Its main focus is helping to solve crimes against people, but now Crime Stoppers wants to help raise awareness and put an end to animal cruelty.
We went to an area known as the corridor of cruelty. It was a disturbing scene. Wednesday afternoon animal rescue crews found the remains of five dogs and one cat left in a ditch off of Friendly and Saunders in Northeast Harris County.
"On any given day you can see 15 to 20 dogs just wondering around," said Kelle Davis.
So many animals have been found in the area around Highway 59 near Little York animal rescue groups have re-named it the corridor of cruelty.
Many of the dogs rescued here are severely injured and neglected; the others have been dumped or just left to die.
"There's a little Golden Retriever mix - looks like he was dumped; looks like he was dumped fairly soon (recent) in a blanket and he's, I don't know what happened to him, but he's dead," said Rick Riley.
Rescue groups said this area has become a dumping ground for unwanted or dead animals, as well as those injured in dog fighting rings.
"Last year we obtained 242 convictions last year in animal cruelty and dog fighting cases," said Belinda Smith, Chief of the Animal Cruelty Section of the Harris County District Attorney's Office. With those convictions, the D.A.'s office said came more than 1,700 mistreated animals.
"It's our hope that scenes like this will be rare in the corridor someday - it's our hope that backyard breeders in the corridor will be stopped," said Deborah Hoffman of Corridor Rescue, Inc.
To help make that become reality, these rescue groups, law enforcement agencies and Crime Stoppers have joined forces, to not only bring attention to the disturbing problems, but promising to help put an end to it. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said it will commit several undercover detectives to monitor the area.
So far, it's working. 150 dogs have been relocated from the area in the last year and a half.
While we showed you just one area, it's important to note that problems like these can happen anywhere. Another reminder, if your pet has died you should contact your vet for information on how to properly dispose of it.
If you see anyone committing crimes against animals you are urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222 –TIPS or www.crime-stoppers.org.
We went to an area known as the corridor of cruelty. It was a disturbing scene. Wednesday afternoon animal rescue crews found the remains of five dogs and one cat left in a ditch off of Friendly and Saunders in Northeast Harris County.
"On any given day you can see 15 to 20 dogs just wondering around," said Kelle Davis.
So many animals have been found in the area around Highway 59 near Little York animal rescue groups have re-named it the corridor of cruelty.
Many of the dogs rescued here are severely injured and neglected; the others have been dumped or just left to die.
"There's a little Golden Retriever mix - looks like he was dumped; looks like he was dumped fairly soon (recent) in a blanket and he's, I don't know what happened to him, but he's dead," said Rick Riley.
Rescue groups said this area has become a dumping ground for unwanted or dead animals, as well as those injured in dog fighting rings.
"Last year we obtained 242 convictions last year in animal cruelty and dog fighting cases," said Belinda Smith, Chief of the Animal Cruelty Section of the Harris County District Attorney's Office. With those convictions, the D.A.'s office said came more than 1,700 mistreated animals.
"It's our hope that scenes like this will be rare in the corridor someday - it's our hope that backyard breeders in the corridor will be stopped," said Deborah Hoffman of Corridor Rescue, Inc.
To help make that become reality, these rescue groups, law enforcement agencies and Crime Stoppers have joined forces, to not only bring attention to the disturbing problems, but promising to help put an end to it. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said it will commit several undercover detectives to monitor the area.
So far, it's working. 150 dogs have been relocated from the area in the last year and a half.
While we showed you just one area, it's important to note that problems like these can happen anywhere. Another reminder, if your pet has died you should contact your vet for information on how to properly dispose of it.
If you see anyone committing crimes against animals you are urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222 –TIPS or www.crime-stoppers.org.
