Dozens of dogs found inside unoccupied Randolph home

Senior rescue technician Mike Brammar and shelter agent Ashley Arseneau load puppy number 35 onto the mobile adoption rescue truck. (Boston Globe Photo / Wiqan Ang)

Authorities in Randolph along with the Animal Rescue League of Boston rescued about 50 dogs and puppies from an unoccupied home in Randolph tonight.

The conditions inside the Thayer Circle residence led the Randolph Board of Health to temporarily condemn the residence, according to Christopher Smalley, spokesman for the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

The League executed a search warrant on the home along with Randolph Police, Randolph Animal Control, and the state Department of Agricultural Resources, after receiving a tip from a concerned neighbor.

The rescue league removed the dogs tonight, Smalley said. "They all have initial veterinary checks on site, and then they will be brought to our various veterinary facilitates in Boston, Dedham, and Brewster, and various other veterinary clinics that we work with from time to time."

Some animals were in cages and some were not, he said, and an investigation by the law enforcement division of the league is ongoing. Smalley did not give specifics about the conditions the animals were kept in but said "the fact that the Randolph Board of Health has condemned the house speaks for itself."

Smalley urged anyone who believes an animal may be in distress to call the League at 617-426-9170.