{"id":277592,"date":"2026-09-02T21:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T21:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/277592\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T21:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T21:14:36","slug":"pittsburgh-police-remove-11-dogs-cat-from-house-in-westwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/277592\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Police remove 11 dogs, cat from house in Westwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pittsburgh Police: 11 dogs, cat removed from house in ‘deplorable condition’<\/p>\n

\"Jordan<\/a>PITTSBURGH \u2014<\/p>\n

A dozen animals were removed from a Pittsburgh home described as being “in deplorable condition” Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, showed video of the police activity on Barr Avenue in the city’s Westwood neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Eleven dogs and a cat were removed from the house and taken to Humane Animal Rescue, a Pittsburgh police spokesperson said. Three dead dogs were also found inside, officials said.<\/p>\n

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Police and Animal Care & Control officers made entry to the home and removed the animals after complaints from the community, public safety officials said.<\/p>\n

“It is unclear at this time whether the property is occupied or abandoned, but it is in deplorable condition inside,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Neighbors told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Jordan Cioppa that they have seen people going in and out of the house as recently as a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

No arrests were made as the investigation continued Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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