THE RSPCA has rescued 45 dogs from inappropriate conditions in Ceredigion.
Officers from the animal welfare charity were alerted to the dogs being kept at dilapidated farm premises in the West Wales area. The RSPCA attended the site on four occasions in January to help the dogs.
The sheer quantity of dogs meant the owner was struggling to meet their basic needs - with a lack of shelter, poor diet and a lack of parasite control all of immediate concern to RSPCA inspectors Gemma Cooper and Julie Fadden.
Fortunately, the owner accepted a situation the RSPCA describes as being "completely out of control" - and all 45 dogs were signed into the care of the RSPCA.