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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Rockville Woman Charged with 66 Counts of Animal Cruelty After 66 Dogs Were Seized from Her Home


Montgomery County police charged a 47-year-old woman with 66 counts of animal cruelty Wednesday after 66 dogs were seized Jan. 1 from her home on Glen Mill Road in Rockville.

Police said Katherine Ting Tiong, of the 1300 block of Glen Mill Road, was attempting to operate an animal rescue service named Forever Homes Animal Rescue out of her home. However, when investigators with the police department’s Animal Services Division entered the property, they found numerous signs of neglect.

Police said most of the dogs were contained in soiled crates and were suffering from a variety of ailments such as eye and ear infections, urine-soaked fur and matted hair.

“This is the largest number of dogs ever seized in one case I’ve ever seen in my career,” Officer Jack Breckenridge, a 13-year veteran of the Animal Services Division, said Thursday.

Breckenridge said police were investigating a report about a dog bite when he first approached the house at the end of December. At first, he said he guessed there were 10 dogs in the house, but the next day when police returned with a search warrant, they discovered dozens of dogs.

“We entered the house and it was overwhelming the volume of dogs that were in the space provided for them,” Breckenridge said. “It was substantially less than what would be normally required for 66 dogs.”

He said loose dogs and dogs being kept in crates covered every space inside the house that wasn’t occupied by items being stored.

“Name a breed and it was probably there,” Breckenridge said. He added that there’s no special license required to run a dog rescue service.

Three of the dogs were in such poor condition that they had to be euthanized at the Montgomery County shelter, police said. Another dog died of unknown causes, which police are investigating.

The dogs have been cared for at the county shelter in Derwood since being seized. Police said several have been adopted, but many still remain at the shelter. Those that remain are now up for adoption, but some suffer from medical problems or behavioral issues, police said.

“In the past, we have seen Montgomery County residents step up and provide loving homes for our ‘special needs’ animals,” shelter manager Kate Walker said in a statement. Potential adopters are encouraged to visit the shelter at 7315 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, or call the shelter at 240-773-5900.

Tiong was released on bond after being arrested Jan. 1.

The Animal Services Division also released photos Thursday of some of the dogs before and after being treated at the shelter.

You can read the initial story here: Montgomery County, Maryland Police Seized 66 Dogs from a Rockville Woman's Home on New Year’s Day

Clementine, one of the dogs seized from the home on Glen Mill Road in Rockville




                          Wendell, left, and Clark, right, before being treated




                                  Clark and Wendell after. Photo by V. Ocampo

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Montgomery County, Maryland Police Seized 66 Dogs from a Rockville Woman's Home on New Year’s Day


Rockville, Maryland - The investigation began Dec. 31 when animal services officers responded to the home for a dog bite case. While speaking to the homeowner outside, police said the officer became suspicious that there might be a large number of animals inside.

A search warrant was executed Jan. 1, and it took 16 hours for animal services to find and track all of the dogs in the house.

“When they went in, they saw the conditions, they saw the circumstances, and at that point in time, what we thought was maybe 20-plus dogs, it ended up being over 60 dogs – 66 in total,” said Tom Koenig of Montgomery County Animal Services.

On Monday, FOX 5’s Emily Miller saw dog food piled up inside the house and dog feces all over the backyard. The owner was not home.

“I've been doing this 11 years and this is the most dogs I’ve ever seen seized,” said Koenig.

The 66 dogs were taken to the county shelter. They are different breeds, sizes and ages. Some of them required immediate medical care.

“It was a variety of conditions. Some okay, some not so okay,” Koenig said.

Currently, the dogs are being kept out of public view because they are considered evidence in an ongoing investigation.

The owner could face criminal charges, including animal cruelty and abuse.

The shelter says it will advertise on its website when the dogs that were seized are ready to be adopted. Until then, they have plenty of other dogs available. 

Learn more about adoption: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/asd


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