20 neglected dogs found at south suburban home

Multiple dogs were rescued from a home Sept. 21, 2020, in an unincorporated area near Thornton Township. | Cook County Sheriff’s Office Facebook

Twenty neglected dogs were found at a south suburban home Monday in an unincorporated area near Thornton Township.

Authorities were called about 9:30 a.m. for reports of a neglected dog in the 15000 block of Hastings Drive, the Cook County sheriff’s office said. When officers arrived, they found six caged dogs in a “very emaciated and malnourished condition.”

One of the dogs was dead, the sheriff’s office said.

Caged dogs were found in the backyard of a home Sept. 21, 2020, in an unincorporated area near Thornton Township.

Officers heard more barking inside the locked garage, but the homeowner wasn’t home, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities served a search warrant and rescued 14 more dogs which were also neglected.

The dogs were between four weeks old and two to three-years-old, the sheriff’s office said. They were taken to Chicago Animal Care and Control.

An investigation is ongoing.

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