If you follow my blog, you know I am an animal lover and donate a percentage of my real estate commissions to Fuzzy Friends Animal Rescue, a no kill shelter here in Waco Texas.

You should therefore not be surprised at my reaction to the front-page story in Tuesdays Waco Tribune Herald. I was saddened, mad and incredulous at the same time.

Local law enforcement raided a home in Elm Mott, a small town about 30 miles outside Waco and seized 78 dogs from a puppy mill. There were 5 to 6 dogs crammed together in rabbit cages, filthy, hungry and covered in their own feces and urine. They also found carcasses of dogs and goats in piles of dirt!

The animals are now at the Waco Humane Society. There will be a hearing on Friday the 8^th to decide if the owners will get them back or not. The animals are so scared of people that when the volunteers at the Humane Society come to their cage, the dogs go to the back and turn their backs. They have not been able to bathe and care for some of them because the dogs will not let them get close enough. They have obviously had very little human contact.

Most of them will probably have to be euthanized because they are too physically and mentally sick to be adopted.

The owner's excuse is that they have health problems which made them unable to care for the dogs. They said they hired some one to come take care of the dogs but they didn't come do the job. SORRY, I AM NOT BUYING THAT! The sheriffs department said you could smell the place from a long distance. This had obviously been going on for some time.

If you live close to Waco, please help any way you can by donating to the Waco Humane Society, 254-754-1454 . www.WacoHumaneSociety.com or helping find a home for these poor dogs. If you don't live here, I'm sure your local shelter could use some help.

If you are a pet owner, thank you for taking good, loving care of them. And give them an extra treat when you get home tonight.