Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office also found 21 canine skulls and hundreds of bones at another site connected to the animal rescue
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- The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in California recovered 117 intact dead dogs in dig sites at Miranda’s Rescue
- The sheriff’s office also found 21 canine skulls, hundreds of bones and six loose microchips at another dig site
- “The determination all of these professionals showed while working through this horrific scene is something we will not forget,” said Humboldt County Sheriff William F. Honsal
Over 100 dead dogs were found at an animal rescue in California.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) recovered 117 intact dead dogs, many with gunshot wounds, in dig sites at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna this week, according to a June 26 press release from HCSO.
The sheriff’s office searched the grounds and buildings associated with the animal rescue and founder Shannon Miranda “for evidence related to animal cruelty and fraud.” The search included “the excavation of open fields for evidence of deceased dogs believed to be buried in mass graves,” per HCSO.
Investigators recovered “117 intact canine remains” from two dig sites and an additional 21 canine skulls, hundreds of bones and six loose microchips at another nearby dig site connected to the animal rescue. Seventy of the intact dead dogs were X-rayed on site and many showed evidence of bullet fragments, the sheriff’s office said.