Eight dogs some of them puppies rescued from freezing porch in Neptune City – Asbury Park Press

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NEPTUNE CITY - Animal control officers rescued eight dogs, some of them puppies, who were left outside infilthy conditions in the freezing coldearly Saturday morning, officials said.

After midnight on Saturday the law enforcement division of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals responded to a call originally made to the Neptune City Police Department about excessive barking in an apartment complex, the Monmouth County SPCA said in a statement.

One of the dogs rescued from freezing and deplorable conditions outside a Neptune City apartment Feb. 29.(Photo: From Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Officers found eight dogs"stuffed together in small crates, and living outside on a freezing cold porch with only a plastic tarp to protect them fromthe elements," according to the statement.

The dogs were living in their own urine and feces and didn't have access to food, water or any source of heat, the SPCA said. Temperatures fell below freezing early Saturday and the dogs were trembling from the cold at the time they were rescued, officials said.

Animal control officers gave the dogs water and food at the scene, which they "drank and ate ravenously," according to the statement. The pooches were brought to the SPCA shelter in Eatontown and were given blankets and a warm place to sleep.

A medical assessment found that the dogs all had intestinal parasites, overgrown nails, skin sores and some had ear and skin infections.One adult dog was covered in scars and wounds, the SPCA said.

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The statement did not say whether anyone had been charged in connection with the rescue, although officials did say the matter will be resolved "in court." The SPCA did not immediately return a request for more information.

The rescued dogs will remain in the Eatontown shelter until the case is resolved, but may eventually be eligible for adoption, officials said. The Monmouth SPCA launched a fundraising campaignMonday to care for the dogs.

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