TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - An animal adoption agency in Washington state has made 37 dogs available for adoption after they were rescued from a suspected dog-fighting ring last year.
All the dogs are pit bulls, range from a few months old to five years old and were brought to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in December, KING-TV reported Thursday.
The Humane Society has started accepting adoption applications Thursday.
“They did come to us malnourished and they were scared,” said Humane Society spokesperson Victoria Gingrey, adding that they made progress during their two months in the shelter. “These dogs are lovely. They’re very friendly. They’re very social.”
All the dogs were evaluated and will be available once they have been spayed/neutered and standard medical care is completed, Gingrey said.
Any prospective adopter must fill out an application and a comprehensive background check will be conducted.
Pierce County Judge Jeanette Lineberry ruled in January that the dogs were living in deplorable conditions and were not going to be returned to their owner. The owner was given until Tuesday to appeal the decision, but no appeal was filed.
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