ELIZABETHTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Fourteen dogs are recovering after they were rescued from a home in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County.
The dogs and puppies were removed because of unsanitary conditions and extremely high ammonia levels.
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The Pennsylvania SPCA said some of the dogs were hidden in a garage and at a neighbor's property.
Most are Australian cattle dogs and beagle mixes. They are now being cared for at the SPCA's shelter hospital in Philadelphia.
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Once healthy enough, they will be placed up for adoption.
Charges against the dogs' owner are pending the conclusion of the full investigation.