The applicant applied to the Animal Care Review Board for the return of 33 Boston Terriers removed by Animal Welfare Services due to distress.
The respondent provided extensive veterinary evidence demonstrating the dogs were kept in unsanitary conditions with high ammonia levels and suffered from untreated medical issues, including severe ocular disease and wounds from fighting.
The applicant failed to provide any submissions or evidence to show the conditions causing distress had ceased.
The Board dismissed the application, finding that returning the dogs would place them in distress.
