Sixty-seven puppies were found behind the store in April, unattended in small crates inside a van.
PARAMUS - The borough announced late Thursday it is no longer taking applications for puppy adoptions for the animals found neglected in a van behind the Just Pups store.
"Due to an overwhelming response, we are no longer taking applications," officials stated on the borough website, about a day after officials announced they were starting the adoption process.
Sixty-seven puppies were found behind the store in April, unattended in small crates inside a cold van at the Route 17 store, authorities said.
The store was closed after police officers found the puppies.
Neglected puppies up for adoption
Tyco Animal Control took possession of the puppies and have been receiving dozens of calls asking about adoption ever since.
Just Pups owner Vincent LoSacco, 50, and his brother Leonard LoSacco, 51, face 134 counts of animal cruelty.
Prosecutors say Leonard LoSacco picked up the puppies in Missouri, driving the van here on April 3. He left the van at the store parking lot with the anticipation that the puppies would be unloaded the next day, authorities have said.
Vincent LoSacco was aware of what his brother did, authorities allege.
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