The Winnipeg Humane Society has rescued more 71 dogs from a garage outside Winnipeg on Tuesday evening, in what officials say was the largest dog seizure in four years.
Humane society staff and RCMP spent several hours rescuing the bulldogs and Lhasa Apso dogs from a garage in St. Andrews, located north of the city, and transporting them to the Winnipeg Humane Society's headquarters.
Once the dogs arrived, more than 30 society volunteers tagged and identified the animals before veterinarians began examining each of them for disease and other signs of poor health.
Humane society CEO Bill McDonald said it appears the dogs had been in unsanitary conditions.
No further information was released on Tuesday about the garage were the dogs were found.
The largest dog seizure in Manitoba's history was in 2000, when 120 puppies and adult dogs were rescued from a puppy mill in Steinbach.
Nevertheless, McDonald said, Tuesday's seizure is the largest he has seen in recent years.


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