A gruesome discovery at a rescue shelter in Long County.
One of the owners, Christiane Judd of Loonie farms, called a rescue group and told them she was leaving town.
When they arrived to take care of the animals left behind, they found a bunch of animal carcasses.
Long County Sheriff's Lieutenant, Tom Sollosi says if he had to give an estimate, he thinks there were up to 50.
In April of this year, authorities along with GBI and the GA Department of Agriculture went to Loonie farms and removed two horses and a donkey.
They also warned the Judd's about improper disposal of animals.
Authorities say the smaller animals didn't appear to be in bad shape, so they left them in care of Loonie Farms.
The Department of Agriculture was supposed to make a follow up visit. News Three is waiting to hear back to confirm if that visit ever happened.
Lieutenant Sollosi says Christiane Judd could face cruelty to animal charges.
He says he personally saw one dog carcass and it was still tied down.
The other animals have been removed from the property.
Kim Hankerson, from a group called Animal Haven of Hope says she had the misfortune of finding several dozen dead animals Monday morning at the Loonie Farms in Long County. She called it a gruesome discovery. "There dead cats and dogs that appeared to be locked in cages," she told News Three's JoAnn Merrigan.
She also showed her a dead dog about fifteen feet in back of the trailer where the owner lived. Hanson says the dog appeared to have been shot in the head.
The property is filled with a rancid smell and animal lovers here say it's a shocking and sad case.
More tonight on News 3 at Six.
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