Dog seized in Gilbert animal abuse probe needed surgery

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As police continue to look into a case involving allegations of animal abuse in Gilbert, we are learning more about the medical care some of the dogs involved in the case have received.

10 days later, on September 23, police responded to the home for a second time."You can see the backyard. If you look at it, it looks like it's dirt, but it's not dirt," said Gary Gumbert, a volunteer with Arf-Anage Dog Rescue. "That is a tiled patio, and there's probably this much dried feces. Covers the entire patio. It looks like dirt."

Meanwhile, a group called the Fetch Foundation got word about the conditions these dogs were living in, and said they knew they had to help. Peck's love for dogs is the reason she is fostering two dogs from the animal cruelty case in Gilbert. Kenzee, a three-year-old labradoodle, was one of a few dogs who were saved.

Kenzee, as it turns out, had to be rushed to emergency surgery. Peck said 2.5 pounds of matter, including material foam, plastic, glass, and what Peck described as "some type of bony material," were removed from Kenzee's stomach."She had wounds all over her body," said Peck. "Very strange ones, like abrasions and now we're getting to see how many because she's black, and she's scarring.

 

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