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02-14-2011, 01:39 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member | Over 100 Dogs Rescued in Cleveland Over 100 dogs rescued from Cleveland-area house - U.S. news - msnbc.com Very sad CLEVELAND — A mother and daughter face animal cruelty charges stemming from their alleged abuse of more than 100 dogs rescued from a stench-filled home that the two women ran as an illicit breeding facility, authorities said on Sunday. Alerted by complaints of foul odors and ceaseless barking, sheriff's deputies and humane officers on Friday raided the Cleveland-area house to find 108 dogs alive but malnourished wallowing in knee-deep muck inside. Five more dogs were found dead, two of them apparently killed while fighting, said Stephanie Moore, executive director of the Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). "This is the single worst environment I have ever seen," Moore, who took custody of the animals, told Reuters. "We literally had to climb onto a layer of feces, urine, and garbage to get inside the house. It was at least 2 feet high." The two women, identified as Glenda Curtis, 54, and her daughter, Danielle Tschappat, 27, were living inside the barricaded home in Chippewa Lake, about 45 miles southwest of Cleveland, when it was raided. They were not taken into custody but were removed from the dwelling as it was deemed uninhabitable, said May Jo Johnson, acting humane officer for the county SPCA. The SPCA arranged with a local church for temporary housing of the pair and will seek to bring charges of animal cruelty, animal neglect, animal torture and animal abuse against each woman, Johnson said. Conviction on those charges carries the possibility of jail time, she said. Humane officers plan to meet with county prosecutors on Monday to discuss the case. Moore said there were no water bowls or dog food in the house, and that the animals survived on a diet of raw kale and uncooked rice fed to them by the women. Among the various breeds of dogs found were West Highland terriers, Cairn terriers, schnauzers, poodles, Maltese, Yorkshire terriers and Wheaten terriers. The women apparently intended to "capitalize on breeding small dogs and cross-breeding specific breeds," Moore said. The tally of dogs being put up for adoption had climbed to 124 by Sunday afternoon after a series of weekend births. |
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02-14-2011, 05:14 AM | #2 |
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02-14-2011, 06:02 AM | #3 |
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| How unbelievably sad!!! I don't understand how people can be so cruel I hope they all find great homes...
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02-14-2011, 07:56 AM | #5 |
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| It is hard to think, with all the publicity and public outcry, people still choose to do this
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02-14-2011, 08:42 AM | #6 |
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| This gets me so sick. I get even sicker thinking there proabably wont be much consequence to these two idiots who did this. The animals thank God were removed and now these two witches should be locked in the home with all the mess not given shelter. Who cares what happens to them. The laws are to lenient when it comes to pets and that's the problem that's why there is so much of animal cruelty in the country. |
02-14-2011, 08:49 AM | #7 |
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| So sad! 2 feet of trash and feces.... poor things
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02-14-2011, 09:37 AM | #8 |
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| Those two definitely need psychiatric help in a major way. Normal humans could not live in those horrible conditions or treat those poor dogs like that. I pray they all get the help they desperately need.
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02-14-2011, 11:53 AM | #9 | |
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02-14-2011, 12:55 PM | #10 |
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| I agree! Hopefully of these dogs and puppies will find great loving homes and families.
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02-14-2011, 06:23 PM | #11 |
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| animal hoarding at it's finest...evil and disgusting. i hope those women serve time and also get some extreme mental help. |
02-14-2011, 06:44 PM | #12 |
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| How sad I cannot imagine the conditions they were living in... Poor lil guys
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02-14-2011, 07:36 PM | #13 |
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| Thank Goodness they were rescued!!! Now they'll ALL have a chance at good, loving homes!! Unlike some Greeders that we've recently been made aware of....those babies are still suffering!!! One Greeder down....so many, many more to go!!
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02-15-2011, 06:46 AM | #14 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | So sad to think what those dogs have been through, but I am glad they have now been rescued from that hell and hope that they all find loving homes very soon.
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