Sheriff's deputies in Phoenix raided the home of rapper DMX on Friday, seizing several pit bulls but making no arrests.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office received a tip more than a week ago about dogs being kept in inhumane conditions at the Phoenix-area home, said Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Detectives visited the home and then called one of the rapper's lawyers and told him that the conditions for the animals at the property needed to be improved or deputies would take action, Arpaio said. The dogs were not being fed or given water.
Authorities returned to the home Friday.
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The 36-year-old musician and actor, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was not at home during the raid.