Ontario Provincial Police now investigating dumped dogs near Innerkip

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Dumped dogs believed to be from puppy mill

Dozens of dogs dumped along rural southwestern Ont. road

The discovery of more than a dozen dogs, left abandoned in Oxford County, is now being investigated by Ontario Provincial Police.

They said one of the dogs was found dead in a ditch along Township Road 8 on Nov. 2.

Fifteen others were rescued by volunteers.

According to Ground Search and Rescue KW, the dogs were infested with ticks, had matted fur and were in poor condition.

“Some of them, their eyes were matted closed,” Katt Burtenshaw, co-founder and president of the organization, told CTV News on Nov. 3. “Very hard for them to walk. Their legs are matted to their stomachs. A lot of them have cherry eye. Some of them appear to have hernias. They definitely haven’t been well cared for.”

Over the subsequent days, volunteers continued to look for other dogs in the area. Burtenshaw said they were using a heat-sensing scope to find them.

She believes the dogs came from a puppy mill.

OPP said they reported the incident to Ontario’s Animal Welfare Service. They have taken the lead in the investigation.

Anyone who know where the dogs came from, or how they ended up in the area, are asked to contact the agency at 1-833-926-4625 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.