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AS DOZENS OF ANIMALS ARE RESCUED
FROM A VERMILLION
COUNTY HOME.
NOW, SHELTER OFFICIALS ARE
ASKING FOR HELP TO GET THOSE
ANIMALS TREATED AND FED ... AND
GET THEM NEW HOMES.
NEWS 10'S JOE ASTROUSKI WAS AT
THE PARKE-VERMILLION
COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY AS THE
ANIMALS CAME IN.
HE JOINS US "LIVE" IN THE
NEWSROOM WITH MORE.
JOE?
MARK, PATRECE, OFFICIALS AT THE
SHELTER SAY
THEY WERE FIRST TIPPED OFF TO
THESE ANIMALS BY A DELIVERY
PERSON. "HE" REPORTED THE DOGS
WERE
LIVING IN FILTH ... WITH SOME ON
SHORT CHAINS ... AND OTHERS
RUNNING LOOSE WITH NO SHELTER.
WITH HELP FROM LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ... WORKERS AT THE
SHELTER CONVINCED THE DOGS'
OWNERS TO "VOLUNTARILY"
GIVE UP ALL BUT "5" OF THEIR
DOGS.
TODAY ... 16 OF THOSE DOGS CAME
"INTO" THE PARKE-
VERMILLION HUMANE SOCIETY ...
WHERE THEY WERE CHECKED
OUT ... GIVEN SHOTS ... AND
TREATED.
WORKERS SAY "MANY" OF THE DOGS
HAVE BEEN WELL-BEHAVED.
STILL ... SHELTER WORKERS SAY
HAVING "SUCH" AN INFLUX OF
ANIMALS MEANS THEY'RE STRAPPED
FOR ROOM ... AND
RESOURCES. AND THEY'RE ASKING
FOR
VOLUNTEERS ... DONORS ... AND
NEW HOMES FOR THE DOGS.
"REALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED
ARE FOSTERS,
DONATIONS, FUND DONATIONS,
VETERINARY CARE,
VOLUNTEERS TO COME UP JUST
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO ADD SO
MUCH MORE CLEANING,
SOCIALIZATION FOR THE ANIMALS
THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT ANTI-
SOCIAL, WOULD BE REALLY
BENEFICIAL TO US AND THE
ANIMALS. "
IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER ...
OR OFFER ANY OTHER KIND OF HELP
...
YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL THE
PARKE-VERMILLION
COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY AT THE
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
THAT'S 765-492-3540. WE SHOULD
ALSO MENTION THAT
AUTHORITIES TELL US THE DOGS'
OWNERS HAVE "NOT" BEEN CHARGED
WITH ANY CRIME. REPORTING
"LIVE" IN THE
NEWSROOM, I'M JOE ASTROUSKI.
PATRECE, BACK TO YOU!
CREWS MAKING SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY
ON A VERMILLION
COUNTY PROJECT AIMED TO REDUCE
FLOODING.