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03-23-2006, 06:30 AM | #1 |
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| College Station, TX Puppy Store update Well, it didn't turn out like I had hoped..... Two seized puppies will stay at shelter By ARENA WELCH Eagle Staff Writer Two puppies that were removed from a College Station pet store last weekend will remain in the care of the Brazos Animal Shelter, a judge decided Wednesday after finding evidence the dogs were mistreated. But Justice of the Peace George Boyett ordered that 26 other puppies seized Saturday from The Puppy Store in Post Oak Mall be returned to owner Justin Sitz because no mistreatment had occurred. Spencer Giles, an assistant Brazos County attorney, asked the judge to permanently remove all of the animals from Sitz's care, because the dogs were not examined by a veterinarian before being placed in the store for sale. Lane Thibodeaux, Sitz's attorney, said Sitz was not required to have every puppy examined, and the store's blanket policy to give all of the puppies wormer, vaccinations and a preventative treatment for the intestinal disease coccidiosis was sufficient. Thibodeaux said Sitz was unhappy with the way he was treated by animal control officers throughout their investigation. The damage to the store's reputation may be irreparable, Thibodeaux said. "We understand that [the animal control officers] were just doing their job, but this is an example of good intentions run amok," he said. College Station police seized 28 puppies, along with business records dating back to October 2005, from the store Saturday morning after an animal control officer reported finding poor living conditions. Police originally said they had seized 31 puppies from the store. The two puppies that were turned over to the animal shelter - a pit bull and a Chihuahua - were among seven examined by veterinarian Johan Nieuwoudt of Wellborn Road Veterinary Medical Center. Nieuwoudt testified during the hearing that the pit bull had roundworms and coccidia, a single-celled parasite that infects the intestines. He described the Chihuahua as malnourished, saying it would not eat or drink, was not active and had separated itself from two other puppies with which it was caged. The other five puppies were bright and alert, and their physical exams were normal, Nieuwoudt testified. The Chihuahua was hypoglycemic and required constant monitoring and food every four hours, according to the testimony of Melissa Jarrett, operations director with the animal shelter. The court ordered The Puppy Store to pay $190 in veterinary bills and fees for the two puppies. Jarrett testified that three of the puppies seized from the store, including one that was examined by Nieuwoudt, tested positive for giardia, a microscopic protozoan that can cause illness. Giles argued that the case was a public health concern because the diseases that were diagnosed in puppies from the store could be passed to humans. "Without proper checking and veterinary care, all of the animals in that store could be exposed to those same diseases," he said following the hearing. Giles said he thought the store should be required to have all of the puppies it sells tested for basic diseases. Sitz said after the ruling that he plans to meet with police about their concerns. "We've got nothing to hide, and we proved that today," he said. "... We've made a good effort, even in these last few months, and we want to do the best job we can."
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03-23-2006, 08:34 AM | #2 |
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