Lois Hancock from Martinsville, Indiana needs to be EXPOSED and SHUT DOWN!!!

[kelkiss5]

Has anyone called the authoritys on this woman yet?!!. I would phone them myself, only am from Ireland and they might think am a little nutty. OMG someone please give them a call. If the puppies were sick and looked like they did, what are the parents like. Please please, someone call.

How is your little man doing. I sure hope he is doing better. He was so lucky you found him.

[bonmur]

She breeds many different breeds...
Doxies
Puggles
Cockapoos
rat terrier
Yorkies etc

[YorkieOwnerIN]

My wife and I bought a yorkie pup from this woman a few weeks ago. When we got there we couldn't bare to leave him with this woman, he wasn't exactly what we wanted but who cares. We probably saved his young life, as she said no one else wanted him!!! I won't go into details other than to say we had the exact same experience as EVERYONE else on this thread! I have reported this woman to PETA, SPCA, Morgan county authorities, as well as ALL the local news stations and news papers. It's horrible that she has been at this all this time and nothing has changed...if we all work together perhaps we can end this atrocity!!!

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by YorkieOwnerIN

My wife and I bought a yorkie pup from this woman a few weeks ago. When we got there we couldn't bare to leave him with this woman, he wasn't exactly what we wanted but who cares. We probably saved his young life, as she said no one else wanted him!!! I won't go into details other than to say we had the exact same experience as EVERYONE else on this thread! I have reported this woman to PETA, SPCA, Morgan county authorities, as well as ALL the local news stations and news papers. It's horrible that she has been at this all this time and nothing has changed...if we all work together perhaps we can end this atrocity!!!

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.

[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
MCHS"

[YorkieOwnerIN]

If you google for Lois Hancock Martinsville, IN you will get TONS of results relating to things from fraud to neglect. If anyone would like her address PM me and I'll give it to you. If anyone wants to report her as well, PM me and I will give you any info I have on her. Side note, the person I talked to yesterday, that sent someone out, said that they have had several calls on her in the last few days. PLEASE EVERYONE CALL AND REPORT HER THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN GET INVOLVED, THE MORE THIS CANNOT GO UNNOTICED!!!!!

[Nancy1999]

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.

When someone sells directly to the public they don't need any license. There probably isn’t any agency that inspects. The problem has gotten much worse since breeders are selling directly to customers over the internet. They are trying to pass laws to fill this gap, but most breeders, even good breeders, fight these laws, people hate more regulation. Some of the worst puppy mills are selling directly to the public. That's why it's so important for people not to buy directly over the internet and go to the home in person. Not sure she uses the AKC registry, but the AKC is mainly interested in record keeping, and they can’t do much if the breeder is following state laws and some state laws are very lax. Also, they do not inspect every breeder. Many breeders don’t tell the AKC how many dogs they are breeding each year so they won’t be inspected, and they tell customers, “If you aren’t breeding or showing, you don’t need papers.” It’s up to the pet buyer to help keep breeders honest, go to the home and make sure you get AKC papers and register your dog with the AKC, even though you aren’t planning to breed or show. By registering the dog, pet owners are providing a necessary check and balance. I hope all breeders encourage people to register their pet dogs.

[msyorktown]

i started following this post a few days ago...the original post from penny dates back to 2010!!! not sure that is correct year but i do know this has been going on for quite some time....how can all these agencies drop the ball on this woman!!! im in Canada...who can i call from up here?? anything i can do to help please let me know. This woman needs to be STOPPED! stuff like this infuriates me!

[YorkieOwnerIN]

I will get you some contact info tomorrow. There is actually a second post on this site about this woman. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...tinsville.html this one started in 2006!!!! And is sadly worse than this thread. Get some tissues...you may need them.

[YorkieOwnerIN]

Tomorrow 5/2 Lois is being forced to surrender some of the sickest puppies to the Martinsville Humane Society and then Friday the state vet is going to the puppy mill with the humane society for an inspection. This isn’t over yet, like last time Lois has been given notice to clean stuff up before the state comes in. I pray she doesn’t slip under the radar again!


If you are interested in fostering or making donations for these saved puppies and dogs please contact the
Morgan County Humane Society 765-349-9177

[lynzy420]

Thank you for doing what your doing, on behalf of all the pups...You have made a difference and it counts! This is wonderful news, absolutely wonderful, one person can make a difference!!!: thumbup:

[msyorktown]

why cant they do a surprise visit??? why do they keep calling this woman.(i use the term lightly) to tell her they are coming?! thats like calling a crack house to let them know the police are on their way! c'mon REALLY!! I really hope she doesn't fall undre the radar again....this mess has been going on since 2006! the agencies that govern this type of nonsense really need to be held accountable. enough already...shut this place down! thank you all who are trying to stop her...i would call the authorities myself..Im in Canada they would think im really Looney. again thank you all for your tireless efforts in doing all you can to stop her. love u guys!

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by msyorktown

why cant they do a surprise visit??? why do they keep calling this woman.(i use the term lightly) to tell her they are coming?! thats like calling a crack house to let them know the police are on their way! c'mon REALLY!! I really hope she doesn't fall undre the radar again....this mess has been going on since 2006! the agencies that govern this type of nonsense really need to be held accountable. enough already...shut this place down! thank you all who are trying to stop her...i would call the authorities myself..Im in Canada they would think im really Looney. again thank you all for your tireless efforts in doing all you can to stop her. love u guys!

It doesn't matter where you are, call anyway & tell them where your calling from. Also everyone with a facebook acct needs to post this info. Spread the word around the world. The more people that know about this EVIL person the better. I will be calling tomorrow. Also tell them what you posted here about calling ahead to a crack house.

[YorkieOwnerIN]

Everyone I have contacted I have informed of this forum. All have said that they read it. But PLEASE continue to spread the word and call them! The more complaints they get they less they can ignore it!

[YorkieOwnerIN]

Great news everyone. As of today Lois Hancock has been COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. All dogs have been surrendered to the local no kill humane society!!! Thank you to everyone who called. The human society said they have been inundated with calls in the last couple weeks. The humane society could only say. "At this point it is a legal matter, and we can't tell you anything else" So charges are being brought against her!!!! The state vet has shut her down. Wooooo Hooooo!!!!!