Animal rescue group loved by Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Aniston saves 100 dogs covered in fleas and feces from hoarder's California home where they lived in squalor among canine corpses
A California dog rescue agency loved by celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston and Chrissy Teigan has rescued 100 dogs covered in fleas and feces living in a hoarder's filthy house of horrors.
On December 9 Wagmor Pet Hotel & Spa received a call about 15 dogs in the yard of a trailer home in Bakersfield that needed help.
But when staffers arrived they found 100 dogs roaming around the property and living in squalid conditions covered in feces, rotting garage and the corpses of dead dogs.
'As we walked through the property more and more dogs crawled out of garbage piles, I was overwhelmed. I was physically sick,' Wagmor Pets owner Melissa Bacelar said to DailyMail.com.
'The worst part of the search was in the back shed. Puppy corpses lined the floors. A nursing mama dog stood barking at us protecting her dead puppies,' she added.
100 dogs rescued: Animal rescue organization Wagmor, which is loved by celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston and Chriss Tiegan, rescued 100 dogs covered in fleas and feces living in a filthy house of horrors in Bakersfield, California earlier this month. A view of two dogs rescued from the home above
Ready for new homes: A view of some of the dogs removed from the home in cages above
House of Horrors: In the bathroom of the Bakersfield home Wagmor Pets staffers found the floor covered in garbage and dirty and dogs barking walking around in the filth
'The smell coming from it was so strong I could barely breathe,' Bacelar said.
She said as she tried to help a mother dog protecting her dead pups, the woman who called her to the property screamed.
'I turned to see a dead dog lying on a trash heap,' Bacelar said.
A woman who lived in the trailer then came out with her feet caked in dog feces and a puppy in her arms.
The woman claimed she had five or six dogs in the trailer and two other people walked onto the property and said the dogs were theirs.
'They said that they saved them and it got out of hand,' Bacelar said.
They said that Animal Control had been to the home and said they couldn’t help with the overflow of animals.
The people agreed to let Wagmor take the dogs to find homes for them.
Shocking video from the scene shows every room of the trailer home completely littered in layers of garbage and dog feces.
In the bedroom a tattered mattress was covered in dog feces. Small puppies were seen running around the home and barking.
Squalid conditions: The trailer on the Bakersfield property was completely covered with garbage and dog feces creating horrific conditions for the animals to grow up in
A mattress in the home was found completely covered in dog feces
Wagmor shared one video of a shivering tiny puppy covered in fleas. Bacelar said that the dogs were terrified and they had to be coaxed into cages to be rescued.
'I wrangled as many dogs as I could and called my team. The next day my manager, Ellie Moser and a volunteer went. They went into the house. Ellie said the house was uninhabitable. There was no running water. There were 10-20 dogs. There was dogs and human feces everywhere. She said the floors were covered,' Bacelar said.
As the team combed through the property they saw two tiny puppies running under the trailer. When they ripped the siding off to get the puppies they found dogs running through poop and crawling over dead dog bodies.
'The woman that lives there is in danger and we plan to help her next. But our goal was to get every dog out. Some are sweet. Some are scared,' Bacelar said.
A Wagmor staffer pictured carrying a small puppy away from the home. Wagmor owner Melissa Bacelar said they rescued a total of 100 dogs from the property and found them living in squalor in feces, rotting garbage and among dog corpses
Every single dog rescued has undergone a wellness check and 20 will get fixed this week. Now the organization is raising funds to help with the vet and wellness costs for the dogs
'We have nine pregnant and nursing moms. Endless puppies. Endless dogs. I’m writing this and thinking that nine months ago I only had the ability to rescue five to six dogs a week. This week I saved 100,' she said.
Every single dog rescued has undergone a wellness check and 20 will get fixed this week.
'The vet bills are so high. The food, supplies, man power. But we are doing it. Somehow. All of those dogs will have a home,' Bacelar said determined.
Now many of those young dogs are up for adoption on the Wagmor Pets website.
Rescued: Three of the pups rescued from the home pictured above
Several young puppies who were rescued from the home pictured above
Wagmor is raising money to pay for the dog’s needs and they are accepting donations on Venmp at @dogsinneed and on their website.
Wagmor is a rescue organization as well as a luxury pet hotel and spa in Los Angeles that boasts celebrity clients including Arianna Grande, Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus, Abigail Breslin, Dan Levy.
Stars Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Aniston have adopted dogs from the group.
Stars Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Aniston have adopted dogs from the group
Chrissy Teigen and her husband John adopted a dog from the Wagmor Pet Hotel & Spa in January and named him Petey after the doomed bird in 1994's Dumb And Dumber.
Too cute! Chrissy welcomed little Petey into her family in January, when he was just a tiny pup
In October Aniston adopted a puppy named Lord Chesterfield from Wagmor.
Nikki Reed and Kristen Bell have fostered dogs for the group and Kris Jenner and Sandra Bullock are among the stars who use their grooming and pet hotel services.
Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend adopted a dog from the Wagmor Pet Hotel & Spa in January and named him Petey after the doomed bird in 1994's Dumb And Dumber.
In October Aniston adopted a puppy named Lord Chesterfield from Wagmor.
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