{"id":726,"date":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/linda-blair-speaks-out-after-home-is-searched-by-police-in-connection-with-reported-kennel-operation-housing-over-100-dogs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","slug":"linda-blair-speaks-out-after-home-is-searched-by-police-in-connection-with-reported-kennel-operation-housing-over-100-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/linda-blair-speaks-out-after-home-is-searched-by-police-in-connection-with-reported-kennel-operation-housing-over-100-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Blair Speaks Out After Home Is Searched by Police in Connection with Reported Kennel Operation Housing Over 100 Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTurns out we just have some paperwork to do and some diagrams,\u201d \u2018The Exorcist\u2019 alum said, addressing the search hours later<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Z2EgSr_wV_zN-ANStmJX5gjeXmE=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/linda-blair-speaks-out-kennel-operation-080126-1fe18c28b8b3408ca0358c5f00adf02a.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Blair in her July 31 Instagram post.Credit: indablairwf\/Instagram\" title=\"Linda Blair Speaks Out After Calif. Home Is Searched by Police in Connection with Reported Kennel Operation Housing More Than 100 Dogs\" \/><figcaption><i>Linda Blair in her July 31 Instagram post.<br \/>Credit: indablairwf\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Linda Blair has spoken out after her Southern California property was searched by authorities on Friday, July 31<\/li>\n<li>Officials examined <em>The Exorcist<\/em> alum\u2019s home as part of an active investigation into a reported kennel operation<\/li>\n<li><em>\u201c<\/em>Turns out we just have some paperwork to do and some diagrams,\u201d Blair said in an Instagram post, addressing the search hours later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/linda-blair-on-returning-for-exorcist-believer-cameo-exclusive-8413348\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Linda Blair<\/a> is speaking out.<\/p>\n<p>After the actress\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/linda-blair-home-searched-as-authorities-investigate-reported-kennel-operation-12032255\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Southern California property was searched by authorities<\/a> on Friday, July 31, as part of an active investigation into a reported kennel operation, Blair, 67, spoke out through an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbet1c5PgWn\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Instagram post<\/a> later that same day, addressing the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining in her caption that she and the animals at her home were \u201cgood in lieu of our surprise visit in 105\u00b0 heat,\u201d Blair \u2014 who rose to fame as the child star of 1973\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/is-the-exorcist-based-on-a-true-story-8638849\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Exorcist<\/em><\/a><em> \u2014<\/em> continued, <em>\u201c<\/em>Turns out we just have some paperwork to do and some diagrams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as everybody knows, I\u2019m looking to move so I can be more educational and help more animals,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d rather move forward,\u201d Blair then wrote. \u201cAnd I always say you know a good old-fashioned letter of contact always works. Be safe, safe lives support animal rescue, cause we\u2019re all fighting to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blair\u2019s property was searched under an inspection warrant as part of a joint operation between the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control and the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, according to a statement from authorities shared with PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is to inspect this property for buildings and structures associated with a kennel operation reported to have more than 100 dogs,\u201d officials said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control added that the kennel facility\u2019s permits expired in 2023, and the organization alleged that multiple attempts by both county agencies to contact the owner, Blair, had gone unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe warrant allows us to lawfully access the property and verify compliance with County codes,\u201d the department said, further explaining that its role during the operation was to evaluate \u201canimal care, safety conditions, and overall <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/la-officials-remove-700-dogs-and-cats-from-a-single-property-in-one-the-largest-animal-rescues-operations-in-the-u-s-11931209\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">welfare of the dogs<\/a> housed on the property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is the safety and well-being of both the animals on the property and the people who may be working or residing here,\u201d continued the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control. \u201cThis inspection will help us determine whether conditions meet required standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/31\/linda-blairs-home-raided-by-police\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow\">TMZ<\/a>, Blair was present during the inspection and was \u201cextremely cooperative.\u201d The outlet reported that no dogs were removed from the property.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Y8zcNhFvUdrw5YxdK_Uq1WJ0sHs=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/linda-blair-exorcist-080126-6b0489e57d6d438d92fb0f0fd90e09b0.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Blair in \u2018The Exorcist,\u2019 Linda Blair in June 2024.Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures\/Sunset Boulevard\/Corbis via Getty; Eric Charbonneau\/Getty Images for Vertical\" title=\"American actress Linda Blair on the set of The Exorcist; Linda Blair seen at \" \/><figcaption><i>Linda Blair in \u2018The Exorcist,\u2019 Linda Blair in June 2024.<br \/>Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures\/Sunset Boulevard\/Corbis via Getty; Eric Charbonneau\/Getty Images for Vertical<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blair doubled down on the situation in a video shared with her July 31 Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>Standing outside and speaking to her camera directly, Blair said, \u201cToday we got a really big surprise visit, and, as it turns out, there is nothing but some paperwork and some new diagrams and things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to move for the last two years really, and it\u2019s imperative to my health, and trying to help more animals, but it\u2019s kind of on the news right now, so I wanted to check in, let you know I am fine, the animals are fine, and we just have some paperwork that has to be dealt with \u2014 that\u2019s all this was all about,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Blair then said, \u201cI don\u2019t know why mail isn\u2019t used more often to notify somebody,\u201d before she asked for donations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindablairworldheart.org\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation<\/a>, a nonprofit organization she founded that is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused, neglected and abandoned animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love volunteers and foster homes, and it\u2019s a big crisis we\u2019re dealing with in California, and across the country. So any and all support would mean the world,\u201d said Blair.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTurns out we just have some paperwork to do and some diagrams,\u201d \u2018The Exorcist\u2019 alum said, addressing the search hours later Linda Blair in her July 31 Instagram post.Credit: indablairwf\/Instagram NEED TO KNOW Linda Blair has spoken out after her Southern California property was searched by authorities on Friday, July 31 Officials examined The Exorcist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}