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DID SURRENDER THE DOGS SO THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IN THE COMING WEEKS. (CLIPS 38-40 ARE THE PUPPIES I'M TALKING ABOUT) TINY PUPPIES JUST DAYS OLD ... THEY'RE AMONG THE 105 DOGS SEIZED FROM A BRADFORD HOME EARLIER THIS WEEK. <CLIP 64 32:29-32:35 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING THEM FOR SOME TIME.> THE INVESTIGATION WAS SPARKED WHEN BRADFORD POLICE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM A PRIVATE BUYER OF TWO DOGS FROM A KENNEL IN TOWN ... WHO BELIEVED THEY SAW SIGNS OF NEGLECT. ACCORDING TO POLICE, A SEARCH OF THE PROPERTY REVEALED SQUALID CONDITIONS THAT RAISED SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS FOR THE ANIMALS. 52 ADULT DOGS AND 53 PUPPIES WERE RESCUED. THE ANIMALS WERE SAVED THROUGH A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN BRADFORD POLICE, POPE MEMORIAL SPCA, THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER NASHUA, AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE VETERINARIAN'S OFFICE. <CLIP 64 31:33-31:40 THIS ROOM WE'RE STANDING IN HERE NOW NORMALLY FUNCTIONS AS A CONFERENCE ROOM, WE HOLD CAMP HERE.> BECAUSE OF THE HUGE INFLUX OF DOGS ... POPE MEMORIAL HAD TO CONVERT A LARGE ROOM, QUICKLY BUILDING ENOUGH KENNELS TO HOUSE ALL OF THE NEW RESCUES ... THAT NUMBER IS ONLY ABOUT TO GROW. <CLIP 64 30:21-30:27 WE HAVE PREGNANT DOGS HERE, WE EXPECT ONE OF OUR DOGS TO BE HAVING A LITTER WITHIN THE NEXT 2-3 DAYS.> THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER NASHUA TOOK IN NEARLY HALF OF THE GROUP THAT WAS RESCUED, THEY'RE DESCRIBED AS BEING MOSTLY GOLDEN RETRIEVERS MIXED WITH BLACK LABS AND POSSIBLY SOME COCKER SPANIELS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ADOPTION OR TO MAKE A DONATE FOR THE CARE OF

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More than 100 dogs, about half of them puppies, have been seized from a Bradford home as part of a cruelty investigation, officials said.Officials said the owner surrendered the dogs, which means they will be available for adoption once they're healthy, likely within the next few weeks.>> Donate: Humane Society for Greater Nashua | Pope Memorial SPCA"The police department had been investigating them for some time," said Karen Moran, president of the board of the Pope Memorial Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Concord.Officials said 52 adult dogs and 53 puppies, mostly golden retrievers and Labrador mixes, were removed from the Bradford home. Their living conditions were described as squalid, and some of the animals had untreated medical conditions.Some of the dogs are at the Humane Society for Greater Nashua, though the majority remain at Pope Memorial. Because of the large influx of dogs, Pope Memorial had to convert a large room and quickly build enough kennels to house all of the new rescues."This room we're standing in here now normally functions as a conference room. We hold camp here," Moran said. "We have pregnant dogs here. We expect one of our dogs to be having a litter within the next two to three days." Moran said the dogs are being prepared for new homes."We take care of the pets and animals that are abandoned, homeless, neglected and rehome them so they can have happy lives, and we do give them medical treatment," Moran said. "We spay and neuter. We do behavioral assessment, and we exist to help the community and the animals come together."An investigation is ongoing, and Bradford police said they will determine if any criminal charges will be filed.