Dog seized in animal cruelty case gives birth in Flathead County shelter
Austin Hicks, the director of the Flathead County Animal Shelter, began his position in March 2023. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
One of the dogs removed from allegedly unsanitary conditions last month has given birth to puppies, adding to the capacity crunch at the already overwhelmed Flathead County Animal Shelter.
“That puts us up to 37 dogs in our shelter,” said county Health Officer Jennifer Rankosky at the Flathead City-County Board of Health’s April meeting. “We have a capacity and that’s pushing it at about 50.”
Candy Jean Evans, 55, was arrested March 13 for felony aggravated animal cruelty after officials seized 27 dogs and an allegedly dead puppy from her property in Coram.
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