Score of dogs recovered from Niederwald home

More than 20 dogs were seized from a Niederwald man’s home Nov. 2 after authorities suspected maltreatment of the animals.

However, authorities are not currently pursuing animal cruelty charges against Sam Woods, of Niederwald, after he claimed several of the injured dogs were strays and not his. Authorities also claim they are currently unable to prove whether all of the dogs are owned by Woods.

Hays County Animal Control officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Schubert Lane Oct. 30 after a nearby resident complained of a large number of dogs roaming the neighborhood and were not contained per county ordinance.