Throwing the book at puppy mills
January24
All too often a puppy mill breeder convicted of animal cruelty will be given a sentence so weak it’s laughable. Or would be if puppy mills were anything to laugh about. But three recent cases show that, on occasion, authorities do the right thing and hit bad breeders where it hurts.
Check it out:
- A Mississippi breeder pleaded guilty to 43 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty last week after authorities found 46 starving dogs plagued with rotten teeth, infected skin, and matted with urine and feces on his property. Perpetrators often get by with a slap on the wrist, but under the terms of his agreement, Richard Stockman must destroy his kennel and find homes for the rest of his dogs within 30 days. He must pay a $1,000 fine and — this is key — he is banned from ever owning or caring for dogs used for breeding again. The 46 dogs seized from his property have been adopted out to new homes.
- A breeder in Santa Cruz, California, will serve a year in jail and five years on probation after he was convicted of mistreating more than four dozen dogs. Robert Brunette was trying to develop “his own” line of guard dogs, according to the local paper. But after neighbors reported seeing dead dogs on his property, officials found the rest of Brunette’s dogs infested with fleas, malnourished and suffering other health problems. The 46-year-old breeder must also pay approximately $150,000 in restitution to the county Animal Services Ageny to compensate for the care of his animals.
- In Canada, a breeder who crammed her dogs into small cages soaked with urine was fined $5,000 and banned for life from owning animals. May Poon had 42 pomeranians, poodles and chihuahuas and a few cats so immersed in their own feces and urine that they had trouble breathing. All 42 animals have been adopted, including Daisy, a 10-year-old poodle believed to have spent her whole life in a cage.
Carol,
I am the medical director at the San Francisco SPCA Shelter and Spay Neuter clinic. Unfortunately my city is unwittingly supporting the supply side of puppy mills and I am working on a very focused campaign to educate my community on puppy mills.
Would you be interested in talking with me about this project?
Thank you,
scarlett
Hi Scarlett,
I would be happy to talk with you. Why don’t you email me at carol@carolbradley.com and we’ll set up a time.
Thanks!
But three recent cases show that, on occasion, authorities do the right thing and hit bad breeders where it hurts…..
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