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WOLFVILLE, N.S. —

The owner of what the SPCA has called a puppy mill operation is appealing the seizure of its 35 dogs.

On Dec. 10, SPCA officials seized the animals from a site near Wolfville following an investigation that was launched in September in the wake of a visitor to the site having reported animal mistreatment.

The seized dogs and puppies were taken to SPCA facilities for medical treatment and shelter.



The animals' owner has appealed the seizure under the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia, the SPCA said in a social media post on Thursday.

A public hearing is to be held by the appeal board at the Future Inns at 30 Fairfax Dr. in Halifax at 9:30 a.m. on Monday.

The appeal is separate from the criminal charges.

At the time of the seizure, the SPCA said they had issued compliance orders for “significant problems regarding the psychological and physical state of the animals and their unsanitary living conditions."

Since then, the dogs have received medical care, but "are still very scared and require intense rehabilitation to assess their future needs," the SPCA said in a social media post on Tuesday.

The youngest puppies have been put into the SPCA's working on our future program, which pairs the puppies with screened inmates.

The SPCA is not accepting visitors or adoption applications for any of the 35 animals at this time.

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