Happy Ending for Basset Hound Family of 12 after Mom is Found Emaciated with Her Mouth Zip-Tied Shut

There are many people who love dogs, but even those who love dogs don’t love hearing them bark all the time. It’s a nuisance most of the time, and there are plenty of safe, compassionate ways to deal with it.

Zip-tying a 🐕Dog’s mouth shut is not one of those ways, but that’s what the Surprise Police Department in 🌵Arizona found in March after a report of animal cruelty.

“A witness reported that a man had zip tied the mouth of a 🐕Dog shut,” the police department shared on March 25. “Upon further investigation, it was learned that this had occurred several times over the past 2 weeks.”

After obtaining a search warrant for the apartment, detectives made other heartbreaking discoveries.

“During the execution of the search warrant, 10 puppies were located; all of which were suffering from various states of dehydration and had no access to water,” the post continued.

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“In total, 12 dogs were recovered which included the 10 puppies and 2 adult dogs. One of the adult dogs was found in an emaciated state and transported to a local valley animal hospital for immediate medical evaluation and treatment.