Humane Society buys puppy mill

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by MyPeanutAbbyGra

I hope each and everyone of those babies can be placed in a good and loving home. If I lived closer, I think I might be tempted to see about adopting a little boy Yorkie.

All those babies are in my prayers.

Wisconsin isn't to far from Indiana or at least some parts.

[bchgirl]

Adoptions started with puppies on yesterday. 67 got new homes.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by bchgirl

Adoptions started with puppies on yesterday. 67 got new homes.

I wonder if that means that all the Yorkies are gone.

[spoiledgirls]

That's great! I know if we lived closer we would adopt a little yorkie. I am so glad that this place got shut down! I absolutely hate puppy mills! I even have a club against it if you would like to join! Here is the link!

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/group.php?groupid=61

There is a lot of info in it too!

[bchgirl]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I wonder if that means that all the Yorkies are gone.

The news article I read...specifically said puppies but not the breeds. He had more than yorkies. I'm thinking...it was a variety of puppies healthy enough to be adopted.

When Horton's Kennels here in Virginia was raided...the animals went to a variety of shelters and societies. Most of the ones who had his dogs/puppies...only allowed them to be adopted to someone within the same state and some restricted their adoptions to people on their small breed waiting lists.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by bchgirl

The news article I read...specifically said puppies but not the breeds. He had more than yorkies. I'm thinking...it was a variety of puppies healthy enough to be adopted.

When Horton's Kennels here in Virginia was raided...the animals went to a variety of shelters and societies. Most of the ones who had his dogs/puppies...only allowed them to be adopted to someone within the same state and some restricted their adoptions to people on their small breed waiting lists.

Lol, I need to start using this more. I meant all the "good ones" are gone, meaning Yorkies. Seriously, I don't think this, just a little YT humor.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

How much did they paid..anyone know?
He produced 3000 pups per year..what greed. At his age, he is very close to the gates of Hell, I would be very worried if I was him.

LOL !! I'm glad too that someone else didn't buy that place and continue to operate. What a shocker - his place must have been really really bad for this to happen.

Wallace Haven claimed he sold it because he wanted the dogs to go to good homes ? Is he DEMENTED or just a liar ?? They stated right in the article he would he would discard his leftover 'breeding stock' when they couldn't breed anymore ...at the SHELTERS - oh yeah....That's a VERY CARING Man.

and this quote by Wallace Haven made me want to BARF.... "Our dogs have been better taken care of than in a home.""

Again - is he DEMENTED ? I can't think of anyone I've ever known that lived on freezing WET floors in their homes.

To WALLACE HAVEN : HAVE A GOOD RETIREMENT.
NOT.
It's about time. The Dogs of this world are better off without you.

oh and ps Wally ....I hope you took a nice chunk of change that you made off the backs of those poor dogs over the years ....and DONATE TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY ~!

[SueNCricket 2]

I am so happoy to read abotu this. I wish every state would do this.

Originally Posted by shirlblack

I saw this on Fox news yesterday.


The Wisconsin Humane Society is buying one of the largest dog breeding facilities in the nation, and plans to close the kennel and find new homes for the more than 1,100 dogs there, the society announced Friday.

The action appears to be an unprecedented step in the campaign by U.S. humane societies against puppy mills.

"We have not heard of this ever being done by a local facility," said Cory Smith, program manager of animal sheltering issues for the Humane Society of the United States. "You see these places and it's heartbreaking. So when you know that people are making a living by this, this approach seems like a logical step - to use financial means to get the animals out of there."

Puppy Haven Kennel in Markesan, about 90 miles northwest of Milwaukee, will close after selling its dog breeding business to the Wisconsin Humane Society for an undisclosed amount that Humane Society board member Tony Enea called "pennies on the dollar." In a statement, the society said the kennel's owner, Wallace Havens, was "willing to substantially discount the sale of the business because the dogs would be retired and placed in good homes."

Victoria Wellens, executive director of the Wisconsin Humane Society, said at a news conference Friday that new programs will be developed to help the dogs taken from Puppy Haven become more socialized and adoptable.

"None of these dogs has had a toy or been cuddled," Wellens said.

While in operation, Puppy Haven sold about 3,000 dogs a year. The dog breeds included pugs, beagles, poodles, miniature schnauzers, Shih Tzus, American Eskimos, Yorkshire terriers and mixes known as "designer breeds."

Havens was suspended and fined by the American Kennel Club in 2006 over conditions at his kennel, according to Daisy Okas, a spokeswoman for the AKC.

"AKC inspected Mr. Havens and found some dogs that were in overcrowded conditions, dogs with matted/dirty/neglected coats and a dog that had been injured with no evidence of receiving veterinary care. Also, he had issues with missing, incomplete and incorrect records and problems identifying some dogs," Okas said in an e-mail. "We gave him the opportunity to correct these problems and request a reinspection. He sent in his reinspection request, but then canceled the day the inspector was driving out to conduct the inspection. Therefore, AKC suspended him. Suspension means he can't register dogs with us."

The Humane Society of the United States also received complaints against Puppy Haven and Havens, according to Kathleen Summers, deputy director of the U.S. society's Stop Puppy Mills Campaign.

"I have had complaints about him from local shelters that say he would discard his leftover breeding stock when they couldn't breed anymore," she said. "He would bring them to the shelters and it was clear they had spent their whole lives in a cage. There were hundreds of dogs on wet floors, freezing with no temperature control in the winter."

Havens, speaking from his home in Kingston, said he sold the Puppy Haven assets to the Wisconsin Humane Society because he is 72 years old and "I'm ready to retire."

"I've been dealing with the Wisconsin Humane Society for years, and they have helped our sick puppies. They are very good about finding them homes," he said. "Some folks are good with dogs and not with people, but the society is nice to people and animals. They don't run us down."

When asked about past complaints about the conditions at Puppy Haven, he said: "Our dogs have been better taken care of than in a home. They have a run and food all the time."

The Puppy Haven dogs will be transported to the Wisconsin Humane Society over several months and will get medical treatment before being put up for adoption. Some of the dogs will be available for adoption in a few days.

The Wisconsin Humane Society is asking for contributions to help pay for the costs of the dogs' care and adoption.

[PROLINKer]

I hope Wallace would not die till he's 200 years old so he can repay his sins.

one more victory points for dog lover!

[shirlblack]

Originally Posted by red98vett

LOL !! I'm glad too that someone else didn't buy that place and continue to operate. What a shocker - his place must have been really really bad for this to happen.

Wallace Haven claimed he sold it because he wanted the dogs to go to good homes ? Is he DEMENTED or just a liar ?? They stated right in the article he would he would discard his leftover 'breeding stock' when they couldn't breed anymore ...at the SHELTERS - oh yeah....That's a VERY CARING Man.

and this quote by Wallace Haven made me want to BARF.... "Our dogs have been better taken care of than in a home.""

Again - is he DEMENTED ? I can't think of anyone I've ever known that lived on freezing WET floors in their homes.

To WALLACE HAVEN : HAVE A GOOD RETIREMENT.
NOT.
It's about time. The Dogs of this world are better off without you.

oh and ps Wally ....I hope you took a nice chunk of change that you made off the backs of those poor dogs over the years ....and DONATE TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY ~!

[JHurtt]

While I am not so sure that this was the best way to handle the situation, I am glad that the HS stepped in and did it seeing as they couldn't get those dogs out of there any other way. The most important thing is that those poor babies will now receive the care and love that they should have been receiving since the day that they arrived.

My first worry when I read the article was that he would take that money to start up another mill. Then when I saw his age, that put me a little more at ease.....hopefully this doesn't happen. While I do understand why the HS did this, it definitely doesn't send out a good message to other puppy millers. If animals can be kept in conditions such as these and no laws are being broken, then stronger laws need to be passed. The laws need to protect the animals and not the people. If the people can't adhere to the laws, then the animals need to be taken, not bought.

When I read his statement that the animals received better care than in a home because they had runs and food, my stomach about turned. Those are necessities....they need to move and eat. That is not care! These babies need love and attention.....not just the things needed to keep them alive while they are used to make money.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by JHurtt

While I am not so sure that this was the best way to handle the situation, I am glad that the HS stepped in and did it seeing as they couldn't get those dogs out of there any other way. The most important thing is that those poor babies will now receive the care and love that they should have been receiving since the day that they arrived.

My first worry when I read the article was that he would take that money to start up another mill. Then when I saw his age, that put me a little more at ease.....hopefully this doesn't happen. While I do understand why the HS did this, it definitely doesn't send out a good message to other puppy millers. If animals can be kept in conditions such as these and no laws are being broken, then stronger laws need to be passed. The laws need to protect the animals and not the people. If the people can't adhere to the laws, then the animals need to be taken, not bought.
When I read his statement that the animals received better care than in a home because they had runs and food, my stomach about turned. Those are necessities....they need to move and eat. That is not care! These babies need love and attention.....not just the things needed to keep them alive while they are used to make money.

Very well said !

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by spoiledgirls

That's great! I know if we lived closer we would adopt a little yorkie. I am so glad that this place got shut down! I absolutely hate puppy mills! I even have a club against it if you would like to join! Here is the link!

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/group.php?groupid=61

There is a lot of info in it too!

We also have a site called Millbusters. Kim (simonandhallie) and I tried to revive it - but we need MEMBERS POSTING !
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