The non-profit Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) responded to a request from authorities in Henderson County, TN to assist with 54 cats and dogs living in deplorable conditions in and around a single-family residence. This rescue dubbed Operation Desperate Days is ARC's third rescue operation in a week and brings the total number of animals rescued and being cared for at their Rescue Operations Center in Lebanon TN this week to 105.
"With temperatures dropping to the low twenties, these dogs could die from exposure," said ARC Executive Director, Tim Woodward. "Their body conditions are poor and they're suffering from mange, leaving them without any protection from the cold. Time was of the essence."