Owner of Woofy Acres dog rescue charged with 16 counts of animal cruelty

Owner of Woofy Acres dog rescue charged with 16 counts of animal cruelty

The owner of a Southern California dog rescue has been charged with 37 criminal counts of mistreating the animals, nearly 100 of which were in such bad condition they had to be euthanized. Dianne Bedford, owner of Woofy Acres in Pinon Hills, was arrested Aug. 7, a year after 114 dogs were seized from the property by San Bernardino County Animal Care. County officials said the dogs, primarily large and aggressive pit bulls with severe health issu…