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Animals Saved From Puppy Mill Coming To Bay Area

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 27, 2008

TAMPA - One hundred puppies and 28 purebred cats from the largest puppy mill rescue ever conducted in Tennessee will arrive Monday at the SPCA of Tampa Bay's shelter in Largo, according to the SPCA.

The animals must be medically evaluated and will not immediately be available for adoption.

Nearly 700 dogs and cats overall were rescued in Thursday's raid at Pine Bluff Kennels, according to an SPCA news release. The raid was conducted by the Humane Society of the United States, and staffers from Tampa Bay helped. The director of Pine Bluff Kennels gave custody of the animals to the humane society.

Marissa Segundo, public relations manager for the SPCA of Tampa Bay, said it's hard to tell how the animals reporting to Largo are doing.

"I can tell you that some of the ones at the [Pine Bluff Kennels] scene were found deceased in their cages," she said.

The SPCA is located at 9099 130th Ave. N. in Largo.

For information, go to www.SPCATampaBay.org.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.

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