The officers served a search warrant at a residence on the 800 block of Carolina Street in central Vallejo. The dogs were taken to multiple locations, Sheriff’s Sgt. Rex Hawkins said, adding that the volume of animals was placing pressure on the shelter system. Veterinary assessments were pending. Hawkins did not discuss the dogs’ health or the conditions in which they had been kept.

Anthony, who runs California Carolina Dogs, a breeding and adoption business, said the dogs were healthy and had a good life on the property, which covers two lots in a residential area. She said the animals belonged to her 99-year-old mother, who lives on Carolina Street, and described the seizure as traumatic for the dogs.

Anthony has bred and kept Carolina dogs, also called American dingos, at several Vallejo properties for about 20 years. Neighbors and animal-rights groups have complained about her operation since 2013, accusing it of functioning as a puppy mill.

In May, Anthony was found guilty in Solano County Superior Court of one count of animal cruelty related to keeping and breeding a group of dogs that ran loose on a small ranch in east Vallejo. Court records show she was granted probation in June.

She also faces a civil suit filed by Caru Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which alleges that her organization’s practices amount to animal cruelty. A hearing in that case was scheduled for Friday at the county courthouse in Fairfield. Anthony’s 2025 request for a restraining order against county Animal Control was denied.

The dogs’ removal now leaves authorities and shelters to assess their condition and determine next steps, while the civil case and animal cruelty investigation continue.