Los Angeles County authorities searched the Southern California property of Linda Blair — the former child star of The Exorcist and a long-time animal rescue activist — over a reported kennel operation that officials said housed more than 100 dogs, with subsequent reports putting the number as high as 200.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, joined by the Department of Regional Planning, executed a warrant at the property on 2525 Lake Avenue in Altadena. Animal Care and Control said in a statement that the warrant allowed lawful access to verify compliance with county codes, according to Deadline.

Blair was fully cooperative, officials said.

The kennel facility's permits expired in 2023, according to Cleveland.com and Hello! Magazine. County planning records show an Animal Care and Control permit referral was filed for the Altadena address in March 2023, under permit number RPAP2023001248 and zoning classification C-3. Hello! Magazine also reported that several attempts by Los Angeles County agencies to contact Blair about the facility went unanswered before the search.

Blair took to Instagram to address the situation directly. In a video post, she said she and the animals were fine and that the matter came down to paperwork that needed to be dealt with. She questioned why the county had not simply sent a letter, saying she did not understand why mail was not used more often to notify somebody rather than arriving in person. In her caption, she noted the animals were doing well despite the surprise visit taking place in 105-degree heat.

Blair has been rescuing animals since 1997, pulling dogs off death row and housing them on her property, according to Parade. She said she is now looking to move so she can operate more educationally and help more animals.

What gives the story its tension is the collision between two facts: Blair has spent nearly three decades running an animal rescue on her own terms, and the county says the permits for that rescue lapsed in 2023. Whether the resolution is a new location, renewed paperwork, or something else entirely, Blair herself framed it as administrative — not a crisis for the animals in her care.