HAUSER LAKE — Nearly 40 emaciated and infected dogs were removed from a breeder’s home near Hauser Lake on Friday.

The property, the Iron Horse Ranch, located at 26727 N. Hauser Lake Road on the Washington-Idaho state line, had 133 dogs on the property at the time Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service and other officers arrived at the scene following a tip of animal abuse.

During the removal, the property’s owner, Wilma L. Turner, 61, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm. Turner had previous felonies on her record and wasn’t allowed to have weapons, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said.

“There were infections, and extreme grooming issues,” said Nancy Hill, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service director, on the 38 dogs taken from the property.

Earlier in the week, officers had received a complaint from a concerned citizen.

The licensed kennel had passed its annual compliance check back in November, but when officers arrived after the tip they noticed the condition of some of the animals, Hill said, which led to a warrant. During Friday’s daylong search, they found three weapons and Hill was arrested. The weapons were described as a pistol and two long guns.

Two dozen workers spent all day Friday examining the animals.

Officers taped off the driveway, but many dogs could be heard constantly barking. Horses on the property were also examined, Hill said. Turner could face charges relating to the animals by next week.

Most of the dogs were poodles and labradoodles. Washington state law allows up to 50 adult dogs on a property, under new legislation that went into effect Jan. 1. The old rule allowed more depending on property zoning. Hill said they were looking into seeing if the new legislation had a grandfather clause for those with more animals.