18 dogs removed from animal hoarding situation recovering

More than a dozen small dogs were rescued from one of the worst cases of animal hoarding Madison County officials say they have ever seen.  Madison County sheriff's deputies responded to a complaint about dogs barking at a home on Trenton Street in Alexandria on Saturday just after 2 p.m.  Responding deputies said the smell from the home was so strong that it reached the driveway and the homeowner had to walk around feces to exit the home.