Rescuer hopes most of the 52 dogs found living inside the Brantford-area home will be adoptable

A Brantford woman who helped authorities recover more than 52 dogs from a small house in Buford, Ont., In early October, hopes most rescues can be passed through a rehabilitation process.

Cassia Bryden, operator of Brantford’s Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue, is optimistic that there will be a positive outcome for many people removed from the residence near Brantford in various states of trauma, including illness and hunger.

“Obviously with 52 dogs there is a chance that some of these dogs cannot be rehabilitated and I am a down to earth person,” Bryden told 900 CHML. Hello Hamilton.

“But for now, I hope that at least 50 to 48 of them will be adoptable in time and that we will find homes forever.”

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initially said they counted around 40 dogs in the house when they responded to an ambulance call at the residence on October 2.

In a press release on Wednesday, the OPP said officers and paramedics discovered the situation when they entered the house to help a man found unconscious.

He was then taken to hospital and pronounced dead of natural causes.

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Bryden, who also works part-time for Hillside Kennels Animal Control in Innerkip, Ont., Over the weekend, says they got the call early Oct. 2 from police asking for help.

Kennel staff weren’t prepared for what he found, according to Bryden.

“A lot of them had even been chewing for several years, so they were missing hair on half of their body,” Bryden said.

“Basically, wherever their mouths can reach. They don’t have hair.

In total, staff found 52 dogs alive in the house as well as four cats and a turtle. Three dogs were found dead.

Once authorities were able to convince the surviving owner to agree to handing over the pets, the recovery process took days.

“The dogs just kept going out and out and it was like ‘Oh my God this is just crazy’,” Bryden said.

“How come all these dogs got into this tiny little house?” “

Over the next three days, 17 dogs would be returned to Hillside, while the Sudbury Animal Rescue would arrange to have the rest shipped to a pair of facilities in Quebec for more specialized rehabilitation rescues in North Bay, in Ontario, and in Montreal.

Bryden says that in addition to treating skin conditions, many dogs will need to be trained as if they were puppies, as many are not home trained, trust people, and are not used to walking around. leash.

“They’re in this house and haven’t been out for three or four years, so it’s almost like someone is coming out of a detention center,” Bryden said.

“You know, they come out of there and they have no idea what’s going on in the world.”

Through a fundraising effort on Facebook, the Hillside raised nearly $ 18,000 for costs related to rescuing and caring for the animals.

Bryden said those efforts have now been redirected to a GoFundMe campaign to cover around $ 800 to $ 1,000 in medical bills for each dog.