CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Four dogs rescued from a westside property have found new homes, marking progress in an ongoing animal welfare case that began last month.
The Faith and Hope Foundation received reports from neighbors about a home on Mimosa Drive off Leopard Street, where about 15 small dogs were running loose or living in squalor. Working with another rescue organization, the foundation collected the animals they could reach and took in nine dogs: seven puppies, one young "teen" dog, and one mother. They later rescued another dog who was pregnant.
"The adults are slowly coming around, but the puppies settled in very quickly and four have now been adopted," said Patricia Gonzalez, foster/volunteer with Faith and Hope Foundation.
This case demonstrates how quickly rescued animals c