JACKSON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A dog from Tennessee was reunited with her family after being rescued from an alleged New Jersey puppy mill.
Daisy the Bloodhound had an emotional meeting with her family who drove 11 hours to retrieve her from the Ocean County Animal Facility in Jackson Saturday.
The dog ended up at the facility after Brick police raided a home on Arrowhead Park Drive Dec. 2 where they found 135 dogs and 45 cats smelling of urine and feces. The animals, who had been stuffed into cages, were brought to the shelter by a Hazmat unit while the house was condemned.
Two people were arrested – 49-year-old Aimee Lonczak and 58-year-old Michele Nycz – and charged with animal cruelty.
Lonczak was also charged with child endangerment as her 16-year-old daughter also lived in the house.
All 180 of the animals, including Daisy, were bathed and spayed in county shelters and readied for adoption. That’s when her family was tracked down through her microchip.
According to NJ Advance, Daisy had been separated from her family for about two years. It’s unclear how she got to New Jersey.
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