Their nails were up to five inches long and there was garbage imbedded in the filthy mats.
The owner of the dogs, who could face animal cruelty charges, surrendered them to King County.
The dogs are part of an investigation into possible animal hoarding.
On their Web site, Pasado's has a slide show of the amazing transformation of one of the little dogs as it is shaved and cleaned up.
In one account, caretaker Vicki G. said," "The vet techs had a hard time trying to shave an enormous mat from under one of the dog's necks. They struggled to get the matt free and finally, they were successful. That's when one of the vet techs started scratching the dog's neck - the dog was in heaven - there is no way to describe how happy she looked. It was the first time in who knows how long that this dog felt fresh air on her skin. We all cried."
The little dogs will need lots of love and care and rehab. If you'd like to contribute, go to www.pasadosafehaven.org/donate
Pasado's requesting donations for these dogs....I hope they dont get screwed over like Pasados did to Furrytale Farm. Promised help, donations, etc. then left them holding the bag. Go to www.furrytalefarm.com , open up their "New and now" section, and read what happened at the bottom of the page. Then you can also read how well the dogs are doing including the two dogs Pasado's wanted to put to sleep! Unbelievable.
By the way, what happened to all the donations sent in for the Furrytale farm dogs...
Acting on a complaint from a neighbor Sgt. Dave Morris of King County Animal Care & Control investigated the situation at this home in Bothell, putting the wheels in motion to rescue these dogs from a horrible situation Thank you to Sgt. Dave Morris & ACO Rebecca Cleveland for putting together a team to rescue these dogs including King Co Animal Control, Pasado's Safe Haven, Haz mat teams, the Department of Health, the Fire Department, Department of Public Health and the Mental Health Department. Thank you to Pasado's for caring for the dogs. Thank you for the neighbors for caring enough to report this abuse.