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About 800 dogs have been seized from what an official called a “small puppy mill” in Avra Valley.

Most of the dogs are chihuahuas and some are very ill, said Jenny Rose, a spokeswoman for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. Three were found dead on the property.

Authorities became aware of the hoarding case after a woman who purchased a dog from a couple who lives on the property took her dog to the vet because it had kennel cough, Rose said.

She told the vet that there were hundreds of dogs on the property, located in the 12200 block of West Manville Road, and the vet advised that she contact authorities.

When the Pima County Sheriff’s Department responded to the property, they found the dogs in cages outside and also found dogs inside the house, said Sgt. James Ogden, an agency spokesman.

“The conditions of the house were horrible,” Ogden said.

They also found about 80 exotic birds, Rose said.

On Monday, 96 animals from the property were taken in by the Humane Society, Rose said. Authorities returned to the home on Wednesday where they worked all day to bring in the remaining dogs. No citations have been issued and the couple, who is in their 60s, have been cooperating with the Sheriff’s Department, Ogden said.

Once the investigation is complete, it will be turned over to the Pima County Attorney’s Office for review.