February • Working in cooperation with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force rescues 157 animals from a property near St. Clair, Missouri. The animals included: 131 domestic rabbits, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 1 guinea pig, 3 baby goats, 5 doves, 7 chickens, 2 pigeons and 1 duck. All of the animals were living in filthy conditions.
October • At the request of the producers of Animal Planet’s series Confessions: Animal Hoarding, the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 71 dogs from a property in Saline County, Missouri, including Marshall the Miracle Dog, who suffered from serious face, chest and leg injuries from possible attacks by other dogs.
