Sheriff: More than 150 dogs seized from Upstate woman's home

PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies and animal rescue groups have removed 166 dogs from a South Carolina woman’s property after they say the animals were found living in poor conditions.

The animals were taken from the 68-year-old woman’s home in Pickens County after deputies secured a search warrant on Tuesday, WYFF-TV reported.

The woman was charged with ill-treatment of animals and a rabies control violation, said Chad Brooks of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.

The dogs were taken to the Pickens County Animal Shelter and another area shelter, where they will be held pending an outcome of the criminal case, Brooks said.