We’ve been sorting through the dogs that were seized last week during Oakland Animal Service’s raid on a notorious backyard breeder. As is all-too-common with cruelty cases, most of the dogs are squishy sweet with people but under-socialized to the real world and to other dogs. Most have skin problems and/or deformities (especially, ‘flat feet’) from their history of neglect and confinement. Some will make it into adoption programs – many will not.

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