AHS said it responded to the home after receiving a distress call and found the dogs, cats, turtles, a macaw, a bearded dragon and a ball python in "horrendous conditions."
"All animals were in varying degrees of emaciation," AHS said. " Crates and cages [were] coated in waste."
The dogs were frightened but friendly and were taken to the shelter's medical department and are undergoing essential care, including proper hydration and a structured feeding schedule, the AHS said.
The dogs had a "sense of relief knowing they were finally going to receive the care they deserved," AHS said.
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