[YorkieOwnerIN]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

How in the world does this woman, with puppies in such diplorable conditions, with ALL the reports filed against her, with soooooooo many different agencies, INCLUDING THE AKC, continue to operate? How can ALL these agencies be missing the mark on this? I do not know a thing about this lady, or anyone that has purchased a puppy from her, so I personally can not contribute anything about her or her business...but I CAN and DO wonder if it is as bad as every one has said it is, for YEARS going back, how caqn all the agencies that "serve and protect" against such a business, continue to stay in existance???? ALL these agencies have failed, not only the public, but the poor animals produced there. THESE AGENCIES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALLOWING THIS TO CONTINUE.

I agree completely. That is why I went to the lengths that I did. I did get word that someone from the Morgan county authorities went to her property yesterday. I'm not sure who, or what/if anything was or will be done but I plan to follow up to find out. I have already been in touch with someone from PETA yesterday. I plan to peruse this as long as I can. Unfortunately the common person (me) doesn't usually have the financial backing to take the necessary steps. So I wanted to get as many people involved as I can. After my original post yesterday I contacted the Indiana State veterinarian's office but have not heard back yet. I did find out yesterday that the Morgan county human society is aware of her. I posted their response to me below.

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
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