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Woman Charged For Keeping Dozens Of Shih Tzus

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Nov 9, 2009 5:09 pm US/Central

Woman Charged For Keeping Dozens Of Shih Tzus

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― A 74-year-old North Minneapolis woman is now charged with cruelty to animals and obstruction of the legal process after authorities found more than two dozen dogs in her home.

When police and animal control workers went to Loretta Roach's home, they said the smell of urine and feces was so strong it made their eyes hurt.

They say Roach used her body to block the dogs and she kicked an officer in the shin.

Police did remove 30 Shih Tzus from the home. A doctor said seven should be euthanized because of chronic disease while several others went up for adoption last week.

Roach said she was selling the dogs on the Internet.

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