Dogs From Cruelty Case Now Up For Adoption

CUMMING, GA -- Dozens of dogs rescued from squalor in a north Forsyth County trailer, and some of their new puppies, are now available for adoption.

In February, Billy Ray Shirley, 59, of Cumming, was charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty for keeping dogs in a trailer in what authorities described as deplorable conditions.

One dog was found dead and the others in the trailer on Franklin Goldmine Road off of Canton Highway were clearly in poor condition, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said at the time.

Almost two months later, those same dogs are ready to find much friendlier homes.

In a Facebook post Friday morning, the sheriff's office announced that almost all of the dogs are now ready to be adopted.

The dogs -- and lots of other pets -- are available for adoption at the Forsyth County Animal Shelter, at 4065 County Way.

The sheriff's office said in Friday's post that 30 dogs were taken from the trailer in February.

But, in a video attached to the post, sheriff's deputies show off two new arrivals -- puppies who were born to some of those dogs since they were rescued.

Those puppies are available for adoption as well.

The dogs that will be available as of Saturday, 12 puppies and 14 adults, are Chihuahua-Jack Russell terrier mixes, according to the animal shelter.

(Photo courtesy Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)