By Elizabeth Doran
Pompey Dog Control Officer
Susan M. Snavlin has been charged with more than 150 counts of animal cruelty
after more than 200 dogs and cats were found in filthy conditions on her
property, SPCA investigators said.
SPCA workers removed 73 animals
- mainly small dogs - from the property at 1573 Tully Farms Road in Tully on
Monday. They are returning today to rescue another 100 to 150 dogs and 40 to 50
cats, said Paul Morgan, SPCA executive director.
The dogs seized were found
"in filthy conditions with feces and urine all over,'' Morgan said.
The small dogs have not been
socialized and so are not very friendly, Morgan said.
Snavlin has resigned from her
position, which she has held since 2003, said Pompey Town Supervisor Carole
Marsh.
The SPCA will be closed today
and tomorrow as staff deals with the situation, Morgan said. Donations of food,
money or anyone wishing to volunteer at the SPCA are welcome.
Many of the dogs are smaller
breeds, and their fur is overgrown and they are in desperate need of grooming,
Morgan said.
A person driving by called the
SPCA about a month ago saying they saw a large number of dogs on a property
along that road, but didn't have an address. The person then called back with
an address Monday, and investigators spent from 5 p.m. Monday until 1 a.m.
removing the first 73 animals.
