week you just have six cats left.

These are all happy and we're done, then I'm going on holiday.

Where are you going?

'Still to come, Keith has a change of heart.'

-We said five, didn't we?

-You said six.

-We said five.

-Six.

Four and two kittens. This is not an auction.

'And how will this posse of badgers settle into their new home?'

There are now three badgers. One's joined in here.

They seem to be engaging in a bit of home improvements.

Sometimes, the RSPCA encounter cases of cruelty

that not only require hours in surgery to save the animal's life,

but they're so callous they shock the most experienced inspectors.

At a vet's in the northeast, they've admitted a dog named Dougie.

His story shocked everyone who's met him.

'This is Dougie, a three-year-old racing greyhound

'and a shocking victim of animal cruelty.'

Such a canny dog.

'In a barbaric and brutal act, Dougie had both his ears cut off.'

The amount of pain that must have had associated with it

is absolutely horrendous.

'Vet John Prescott has stitched the wounds

'and Dougie is no longer distressed.'

Such a nice dog, after what he's been through.

'A week ago, it was a different story.

'Dougie was found at night dumped by the side of the road,

'bound and gagged with electrical tape,

'bleeding profusely from his ears.

'He'd been left for dead.

'A member of the public rushed him to the vet's,

'where he underwent a long and complicated operation.

'Remarkably, he survived.'

-Is he eating OK?

-He's eating fine.

He's just started to pick up his eating.

Good.

'Such cruelty may be hard to comprehend,

'but John believes he may know why someone removed Dougie's ears.

Akin to all racing greyhounds,

he'll have had identification in the form of ear tattoos.

Somebody has wanted to get rid of him

without his origins being traceable.

They've opted to hack his ears off.

The first ear, horrendous.

For a dog in that degree of upset, that terrified in that much pain,

to then have a second ear hacked off is absolutely horrendous.

'Whether the intention was to dump him or kill him,

'someone wanted to make sure, when found, Dougie wouldn't be traced.

'Despite his ordeal, Dougie appears to be a fighter.

'John is amazed with his progress.'

He's doing brilliantly.

He's absolutely smashing.

The nursing staff all adore him, so he's not short on attention.

Clinically, he's doing very nicely.

It's never going to be an aesthetic wound he's got, but he'll be fine.

'Although Dougie seems to be recovering,

'cruelty such as this cannot be ignored.

'The RSPCA has been called in to investigate who's responsible for this sickening act.

'Inspector Ian Smith is heading up the investigation.'

-Morning, Ian. How are you?

-Very well.

-How's Dougie doing?

-Smashing. He's settling in brilliantly.

We've no problems with him at all. He's such a canny dog.

-His ears?

-Nothing there. They've dried up beautifully.

He's going to go on great.

'Despite Ian's years of experience as an investigator,

'it's difficult to understand the scale of this cruelty.'

It must have been horrific for him. I'm really very angry.

That someone in this day and age can do this, which is unacceptable,

it's unnecessary and unforgivable, really.

How they can sleep at night,

I have no idea, they must have no conscience whatsoever.

'The RSPCA's first step to finding who did this to Dougie

'is to appeal for witnesses in the local press.

'Today, Ian has come back to the scene to search for clues.'

There's no signs of any blood or anything.

There's been a small amount of rain that may have washed away.

There's no real clues.

Somebody may have seen something that may give a clue,

but there's nothing physical or visible at all.

'So far, no-one has come forward with any information.

'The greyhound community is a close-knit one

'and Ian gets in contact with officials.'

I wonder if you can help. I'm Ian Smith, an inspector with the RSPCA Northumberland...

'He hopes they'll be able to help with the complicated investigation.'

Not a bad bone in their body, and they do stuff like this!

'Ian is told the details of all racing greyhounds are on a national database.'

It's the best bit of news I've had.

'But that's not all.

'Many have had their DNA taken.

'These details are also stored with the names of breeders and owners.

'This could be the breakthrough Ian has been searching for.'

He's going to have the DNA sent to Ireland.

Takes its time but, at the end of the day, we'll wait.

As long as we get something on this through other contacts he's got...

Er... I'm optimistic.

'But there is still a long way to go, and no guarantee Dougie's DNA will be held.'

I feel a lot more buoyant today than I did yesterday.

The dog could be passed on several times from its breeder.

But it's a start,

having somewhere for us to go.

'In the meantime, Ian will keep up the pressure to uncover any clues

'as to who was responsible for this brutal attack.

'Coming up...'

People have actually come forward anonymously

and I've managed to find who I suspect has been the owner.

'And the rescued kittens finally see the light.'

They've got horrible conjunctivitis.

When you get a lot of cats in a household they usually get cat flu.

Most of us need to dig ourselves out of a hole now and then.

A family of orphaned badgers have the opposite problem - they need to find one.

I'll be joining the team from Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital

as they try to build the perfect sett for this new family.

'It's spring at Tiggywinkles,

'and patients who've been in over the winter

'are lining up to get back to the wild.

'The aim is always to return rescued animals

'back to where they came from.

'Today, it's the turn of some special inmates

'who are up for release.

'Meet the centre's latest posse of badgers,

'all rescued independently, who have formed their own family unit.

'I'm helping wildlife manager Les Stocker get them on their way.

'That's not as easy as it sounds.'

It looks fierce in terms of security at the moment.

Badgers go through anything. They are nature's bulldozers.

'They may look soft and cuddly, but these guys punch above their weight.

'Les handles them with caution - and a few essential tools.'

Is this all for catching them up?

Yes. We've got graspers.

-One of these?

-Yeah. A grasper. Put it around the neck to catch it.

-You keep the badger at arm's length. Is that important?

-Yes.

They've got this locking jaw. It doesn't separate.

I think they've got more bite than a crocodile.

-Our badger's toughest of them all.

-The badger could have 'em?

-Any day!

'With these tough customers, back-up's required.

'I find it hard to believe something so cute can be so ferocious.'

They're gorgeous. Look at them all snuggled up.

'Badgers easily get stressed.

'This needs to be done quickly and efficiently.'

They get a fairly agricultural shove up the bum to move them along!

Here comes one!

In you go. I've got one.

He don't like that.

-First one in.

-I got one.

'Number two needs a little assistance.'

Well done.

They look cuddly but they don't smell too cute close up.

'Within minutes, all six badgers are ready to go.'

Just when you think they're not going to go, "I'll go straight in!"

Badgers don't do what they're told. They do what they want.

A job I thought I'd never have - being a removal man for badgers.

'In the wild, strangers aren't welcome in established families.

'In captivity, badgers bond together to form new family units.'

One, two, three...

'These six have been welcome lodgers for ten months,

'but they need a home of their own.

'I'm interested to see

'how Les plans to start them on the first foot of the housing ladder.

'In this field, a short drive from the sanctuary,

'Les has grand designs for the badgers' starter home.

'Rather than leave them to fend for themselves,

'we're building them an artificial sett.'

That's pretty good, isn't it?

What are the key requirements for a nice home for a badger?

Basically, if they're in seclusion, away from everything, in woodland,

nice drainage, somewhere where they can make themselves at home.

'Now it's time to get to work.

'The builders have dug the three-foot deep foundations,

'so I've got the easy task of making the beds.'

-Where do you want this, Les?

-Just throw it in.

They'll get underneath it. They do like making their own bed.

'I can't resist trying it out for comfort.'

-LES LAUGHS

-It works.

I don't need any on top!

'It's not long before I'm back on the job.

'I've got a feeling there are going to be no tea breaks.

'It's beginning to take shape.

'The sett is almost complete.'

We're putting up a fence round the hole so we can release the badgers.

They can run into the hole and get a feel of what's around.

They might move on, but it's good enough to stay!

-Let's get our guests, see if they like it.

-Yep.

'Now, it's crunch time.

'Will the badgers take to their new home?

'While Les and I bring the badgers, the team take up their positions

'around the enclosure, to help coax the badgers into the sett.'

-You've had these guys for ten months.

-A long time. Yes.

Come on. Out you go.

David, just guide him.

'The best made plans have flaws.

'The first badger makes a beeline for the woods.'

Great(!)

'There's a good chance he'll rejoin the family

'once we're out of the way.

'The next goes according to plan.'

Yes!

'With some gentle persuasion and a bit of exploration...'

-He's studying every bit, apart from where the hole is.

-I know!

'..they all venture into their new home.'

That's the way, my boy!

'As the badgers bed down for their first night back in the wild,

'it's almost time for us to make tracks.

'I can't resist a final peep.'

We've rigged a little camera underground in the sett.

I can't keep my eyes off it. There are three badgers.

One's joined in here.

They seem to be engaging in a bit of home improvements.

It's great to see them below ground.

It's nice to know that tonight they might be foraging in these woods.

'Still to come, Dougie the greyhound gets the life he deserves.'

It's touched people's hearts to know that someone could do that,

but he's settled in really well.

Now, we're back to Bath, where RSPCA inspector Ian Burns

is trying to prevent car boot salesman Keith Murgatay from being overrun with cats.

There are 17 cats and kittens living in Keith's house.

Many have serious eye infections and are showing signs of cat flu.

Ian's already removed five,

now he's determined to take away some more.

'It's 24 hours since Ian was last here,

'and owner Keith has been waiting.

'He hasn't slept and he's not happy.'

-You upset me yesterday.

-What do you mean?

-Taking me cats.

-Do you want me to tell you about them?

-Yeah. You can, if you want.

'Keith is having second thoughts about signing over his cats.

'Ian must persuade him that he's doing the right thing.

'The house is overcrowded, leaving all the cats at risk of illness.'

Would you rather be...? You're going to say yes cos you're stubborn.

Would you rather have cats with flu,

-sticky eyes...?

-No, no, no...

-Would you rather that?

-I don't like cats having that.

Tell me why you can't sleep, then.

-It's just for...

-They're well. They're happy.

-They've gone away!

-That's fair enough.

'Keith finally calms down.

'Now Ian can return to the job catching the cats.

'But there's confusion as to how many are staying.'

-We said five, didn't we?

-You said six.

-We said five.

-Six!

-You said six!

-Four and two kittens, then.

This is not an auction.

'Ian agrees to leave Keith with six cats.

'But with so many unvaccinated pets under one roof, illness is spreading.

'Some are already showing signs of serious eye infections.'

How long's the eye been like that?

Quite a while. I've cleaned it up once or twice.

You can't get near. The problem is, they're inter-breeding...

Don't let him go down the back!

-I got him.

-Don't... Hold tight.

'This kitten's infected eye will get some much-needed treatment.'

-Is that the mum or the kitten?

-Yeah. The mum and the kitten.

She'll stay in there, anyway, won't she?

'Next to go is the new mum.

'Her kittens are too young to be separated,

'so all four will leave together.'

That went better than I expected.

'Ian turns his attention to the pregnant female.

'It's vital she's taken away before her kittens are born.'

She's pregnant. She's big and pregnant, isn't she?

'This could have been avoided.

'Keith unwittingly caused harm and suffering

'by putting his own needs before his pets'.'

-No. Come here!

-Put her in.

'At least Keith's cat collection is smaller and much more manageable.'

I'll shake your hand.

Thank you for helping me. I appreciate what you've done.

-Well, you didn't yesterday.

-That was too much of a shock to the system.

-See ya.

-Bye.

Bye. See ya later.

'Bath Cats & Dogs Home,

'one of the largest rehoming centres in the UK.

'Over 3,000 animals are taken into the centre every year.

'Here, the cats and kittens begin their journey to find a new home.

'With some needing urgent treatment, first, it's a trip to the vet's.'

-They've been taken off somebody?

-Yeah. Signed over.

'Examining the cats is vet John Gould.

'Out of all the cats, the babies seem to be suffering the most.

'They're all showing signs of flu

'and their eyes are so badly infected, they're glued shut.'

I think they're just gummed up with discharge.

We'll have to bathe it and see what their eyes are like.

I expect they've got horrible conjunctivitis.

When you've got a lot of cats, they'll usually get cat flu.

Best thing to do is get your cats vaccinated as kittens.

Then they won't get cat flu. These are mildly affected.

It's not pleasant for them. Some can be worse affected.

Some can die with cat flu.

'Luckily, to restore this kitten's sight,

'all that's required is a simple wash.'

-There we go.

-It's a bit much, isn't it?

'She seems pleased to finally be able to see again.

'The remaining kittens have similar symptoms - sore, sniffly

'and a little worse for wear.'

They've all got respiratory tract infections.

We need to watch these. They could get worse before they get better.

'The kittens need lots of treatment

'but, if it hadn't been for Ian's timely intervention,

'the situation could have been a whole lot worse.'

If we hadn't called yesterday,

next year, it would have been far harder to resolve,

probably a cruelty case.

I'm going to speak to him, he was sitting on a time bomb

that was going to explode cos all these cats needed treatment.

They wouldn't have got it.

I think we got there in the nick of time, really.

KITTEN MEWS

'Later...'

We've got a nurse bathing those cats' eyes every two hours.

Now you get a bit cross that I've come, et cetera,

but if we hadn't, they'd have got worse.

We're heading back to Northumberland and Dougie the greyhound.

Dougie has suffered a sickening and horrific act of cruelty.

He was found dumped by the side of the road with both ears cut off.

'Dougie's story touched the hearts of everyone at the surgery.'

Good boy!

'His trusting nature has helped him become the centre of attention.'

Just put your cream on! What's this?

'Nurse Grace Spedding is in charge of Dougie's day-to-day care.'

We've made a really close bond just within a week.

He's a lovely animal and it's such a shame that it's happened to him.

I'm trying my best to make him happy and comfortable.

'Although Dougie has remained placid, he may still be in pain.

'As his treatment, his stitched ears need constant attention.'

I'm just applying some cream. It speeds up the natural healing.

Because he's had his ears stitched, the skin's a bit sore around there.

I'm just applying the cream to make him more comfortable.

It brought me to tears.

He's such a nice dog. You'd have thought he'd be very nervous.

He's just the most trusting dog you could have.

For someone to walk away from him like that,

I don't know how they live with themselves. It made me very angry.

'Meanwhile, the investigation into who did this to Dougie

'is gathering pace.

'It's believed Dougie is a failed racing greyhound

'and his tattooed ears were cut off so he couldn't be identified.

'Inspector Ian Smith has been asking questions in the racing community.

'Now his enquiries have finally paid dividends.

'Ian has a tip-off about a potential owner.'

He's been known to race dogs

and Dougie, particularly, he's been seen.

He was actually with the dog...

um...only a few days before he was actually found dumped.

'Ian needs more evidence than hearsay.

'He's found out about a DNA database that could provide crucial clues.'

We'll take some hair plugs from Dougie and send them to Ireland.

Just the same as it is in humans, it'll show who actually owned Dougie

and who he's been sold to, until we come to the end of line.

'Dougie's hair has been sent to Dublin.

'This is the Irish Equine Centre.

'These labs develop drugs to treat and prevent diseases in horses.

'Since the 1980s, the lab has been home to the DNA database

'for racing greyhounds.

'Ashley O'Malley is one of the centre's main scientists

'who's been working on Dougie's sample.

'The first stage was to add one of Dougie's hairs to a chemical solution.

'This begins the DNA extraction.'

That looks like a good one there.

'It's a long and complicated operation.'

I'm going to add 100 microlitres of this solution.

'Eventually, DNA's released from the hairs and, after 48 hours,

'the results come back.'

These are the final results.

'Unfortunately, there is no match for Dougie,

'but Ashley has found a match for his parents.

'This should help investigations.'

This is good news for the RSPCA.

We'll now be able to inform them

that we have found the parents, the mother and father of Dougie.

So that will help them with their investigations.

'The findings from the lab confirm Ian's suspicions

'about who owned Dougie.

'Even armed with all this scientific evidence,

'Ian can't yet prove who did this to Dougie.'

His story is that he gave Dougie away to someone on the west coast,

who wanted it to cross with a saluki.

I think it's...cods wallop, really.

If this gentleman had taken Dougie to cross with another dog

from the west coast of England,

how come it's been found on the river bank at Bedlington?

'Although Ian is convinced the owner's not telling the truth, he can't yet prove it.'

What happened to Dougie was wholly unnecessary.

Dougie could quite easily have been rehomed through our rescue.

Whoever did this should be completely ashamed of themselves.

I'm furious. I really am furious, and I'm not going to let it lie.

'The investigation is on-going

'but for Dougie, the future is much brighter.

'It's been three months, and he's made a brilliant recovery.

'He also has a new owner.

'Vet nurse Grace has fallen in love with Dougie.

'She's given him a life on the northeast coast,

'where he's making lots of new friends.'

He's doing really well and settles in more and more every day.

He's took over the house. It's his house now.

Everyone just runs around him, which he likes.

We're really happy.

It's touched people's hearts.

To know someone could do that, it hurt a lot of people.

We've had a lot of support, which has been amazing.

'After a terrifying and painful ordeal,

'Dougie has the life an ex-racer deserves.'

Earlier in the programme, we saw RSPCA inspector Ian Burns

remove 11 cats from an overrun house in Bath.

Interbreeding was rife and had left many with serious eye infections.

Ian's now back to the house.

This time, he's armed with neutering vouchers and a few home truths.

'It's been five weeks since Ian visited Keith.

'The cats he took away had serious eye infections and fleas.

'Ian wants to make sure Keith realises how ill his cats were.'

-Yes?

-How are you doing?

-It's the RSPCA again.

-Yeah.

-Have you got a minute, I hope?

-Yeah.

'Inside, there are fewer cats, though little else has changed.'

-Look at all these wind chimes!

-They're there cos I like them.

They're not meant to be stuck there but I've nowhere else to hang 'em.

-Right. Your cats.

-Yeah.

-We must not let this happen again.

-Yeah, I won't let this happen again.

I won't have any kittens.

I wish you could have seen the vet examine those kittens.

-It took quite a long time.

-But I...

-I wouldn't have minded looking...

-We've got a nurse there.

She's bathing those cats' eyes every two hours

-cos they just need it.

-Yeah.

I know you get cross that I've come,

but if we hadn't, they'd have got worse.

-We're not going to have any more kittens.

-I don't want more kittens.

Let's do these neutering vouchers.

'The vouchers should ensure Keith's collection of cats stays small and manageable.

'Ian insists Keith makes an immediate appointment with the vet.'

I help you with the neutering. The rest, you're responsible.

-Nobody else apart from you.

-I know.

-If you can't cope, you ask for help. Yeah?

-Yeah.

-OK. Take care.

Bye.

One more cat that's in kitten to be removed.

As soon as we find space, that'll be homed.

That has taken a few visits.

When someone says thank you it's worthwhile, cos they've listened.

'It's a short visit, but Ian is sure his message has got through.

'Sure enough, as soon as Ian leaves, Keith gets on the phone.'

I want to book two cats in to be neutered please.

'For over a month now, Keith's cats have been at Bath Animal Home.

'While most have fully recovered, others need round-the-clock care.

'These are the three youngest kittens - Hans, Heidi and Heather.

'Their eyes were so badly infected...'

Out you come.

'..manager Jackie Doulton still has to treat them every two hours.'

I don't think it'll be long before they're rehomed. They're pretty.

They're mad as hatters!

They look cute. The cute factor always wins.

Hopefully, they'll get a home very quickly.

Miaow!

'Their mum, Hannah, has packed her bags already.'

She has got a home to go to.

She's a bit nervous. That's why she's miaowing nicely.

She's been spayed and she's ready to go.

She'll be going to her new owner.

Miaow.

'Six weeks later,

'and all the cats have been found new homes.

'Two of the older kittens, Valentino and Darcy, were the last to go.

'Their new owner is Fiona Harrison.'

The RSPCA home had an open day.

I'd seen that they had an influx of kittens over the summer period.

I happened to go up there,

while I was there to see if there were any dogs suitable for adoption.

I saw him and fell in love.

They were encouraging people to take home two kittens,

so they would have company.

She caught my eye as well.

I decided that cats suit my lifestyle better.

I'm loving it. They're so sweet and playful.

Such lovely creatures to have around.

'Valentino and Darcy haven't been trouble-free since being rehomed.

'They're both still showing signs of their previous suffering.'

Within a week of having her home, she had conjunctivitis in one eye.

I took her to the vet's to get treatment and she's fine now.

Touch wood, no problems.

'From troubled beginnings, these moggies couldn't be happier.'

He loves fuss and attention.

He's waiting by the door when I come home.

She's a bit more aloof.

She loves licking my feet and sleeping on my bed!

I don't spoil them, but I do look after them and they respond to that.

It is nice to think that I've done something

to give two lovely creatures a decent start in life.

If you know of a wildlife crime or a creature that needs protection,

there are people who will answer your call right around the clock.

They are who we meet on Animal 24:7.

'Next time on Animal 24:7...'

I have a warrant to enter the premises and examine the dogs.

'..overweight and under-walked, the elderly dog in need of help.'

The owner became extremely aggressive and obstructive.

'Catching the pets living in a filthy home.'

That's a poorly guinea pig.

-Obviously, if you want to take them. I think it is cruel.

-You said it.

'And it's a full house at this mobile chip van.'

Mandy in there thinks there are now so many dogs here,

they'll have to try and shut the gates.

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