Austin Humane Society takes in 57 dogs rescued from Bastrop home

Three senior dogs, 45 adults, five puppies, and four neonates, most of which are small breeds, were rescued from a single home in Bastrop and transferred to the Austin Humane Society this month.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Humane Society has become home to 57 neglected dogs who were all rescued from a home in Bastrop. The dogs range from a few days old to nine-years-old, and will be available to adopt this weekend.

For the past week, it has been all hands on deck at the Austin Humane Society taking care of all these new dogs.

"All super friendly, super sweet, really good dogs," said Sarah Hammel with the Austin Humane Society.

The Austin Humane Society (AHS) received all these new dogs after answering an unexpected call for help from the Bastrop County Animal Shelter.

"They had recently taken 57 dogs from a single home and were in need of some assistance," said Hammel.

AHS did not hesitate to take in the 3 senior dogs, 45 adult dogs, 5 puppies and 4 neonates. Hammel says AHS has not seen anything like this since 2011.

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"In 2011, we actually helped with a case similar to this where there were over 150 dogs in one house and that was quite something," she said.

Those working at the AHS had to activate its Emergency Pet Shelter to take care of all the new pups.

Since the 57 dogs made it to their new temporary home in Austin, all were conveniently named after different fruits and vegetables.

"First and foremost, it is all hands on deck. We have all our volunteers out here bathing the dogs, walking them three or four times a day. Our staff has been working tirelessly to make sure these guys are healthy, happy, fed, loved," said Hammel.

Despite coming from a neglected home, Hammel says these dogs are all super sweet.

"We weren't sure. Sometimes in a situation where there are a lot of dogs living in one house, they might be a little under socialized. These guys are friendly, they seem very sweet," she said.

The dogs will all be available for adoption Saturday, February 25 at the Austin Humane Society. Those interested in adopting can browse the available animals on the website and visit the shelter to meet the animals in person with no appointment necessary.

AHS is also asking the public for donations to support these animals and others currently at the shelter. If you would like to make a gift to support AHS’ efforts, click here.