Seven puppies, three cats die in fire at DHS house
Seven puppies died Saturday afternoon in a Desert Hot Springs house fire that started at a home well-known to Riverside County Animal Services, according to spokesman John Welsh.
CalFire responded to the 65-000 block of Hacienda Avenue at 2:22 p.m., after a fire sparked in the home's attic. Firefighters were able to contain the fire quickly and had completely extinguished it within the hour, according to CalFire.
Riverside County Animal Control was originally called in to help treat eight dogs that were believed to have suffered smoke inhalation.
Although CalFire originally reported that none of the animals had died in the fire, Welsh confirmed that seven puppies that had been in a back room of the house died as did three cats. One cat has yet to be located.
Animal Services had been out to that house more than 40 times in the last couple of years, Welsh said, fining the owner thousands of dollars during that period of time because the man continually failed to get a license to have that many animals living in his house.
Officers took at least 11 more dogs into their custody Saturday afternoon after the fire, Welsh said.
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2016/02/06/desert-hot-springs-seven-puppies-three-cats-die-in-fire-update/
DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Seven puppies, three cats die in fire (UPDATE)
A house fire Saturday, Feb. 6, in Desert Hot Springs killed seven puppies and three cats, authorities said.
Eleven dogs survived the fire, which occurred about 2:20 p.m. in the 65000 block of Hacienda Avenue, according to a Riverside County Animal Services news release. Authorities said they were “familiar” with the property where the fire occurred, since the owner has been “cited repeatedly for failing to have a proper kennel” for the dogs.
Animal Services officers never knew just how many dogs were in the single family, single story home, since the owner would not let them in, the news release said. The puppies that died were being kept in a back room.
Over time, the property owner racked up thousands of dollars in penalties for not securing a proper kennel for the dogs, the news release said.
“The owner has consistently failed to provide the animals with what we would describe as proper housing,” Animal Services authorities said.
The surviving animals were transported to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms where they will be treated and cared for until “a disposition is reached with the owner.”
The fire was quickly put out by firefighters and no people were injured, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department authorities said.
https://rcdas.org/news/animals-perish-fire-desert-hot-springs-property
Animals Perish in Fire at Desert Hot Springs Property
February 6, 2016
Seven Dogs, Three Cats Killed In Desert Hot Springs House Fire
The property owner was previously fined for running an unlicensed and unsafe kennel, officials said.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA - Seven dogs and three cats were killed in a fire at a house where the county said owner had been repeatedly fined for running an unlicensed and unsafe kennel.
The fire began at 2:22 p.m. Saturday in the 65000 block of Hacienda Avenue in Desert Hot Springs, and was put out at 2:45 p.m. It was contained to the home’s attic.
During that time, eleven dogs were released to the front, enclosed yard at a safe distance from the fire.
However, seven puppies that were being kept in a back room died, said spokesman John Welsh of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Three cats also died and one cat remained unaccounted for.
The homeowner was not injured and he declined assistance from the American Red Cross.
The surviving dogs were taken to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, where they will be treated by veterinary staff until a disposition is reached with the owner, Welsh said. The house was “a familiar location for Riverside County Animal Services officers,’’ Welsh said, as the owner had been cited repeatedly, accruing “thousands of dollars in penalties’’ for not having a kennel permit or proper housing for the animals.
Welsh said that Animal Services had not been allowed into the house in the past, where most of the dogs were kept and it was never known until Saturday exactly how many dogs the man owned.
The Riverside County Fire Department originally reported that eight dogs had suffered smoke inhalation and that seventeen dogs and two cats were displaced by the fire.
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These are pictures of the bedroom just one bedroom after the crates and cages were removed at the jadeite location
Yes that is dog shit on the wall and we measured it it literally goes 6 ft up the wall
And keep in mind blaze brought the rescue into this house blaze was the primary caretaker of the dogs
Blaze kept taking dogs in without adopting dogs out
And I can bet at other locations that he was at he left it looking similar to this
So if he's trying to shack up with you you might want to do your research before you open your door to him
Much more detail can be found here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1398304564228247&type=3
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