text:  temperatures were below freezing when rescuers and law enforcement arrived at the scene and were greeted by shivering rottweilers shih tzus and pit bull pipe type dogs chained and tethered outdoors with inadequate protection from the elements many of the animals found on the property were without apparent access to food and water and veterinarians noted that many are underweight and some severely dozens of roosters and hens were also found in makeshift pens outdoors