For the second time in two weeks, authorities in Thurston County have seized neglected animals in tough living conditions.

The Thurston County Sheriff Office’s “Animal Cruelty Team” on Friday rescued 21 chickens, 17 dogs, nine cats and two pigs.

A pig was among the animals recovered in the most recent animal rescue in the Maytown area of Thurston County. (Photo: Thurston Co. Sheriff’s Office)

According to a review of Thurston County arrest records by The Olympian newspaper, deputies may have recovered the neglected animals at a home in Maytown.

Volunteers from local animal rescue organizations helped move the animals to the Thurston County Fairgrounds.

A caged chicken was among the 49 animals rescued by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and local animal rescue volunteers Friday. (P

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