HELENA — You might not be able to tell by looking at them now, but the eight huskies at the Lewis & Clark Humane Society (LCHS) were rescued less than a year ago from an animal cruelty situation.

"I remember pulling them out of an animal control truck," said Kat Martineau, the LCHS director of operations. "They were crammed in the back, completely not there. They were just trying to pretend that none of this was happening to them."

Allie Kaiser reports - watch: Lewis and Clark Humane Society holds special event for remaining rescued huskies

She is one of the shelter staff who helped when 32 dogs were brought into the LCHS in February with the help of the Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's Office.

That number grew to 38 as some of those dogs were pregnant, and the shelter officially got

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