WILSALL — When nearly 60 dogs were left in dire conditions, Prairie Song Rescue in Park County stepped up to make sure they got the care they needed.
“So there were community members who were very aware of this man and had been calling law enforcement, trying to get animal control out there for years. And so there was a couple of people who were in the direct community and reached out to us immediately,” says Jessica Zimmerman, Prairie Song president.
Zimmerman said that after the owner was incarcerated, 58 dogs living on his property were left to fend for themselves.
“We were very overwhelmed by the number of dogs and the conditions of dogs. The amount it was going to take us for vet care and food alone was astronomical,” she says. “A lot of them were being kenneled inside in a dank basement in their own feces, and …