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A man and woman face charges after dozens of dogs at a local breeding operation were found suffering in horrific conditions, says the Edmonton Humane Society.

“I’ve been here six years now in the animal protection department and this is the worst one I’ve seen for the number of animals confined to these spaces,” said peace officer B. Grey, the society’s supervisor of animal protection services.

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“The ventilation was extremely poor for these animals and when you’re confined to an area where there’s urine and feces and you can’t get away from it, a lot of medical conditions will start to come from it.

“In general, you can see things such as urine burning and scalding on the feet when it actually eats away at the skin and causes these raw burns to the animals. That’s very typical of a situation where animals are kept in those conditions.”

The duo face eight counts each under the Animal Protection Act after animal protection officers last week found the dogs in inhumane conditions.