Puppy Lover

Police found about 150 dead dogs packed in freezers in the basement of a Michigan house littered with feces and trash where more than 100 live dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, were rescued this week. A 43% live dog rate is not such a good record.

Officials said the 56-year-old man in the suburban Detroit home with the animals may have been living with an increasing number of dogs for up to three or four years. "The house was in complete disarray, very cluttered and, with 100-plus dogs running around in there, very filthy." A criminal investigation was under way at the two-story brick home, and the case could be forwarded to prosecutors for possible animal-cruelty charges. I wonder how they're going to find a way to build that case...

In total, 112 live dogs had been removed from the home and five more may be hiding inside. Authorities declined to release details about the breed of the dead dogs. why do you want to know anyway? They're dead. The man living in the house was taken to a local hospital for observation. He had no health insurance and a mental impairment that stemmed from rubella as a child, and had lived for years alone in the home after his parents retired to Florida, said a lawyer who was acting as a family spokesman. More like got fed up and abandoned him. "I think this is a very human story of a guy who had some very severe mental issues," the lawyer said.

Forty-two ailing and feces-covered dogs were rescued. Crews returned yesterday and found more than 60 dogs, plus 10 more were rescued today. They may have been small dogs, but damn, how do you not see those other 70 dogs the first time you get in there? Neighbors in the past had complained of an odor at the Dearborn home, which had a neatly cut lawn and manicured bushes. But this week was the first time officials got inside, and crews needed masks to breathe. The smell, noticeable from the street, may have been contained previously because windows were closed and covered. Trash was piled from floor to ceiling in places, and feces and urine was throughout the home. What a terrific idea in home decor...