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yougetthesmiles · 01-02-2008, 08:51 AM

I contacted the Morgan County Humane Society and this is what she wrote back.

I know who this breeder is. We've had several calls about sick pups from here. Unfortunately we do not have authority to regulate breeding in our county. The state vet is supposed to be the one that inspects these areas and the AKC organization. I doubt that the Hancocks have any connection with anyone at the State Vet office. The vet is Dr. Lovelace that you would need to speak with. We've been out to the breeders residence several times and have found no violations. Unfortunately, with that much breeding going on there tends to be alot of diseases. We are the Animal Control Department for Morgan County but are very limited on what we can legally do. If there are no violations, we can not even bring the prosecuter in on these matters. I would suggest that you file a small claims judgement with the courts to get a refund if the Hancocks do not reimburse you for the dog or the expenses. I will pass this on to our A/C officer but I doubt there is much we can do. If people continue to purchase dogs from breeders, even if the visit the location and feel comfortable buying from this breeder, what more can we do?
Angie
MCHS

01-02-2008, 08:51 AM	#89
yougetthesmiles BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,295 Blog Entries: 3	I contacted the Morgan County Humane Society and this is what she wrote back. I know who this breeder is. We've had several calls about sick pups from here. Unfortunately we do not have authority to regulate breeding in our county. The state vet is supposed to be the one that inspects these areas and the AKC organization. I doubt that the Hancocks have any connection with anyone at the State Vet office. The vet is Dr. Lovelace that you would need to speak with. We've been out to the breeders residence several times and have found no violations. Unfortunately, with that much breeding going on there tends to be alot of diseases. We are the Animal Control Department for Morgan County but are very limited on what we can legally do. If there are no violations, we can not even bring the prosecuter in on these matters. I would suggest that you file a small claims judgement with the courts to get a refund if the Hancocks do not reimburse you for the dog or the expenses. I will pass this on to our A/C officer but I doubt there is much we can do. If people continue to purchase dogs from breeders, even if the visit the location and feel comfortable buying from this breeder, what more can we do? Angie MCHS