Cops find 12 dead dogs and cats in a 'no kill' animal shelter's freezer and seize more than 100 animals 'in poor living conditions' from the owner who is already set to stand trial for cruelty (12 Pics)

Police found 12 dead dogs and cats inside a 'no kill' animal shelter's freezer in Kentucky, and seized more than 100 animals living in horrific conditions from the owner who was already set to stand trial for animal cruelty. 

Seven cats and five dogs were discovered in the wooden freezer of The Trixie Foundation shelter on Saturday in Webbville. The shelter's owner, Randy Skaggs, was cited with 12 counts of improperly disposing dead animals but was not arrested.

Photos taken at the scene show several animals removed from the freezer and placed outside on a tarp while authorities investigate the shelter.

Kentucky State Police said seven cats and five dogs were found dead inside an animal shelter's freezer on Saturday 

Police obtained a search warrant for The Trixie Foundation after receiving reports of animal cruelty in April

Kentucky State Police said they initially seized an additional 90 dogs from the shelter. 

Lex18 reports that volunteers at the scene said the total number of animals was actually 108, including 104 dogs and four cats.   

The animals were taken Saturday because of 'poor living conditions' at the Trixie Foundation's shelter. 

Shelter owner Randy Skaggs, 68, claimed that the animals were placed in the freezer because of a high workload.

'I've not intentionally done anything except try to help these animals,' Skaggs said.

'Everyone makes mistakes, and I've made plenty of them.' 

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Some of the five dogs removed from a freezer at the Trixie Foundation in Webbville, Kentucky 

The shelter's website advertises itself as an 'Eden' for animals and the 'best kept secret in animal welfare'.

Police obtained a search warrant after receiving complaints about the shelter in April, the Herald-Ledger reported. 

Melissa Bowman, president of Kentuckians Vote for Animals, accompanied police during the raid. 

She told the Lexington Herald-Ledger that the dogs suffered 'medical neglect.'

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES A number of dogs needed to be tranquilized before taking them from the shelter and one animal was euthanized 

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES: Skaggs said  'I've not intentionally done anything except try to help these animals. Everyone makes mistakes, and I've made plenty of them.'

Pictured: two women tend to a dog found at The Trixie Foundation in Kentucky 

Other dogs had to be tranquilized before leaving the shelter, and one dog was euthanized at the facility. 

Penny Menz, who helped retrieve animals from the shelter on Sunday, called it the worst sight she's ever seen. 

'There was a dog that they had to call the vet for immediately. She had to be euthanized. She was lifeless but still breathing,' said Menz. 

'They're suffering and we need to put them down.'

She suspects that more animals will perish once veterinarians asses their health conditions. 

Many of them have glaring medical issues, including mouth tumors, eye infections and other ailments. 

Jenny Jones, a former staffer of eight months at The Trixie Foundation, was also on the scene to assist with animals.

Randy Skaggs (pictured) was cited with 12 counts of improperly disposing dead animals, but not arrested 

Jones said she had no idea Skaggs was allegedly committing animal cruelty when she was hired. 

'I didn't want to leave the animals alone with him,' she said. 

'I'm so excited for their future. They actually have a good future now.' 

Julie Sharp, a volunteer and advocate, was dismayed at the bad condition one dog was in. 

'She is beyond filthy, she is matted, she has advanced, advanced dental disease, it looks like her jaw is literally rotting out,' she told Fox 56. 

'She is blind and she is deaf, and she is caked with mud, so this little one was been laying there, waiting to die.'

Sharp hopes that Skaggs is punished for his alleged actions.

'I have taken dogs so many times out of rescue out of horrible conditions, and they get a slap on the wrist and nobody monitors this, and so it's got to change it's got to change, this can't happen again,' she said.

'Justice would be him in jail for the rest of his life.' 

Pictured: a section of The Trixie Foundation in Kentucky 

Local Jenny Jones has a Facebook page titled 'STOP The Trixie Foundation aka the Gulag,' that has monitored the shelter's alleged animal cruelty for years. 

She's currently asking for extra volunteers and pet supply donations as they attempt to care for the displaced animals.  

'The quicker we can get them assessed, the quicker they can go to foster homes because they can't leave here until we've documented everything that's wrong with every single dog,' she said.  

They're currently in need of blankets, cleaning supplies, wet and dry food, and vaccines. 

Skaggs, who said he  provides medical care when the animals need it, was cited with 12 counts of improperly disposing dead animals. 

More than 100 additional animals were seized from the facility as volunteers work to find adequate supplies 

He was not arrested and Skaggs intends to fight all charges.

A trial date for this latest crime has not been set. More charges are pending the results of veterinarian records. 

Skaggs was previously charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty in 2018 and is scheduled to face trial on June 23. 

He was charged with 179 counts of animal cruelty and 179 counts of failing to vaccinate dogs for rabies.  

Skaggs blames critics of his no-euthanization policy with influencing this latest raid, to pressure him to plead guilty to the earlier charges. 

Inquiries about volunteering and donations can be sent to the Facebook page.