Dog case illustrates response problems

Dog case illustrates response problems

YOUNGSTOWN — Maybe the complaints slipped through the cracks.

Help came, but not fast enough for some residents of a West Side neighborhood affected by horrific smells from 1810 Oakwood Ave., where 17 dogs lived in feces-polluted rooms with a woman and her adult son.

The dogs were rescued this past week, the house was designated as unlivable and placed on the demolition list, and the renters were told to leave.

“We have been working on this for about two years. The stench really got bad this summer,” Councilwoman Carol Rimedio-Righetti, D-4th, said. “I called the health department and left messages. The neighbors made their own calls, too. I give them credit for taking back their neighborhood.”

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