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A group of dogs made a run for it in Texas last weekend after a 38-year-old man allegedly broke in and freed them from an animal shelter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Police officials in Abilene announced a man has been arrested after he reportedly hopped a fence, went into the Abilene\/Taylor County Animal Services building via its roof and let upward of 150 dogs free, MySA.com reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The suspect, identified by police as George Paul Jones, reportedly stole a shelter van and drove away from the scene in stolen vehicle. The van was later recovered, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One dog is dead and \u201cseveral\u201d others are injured due to fighting with each other, police said, while many others left through an outside gate. Shelter officials have launched a search effort for the dogs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jones has since been charged with animal cruelty, break-in and theft of a motor vehicle, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The shelter closed on the day after the break-in but has since reopened and is reportedly still seeking multiple dogs, according to the All KINS Animal Initiative nonprofit. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Abilene-based nonprofit called the break-in \u201chorrific\u201d and announced that the escape left numerous dogs with injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ALL KINS has since raised $1,765, as of Tuesday night, funding that it promises will go to the care and assistance of impacted dogs along with clean-up and repairs at the shelter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n