AUTHORITIES SEIZE STARVING DOGS, LIVE FOOD.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Four emaciated e·ma·ci·ate tr. & intr.v. e·ma·ci·at·ed, e·ma·ci·at·ing, e·ma·ci·ates To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation. dogs and a pig were confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. Tuesday after the dogs were found feeding on the live pig, Los Angeles County animal control officials said. The dogs had chewed off the pig's ears and the flesh on its left hind leg, exposing the bone, officials said. ``They were all starving,'' said Gail Miley, manager at the Lancaster Animal Control and Care Shelter. Officials said they had visited the home Monday and left an order for the animals' owners to provide food and water for the dogs - four chows, a chow-Akita mix and a pit bull - and to get the pig veterinary care. Officials said they returned Tuesday and picked up all but one of the animals, still in need of food, water and care. One of the chows escaped and could not be recaptured, according to animal-control officers, who said they also removed a malnourished mal·nour·ished adj. Affected by improper nutrition or an insufficient diet. rooster rooster its crowing at dawn heralds each new day. [Western Folklore: Leach, 329] See : Dawn rooster symbol of maleness. [Folklore: Binder, 85] See : Virility . ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. their purpose for keeping the animals that way,'' said Leslie Troncale, an animal-control officer. ``They haven't responded to our initial notice.'' |
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