Nearly 700 Dogs Rescued From Tennesee Puppy Mill

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This puppy was rescued from Pine Bluff Kennels in Tenn.

Nearly 700 dogs have a new lease on life after teams of rescuers under the command of The HSUS arrived to save them from a massive puppy mill operation in Lyles, Tenn.

The removal of the dogs marks the largest puppy mill rescue ever conducted in Tennessee.

The Rescue

The rescue was set into motion by The HSUS' Tennessee state director, who received undercover tips and worked with investigators with the District Attorney's office for the 21st Judicial District to build a case against the puppy mill operator.

Law enforcement personnel from the Hickman County Sheriff's Department, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the 21st Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Tennessee Highway Patrol assisted in executing the search warrant.

Nearly 700 dogs are being removed from the facility, which is known as Pine Bluff Kennels. The operator of the facility will be given 15 days after her first court date to post a seizure bond on the animals.

If she is unable to post bond, the animals will be surrendered to Hickman County. They will then be placed with HSUS partner shelters and given the opportunity to become the family pets they never had the opportunity to be.

From the Humane Society of the United States Web Site hsus.org