Pups being returned to the Mill they were rescued from

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by snoopy42

I accidentally signed twice. Please sign everyone. There's only 12 signatures at this time.

I am surprised that there are only 12 signatures...my husband and I both signed it. We need more people to see this.

Tammy

[MyFairLacy]

I just signed it! Can someone please get me the e-mail addresses?? I never could find them and would love to write an e-mail!

edit...I found this one ag.mccollum@myfloridalegal.com will send an e-mail there!

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

i just signed!

[yorkie mom-3]

I have signed!

[MyFairLacy]

all right...petition signed an e-mail sent! I'll be looking for updates..if any of you have any other ideas that can help these poor dogs, please post

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by jadjem

The following link will take you to the petition I wrote last night. Please sign it and send it on to everyone you can. I will then send it on August 2nd to any and every legal entity that could do anything. Any suggestions would of course be welcomed!

Don't Reward Teresita Hughes Cruelty Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

We, the undersigned, respectfully request the judgment in favor of the return of 60 dogs to Teresita Hughes as ordered by Judge Myra Scott McNary be overturned. Ms. Hughes callous disregard for the welfare of the animals is evidenced in the video of the seizure and by testimony of a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy Carolyn Wagner that the animals had insufficient air or exercise and their food was tainted with feces. Living in filthy and deplorable conditions, the dogs which counted six to eight per cage were crowded and forced to live in rooms with little ventilation where the stench of urine and feces made your eyes tear and your nose burn. Hughes admitted to not allowing the dogs out of their cages for “at least the past four months,” proof they had spent endless days walking only on wire-bottom cages. $100,000 in veterinary fees paid for by public donations to a rescue organization is testimony to the condition of the animals when they were seized.
Further, we ask that Ms. Hughes be prosecuted to the full extent of the law in accordance with the following:
FLORIDA ANTI CRUELTY LAW Florida Statute 828.12 et seq.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS is defined as: “Overloads, overdrives, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance or shelter, or unnecessarily mutilates, or kills any animal, or causes the same to be done, or carries in or upon any vehicle, or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner”. This is a 1st Degree Misdemeanor with a fine up to $5000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year. INTENTIONAL ANIMAL CRUELTY is defined as: “commits an act to any animal which results in the cruel death, or excessive or repeated infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering.” This is a 3rd Degree Felony with a fine up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment up to 5 years. Intentional Cruelty with “knowing and intentional torture or torment of an animal that injures, mutilates, or kills the animal” carries a minimum fine of $2500 and completion of a psychological or anger management treatment program.
To return the animals, now vetted courtesy of INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, with required weekly visits by the Humane Society, paid for by OUR TAXES, so that Ms. Hughes can continue to profit from her breeding business is a travesty of justice and a huge slap in the face to all of us who PAY OUR OWN BILLS.
We pray you will “do the right thing” for those who are totally at your mercy.

You guys are great for all the time you have put in this, lets get more signatures!

[LittlePaws]

What in the world did she use on the pictures? They all look FAKE and some of them are duplicates. MARAVILA and CLASSY are the exact same picture.
The bodies are blurred out and the faces look so fake and there are tons of them. Oh I hope she doesn't get the pups back. They do not deserve to live that way.

[highonart]

We sent this message to the Attorney General:

RE: Teresita Hughes - Tarpon Springs Puppy Mill

To whom it may concern:

PLEASE intervene and DO NOT return a single animal to this woman! She has already demonstrated that she is unfit to care for them. This is an obvious case of animal abuse. "Proper paperwork" aside, these dogs need human advocates for them. Please find a way to assure that these dogs are not placed back into this situation.

Otherwise, your office and this judge are contributors to animal cruelty. Surely you can find other laws that she has broken that will allow you to legally remove these animals and find them loving homes. We are outraged that this judge would allow her to EVER own an animal again, much less return ones to her that she has already abused and neglected, resulting in at least 2 deaths! How much more proof do you need of animal cruelty?

PLEASE DO SOMETHING before these little ones are subjected to further physical and emotional trauma!

Thank you,

Herb and Deborah Thompson
Atlanta, GA

[highonart]

And signed the petition and sent the word out to those in our address book! Let's spread the word - these defenseless animals have no one to speak for them but us!

[yorkiesmiles]

there are only 25 signatures -- maybe you should start a new thread just about the petition, so more people will see it - title it something like: sign the petition

[Nancy1999]

Some of you might wish to add this to your signatures.

Sign this Petition To Stop Teresita Hughes Cruelty!

[MyPeanutAbbyGra]

Originally Posted by jadjem

The following link will take you to the petition I wrote last night. Please sign it and send it on to everyone you can. I will then send it on August 2nd to any and every legal entity that could do anything. Any suggestions would of course be welcomed!

Don't Reward Teresita Hughes Cruelty Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

We, the undersigned, respectfully request the judgment in favor of the return of 60 dogs to Teresita Hughes as ordered by Judge Myra Scott McNary be overturned. Ms. Hughes callous disregard for the welfare of the animals is evidenced in the video of the seizure and by testimony of a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy Carolyn Wagner that the animals had insufficient air or exercise and their food was tainted with feces. Living in filthy and deplorable conditions, the dogs which counted six to eight per cage were crowded and forced to live in rooms with little ventilation where the stench of urine and feces made your eyes tear and your nose burn. Hughes admitted to not allowing the dogs out of their cages for “at least the past four months,” proof they had spent endless days walking only on wire-bottom cages. $100,000 in veterinary fees paid for by public donations to a rescue organization is testimony to the condition of the animals when they were seized.
Further, we ask that Ms. Hughes be prosecuted to the full extent of the law in accordance with the following:
FLORIDA ANTI CRUELTY LAW Florida Statute 828.12 et seq.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS is defined as: “Overloads, overdrives, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance or shelter, or unnecessarily mutilates, or kills any animal, or causes the same to be done, or carries in or upon any vehicle, or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner”. This is a 1st Degree Misdemeanor with a fine up to $5000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year. INTENTIONAL ANIMAL CRUELTY is defined as: “commits an act to any animal which results in the cruel death, or excessive or repeated infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering.” This is a 3rd Degree Felony with a fine up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment up to 5 years. Intentional Cruelty with “knowing and intentional torture or torment of an animal that injures, mutilates, or kills the animal” carries a minimum fine of $2500 and completion of a psychological or anger management treatment program.
To return the animals, now vetted courtesy of INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, with required weekly visits by the Humane Society, paid for by OUR TAXES, so that Ms. Hughes can continue to profit from her breeding business is a travesty of justice and a huge slap in the face to all of us who PAY OUR OWN BILLS.
We pray you will “do the right thing” for those who are totally at your mercy.

This is GREAT!!!! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for doing this!!!!
Maybe this should be in a seperate post so more people will see it? I'm sending it on to everyone I know.

[Buddy-licious]

I just signed it!!! Come on YT'ers!!!!! GO sign it!!!!!!

[jadjem]

I started one!!! See above post.

[jadjem]

How do we get this as a sticky?