[News] Abused Dogs Taken from Kentucky RESCUE SHELTER - YorkieTalk.com Forums

stedmansmommy · 02-25-2009, 09:13 PM

This is just terrible.

http://www.fox41.com/global/video/po...News&h1=Abused

Spicee08 · 02-25-2009, 09:30 PM

That is so sad, breaks my heart

msjagg · 02-25-2009, 09:47 PM

OMG

...They let him go!!! Those poor animals and their wounds broke my heart!! How could someone do this that is supposed to be rescueing them??At least now that they know about the abuse they can watch him! I hope those poor animals find furever homes really soon!! Hugs to them all...

yorkieisme · 02-26-2009, 02:52 AM

I clicked on the site and its not working.........can someone explain what happened.

sarahcals · 02-26-2009, 06:08 AM

How incredibly sad. And the last place you'd expect to find neglected animals...

Lisa and Pic · 02-26-2009, 10:35 AM

That is so sad. Glad the Kentucky Humane Society stepped in to save the furbabies.

TresCutePiggies · 02-26-2009, 01:23 PM

It's just so heartbreaking.

Potter · 02-26-2009, 01:46 PM

So a rescue shelter abuse their dogs? How did that happen? Not enough funding?

Lou · 02-26-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkieisme

i clicked on the site and its not working.........can someone explain what happened.

ditto!

Wylie's Mom · 02-26-2009, 02:23 PM

OMG. 300 counts of animal cruelty? I don't even know what to say....

yorkiesmiles · 03-03-2009, 06:27 PM

Clean Slate Animals Relocated

Clean Slate Animals Relocated | adairprogress.com

By Lawrence Harris on March 03,2009

The cats and dogs rescued from Clean Slate Animal Rescue have been completely relocated from the Green River Animal Shelter to a temporary shelter in Bowling Green.

The remaining 96 of the 240 dogs and 31 cats that were rescued from the Clean Slate Animal Rescue center in Sparksville on Feb. 20th are now under the care of The Humane Society of the United States in a temporary shelter in Bowling Green.

The National Disaster Animal Response Team of the HSUS arrived yesterday with a fully equipped kennel tractor-trailer to transport the animals to the temporary shelter located at the fairgrounds in Bowling Green. The Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society had already taken several of the animals last week and was waiting on the NDART to finish work at a puppy mill in North Carolina as well as a flood evacuation in Washington.

Senior Director of the HSUS Scotlund Haisley stated, "The NDART was established to assist in emergency situations like this as well as natural disasters to ensure the safety and welfare of the animals."

After the animals arrive at the temporary shelter they will be treated for their current health issues including mange and respiratory disease, at which time they will be sent to shelters for adoption. According to Haisley, in addition to the HSUS workers and the Kentucky Humane Society, dozens of volunteers came from as far away as California to help with the rescue of the Clean Slate animals.

"Rescues like this and puppy mills are two of the biggest problems we face," said Haisley.

Clean Slate owner 50-year old David Howery was arrested and charged with 295 counts of animal cruelty and was released on a $1,500 cash bond after plead not guilty to the charges in district court on Monday, Feb. 24th and agreed to release the animals to the Green River Animal Shelter.

According to HSUS State Director for Kentucky Pam Rogers the case involving Clean Slate was a classic case of animal hoarding.

"The two biggest problems with animal cruelty we face in the state as well as national are hoarders and puppy mills and from what I have been told about the situation at Clean Slate, he was a classic hoarder," said Rogers.

According to the HSUS fact sheet on animal hoarding, an animal hoarder is a person who amasses more animals than they can properly care for and fail to recognize or refuse to acknowledge when the animals become victims of gross neglect.

In most cases after the animals are removed, the burden of caring for the animals while they are in the shelters will fall back on taxpayers.

"Local government must enact local legislation that addresses some of the issues that deal with hoarders and puppy mills to more effectively address the problem and save the taxpayers money," commented Rogers.

According to Rogers in many cases the person arrested for animal cruelty does not release control of the animals and there is not much that can be done to help prevent these types of events from happening. Rogers noted that there is currently legislation at the state level that is awaiting approval to help combat animal hoarding in the state of Kentucky.

House Bill 428 in the Kentucky Legislature addresses the issue of the bonding of animals by specifying the responsibility for care of the animals that are seized in a case of animal cruelty. The bill will allow judges to impose a cash bond for the care of the animals in addition to a criminal bond, which will force the offender to assume the financial responsibility for the seized animals while they are in the care of the shelters. However if the owner of the seized animals releases control of the animals they will not be responsible for the cost incurred while under the care of the shelter.

House Bill 137 establishes shelter and shade requirements for animals by limiting the amount of animals and how they are boarded.

Both H.B. 428 and 137 will establish licensing, inspection and strict regulation of both private and public shelters.

To help prevent the amount of cases animal hoarding Rogers stated, "People need to be careful about where they send animals and if they have not been to the facility recently to check the conditions they do not need to send their animals there."

02-25-2009, 09:13 PM	#1
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,327 Blog Entries: 5	[News] Abused Dogs Taken from Kentucky RESCUE SHELTER This is just terrible. http://www.fox41.com/global/video/po...News&h1=Abused __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

02-25-2009, 09:30 PM	#2
Spicee08 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dover, DE, USA Posts: 557	That is so sad, breaks my heart __________________ Kathy & SpiceE

02-25-2009, 09:47 PM	#3
msjagg YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA. U.S.A. Posts: 1,412	OMG...They let him go!!! Those poor animals and their wounds broke my heart!! How could someone do this that is supposed to be rescueing them??At least now that they know about the abuse they can watch him! I hope those poor animals find furever homes really soon!! Hugs to them all... __________________ Jodi G. Mum to : -Sammy,:-Baron Georg and :-Sophie Kennedy...

02-26-2009, 06:08 AM	#5
sarahcals Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 149	How incredibly sad. And the last place you'd expect to find neglected animals... __________________ Proud Mommy of Violet

02-26-2009, 10:35 AM	#6
Lisa and Pic So Happy Together... Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ft. Mitchell, Ky. Posts: 2,574	That is so sad. Glad the Kentucky Humane Society stepped in to save the furbabies. __________________ Lisa, Piccolo, and Viola (Vivi)

02-26-2009, 02:52 AM	#4
yorkieisme No Longer a Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: berea, ky Posts: 417	I clicked on the site and its not working.........can someone explain what happened.

02-26-2009, 01:23 PM	#7
TresCutePiggies Owned by Rory & Lane Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 914	It's just so heartbreaking. __________________ I love my sweet girls, Rory and Lane!

02-26-2009, 01:46 PM	#8
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,267	So a rescue shelter abuse their dogs? How did that happen? Not enough funding? __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-26-2009, 02:23 PM	#10
Wylie's Mom Marcel + Wylie = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 9,535 Blog Entries: 2	OMG. 300 counts of animal cruelty? I don't even know what to say.... __________________ ~o~o~o~o~o~o~My Goofy Blog: Velvet Lava Cafe~o~o~o~o~o~o~ Ann ~ Mom to Marcel Verdel Purcell & Wylie "Floop" Fitzsmudge We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. ~ Immanuel Kant

03-03-2009, 06:27 PM	#11
yorkiesmiles Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,479	Clean Slate Animals Relocated Clean Slate Animals Relocated Clean Slate Animals Relocated \| adairprogress.com By Lawrence Harris on March 03,2009 The cats and dogs rescued from Clean Slate Animal Rescue have been completely relocated from the Green River Animal Shelter to a temporary shelter in Bowling Green. The remaining 96 of the 240 dogs and 31 cats that were rescued from the Clean Slate Animal Rescue center in Sparksville on Feb. 20th are now under the care of The Humane Society of the United States in a temporary shelter in Bowling Green. The National Disaster Animal Response Team of the HSUS arrived yesterday with a fully equipped kennel tractor-trailer to transport the animals to the temporary shelter located at the fairgrounds in Bowling Green. The Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society had already taken several of the animals last week and was waiting on the NDART to finish work at a puppy mill in North Carolina as well as a flood evacuation in Washington. Senior Director of the HSUS Scotlund Haisley stated, "The NDART was established to assist in emergency situations like this as well as natural disasters to ensure the safety and welfare of the animals." After the animals arrive at the temporary shelter they will be treated for their current health issues including mange and respiratory disease, at which time they will be sent to shelters for adoption. According to Haisley, in addition to the HSUS workers and the Kentucky Humane Society, dozens of volunteers came from as far away as California to help with the rescue of the Clean Slate animals. "Rescues like this and puppy mills are two of the biggest problems we face," said Haisley. Clean Slate owner 50-year old David Howery was arrested and charged with 295 counts of animal cruelty and was released on a $1,500 cash bond after plead not guilty to the charges in district court on Monday, Feb. 24th and agreed to release the animals to the Green River Animal Shelter. According to HSUS State Director for Kentucky Pam Rogers the case involving Clean Slate was a classic case of animal hoarding. "The two biggest problems with animal cruelty we face in the state as well as national are hoarders and puppy mills and from what I have been told about the situation at Clean Slate, he was a classic hoarder," said Rogers. According to the HSUS fact sheet on animal hoarding, an animal hoarder is a person who amasses more animals than they can properly care for and fail to recognize or refuse to acknowledge when the animals become victims of gross neglect. In most cases after the animals are removed, the burden of caring for the animals while they are in the shelters will fall back on taxpayers. "Local government must enact local legislation that addresses some of the issues that deal with hoarders and puppy mills to more effectively address the problem and save the taxpayers money," commented Rogers. According to Rogers in many cases the person arrested for animal cruelty does not release control of the animals and there is not much that can be done to help prevent these types of events from happening. Rogers noted that there is currently legislation at the state level that is awaiting approval to help combat animal hoarding in the state of Kentucky. House Bill 428 in the Kentucky Legislature addresses the issue of the bonding of animals by specifying the responsibility for care of the animals that are seized in a case of animal cruelty. The bill will allow judges to impose a cash bond for the care of the animals in addition to a criminal bond, which will force the offender to assume the financial responsibility for the seized animals while they are in the care of the shelters. However if the owner of the seized animals releases control of the animals they will not be responsible for the cost incurred while under the care of the shelter. House Bill 137 establishes shelter and shade requirements for animals by limiting the amount of animals and how they are boarded. Both H.B. 428 and 137 will establish licensing, inspection and strict regulation of both private and public shelters. To help prevent the amount of cases animal hoarding Rogers stated, "People need to be careful about where they send animals and if they have not been to the facility recently to check the conditions they do not need to send their animals there." __________________ yorkiesmiles Loved by Bubba & Roxy *Holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come*