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More than four dozen demonstrators gathered outside the Humboldt County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon — shortly after the “All of U.S. 250” gathering at the same spot — to demand justice for animals and while calling for the arrest of Shannon Miranda, the man at the center of an animal cruelty and fraud investigation that’s making national and international headlines. 

Passing motorists offered a stead stream of horn honks in support of the demonstration, which was held less than 24 hours after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced that investigators had unearthed 117 intact dog carcasses, another 21 skulls and hundreds of bones at Miranda’s Rescue, a facility that bills itself as a “no-kill” animal sanctuary. 

Sheriff’s investigators also found more than 600 dog collars inside a barn where they believe the dogs were likely killed.

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• Search Warrant Served at Miranda’s Rescue Amid Allegations of Felony Animal Abuse, Fraud and Conspiracy
• Fortuna, Ferndale and Rio Dell Pause Animal Services Contracts With Miranda’s Rescue as Sheriff’s Office Investigation Continues
• Miranda’s Rescue Search Warrant Reveals Eight Dead Dogs Have Been Recovered; Sheriff’s Investigator Believes Miranda Killed Them for Financial Gain
• ‘This Case Remains a Priority’: Sheriff’s Office Issues Update on Miranda’s Rescue Investigation, Asks Public to Come Forth With Information
• BREAKING: At Miranda’s Rescue, Multiple Agencies, Including the FBI, Execute Search Warrant Authorizing Excavation
• (VIDEO) More Than 700 Dogs From Miranda’s Rescue Remain Unaccounted For, Sheriff Honsal Says; Excavation of Grounds to Continue for Several Days
• ‘It’s Gruesome’: Investigators Dig Up More Than A Dozen Dog Carcasses at Miranda’s Rescue on Day Two of Excavations
• ‘This Investigation is Just Getting Started’: Sheriff’s Office Uncovers 117 Dog Carcasses, 21 Skulls and ‘Hundreds of Bones’ at Miranda’s Rescue