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Bulasan · 03-05-2009, 11:54 AM

Has anyone seen actual pictures of the owners and those involved? I saw the television clip, but you could not see their faces. Maybe their pictures and information letters could be sent to Humane Society administrators in every state, as well as on-line places. It's so important to get all of this out in the open, and critical that they be seriously punished so that other puppy mill breeders will perhaps begin to clean up their own kennels. I called NOAH and I am hoping to adopt one of the dogs, but their on-line application doesn't go up until tomorrow. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the vigilance on this!

omichka · 03-05-2009, 01:28 PM

Bulasa, it is great idea, but I don't have any. I hardly remember Roske face....
However, I do have the pics of all houses they sell/sold dogs from. Do you want me to post them?

omichka · 03-05-2009, 03:26 PM

I have just receive it from

Kristina.Irwin@co.snohomish.wa.us

Please complete the attached statement and return it via email to puppyinvestigation@snoco.org. Thank you for your assistance.

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

copy:

Name: __________________________________________________ _____________________ Date of Birth: ___________________
Last, First, M. I.
Address: __________________________________________________ ___________________ Dr. Lic # _______________________
Number / Street City/State/ZIp
Home Phone: (_____)________________ Work Phone (_____)_________________ Cell Phone: (_____)______________________

Message Phone: (_____)________________ Pager #: (_____)________________ Email: ___________________________________

The following is my voluntary statement regarding this police report:
1. When did you purchase a puppy from Renee Roske? What price did you pay and did you pay by cash, check or other form of payment?

2. Did Renee Roske make any about the health of your puppy? If so, explain.

3. Did Renee Roske make claims about her expertise as a dog breeder? If so, explain.

4. Did Renee Roske make claims about her health guarantee of the puppy? If so, explain.

5. Did Renee Roske make claims concerning how long she has been breeding dogs? If so, explain.

6. Did Renee Roske make claims about where she got the puppies (i.e. if she personally raised them or whether someone else did)? If so, explain.

7. Did Renee Roske make representations about the history of the puppy, (i.e. “this was from one of my favorite litters, I raised her myself,” etc.)? If so, explain.

8. Did Renee Roske provide any documentation or make any representations regarding veterinary care of the puppy? If so, explain. If you have the documentation, please attach a copy

9. Did Renee Roske discuss or provide you with any AKC or CKC documentation? If so, explain. If you have the documentation, please attach a copy.

10. Did Renee Roske claim she has checked the dog out herself or that she took it to her vet or some other animal care professional? If so, explain.

11. Did Renee Roske make any other representations during your transaction? If so, please provide as many details as you can remember.

12. If your dog had health or other issues, did you know the issues before you purchased it from Renee Roske? With this knowledge would you have purchased the dog, negotiated a different price or gone elsewhere to purchase a puppy? Why?

13. Did Renee Roske provide you with any medication when you purchased the dog? If so, what was the name of the medication, instructions and reason for administering the medication? Do you have any medication left over?

14. Did you receive a dog that you believed to be an AKC or CKC registered dog or a “purebred” dog that you later found out was not? If so, explain.

15. Did you receive dam and sire information of your purebred dog? If so, explain.

16. If you took the dog to a veterinarian were there any discrepancies between their findings and the information Renee Roske provided (i.e. age, breed, medical condition)? If so, explain.

17. Please provide contact information of anyone you know who has purchased a puppy from Renee Roske.

18. Please explain exactly what medical issues, if any, your puppy experienced after you purchased it from Renee Roske.

If you have any further information, please attach your statement to this form.

PS: If some of you who contacted animal control have not received this file, or have some info to tell, just contact Kristina directly for the file to fill out

livingdustmops · 03-05-2009, 03:30 PM

I hope you can make a difference and help close this woman down.

yorkiesmiles · 03-06-2009, 07:02 PM

Dogs seized from alleged puppy mill available for adoption
March 6

The Blotter | Dogs seized from alleged puppy mill available for adoption | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog

The Everett Animal Shelter is accepting adoption applications through March 14 for 65 of the dogs seized in January from an alleged puppy mill near Gold Bar. Adoption fees will range between $200 to $250 per animal depending on age and condition.

For adoption instructions, Puppy mill dogs adoptions in Everett.

To view pictures of the animals, Everett Animal Shelter, Everett, WA: Adoptable Pets: Petfinder

Those interested in adopting one of the animals may also visit the shelter in person to view photos and descriptions. The shelter is located at 2732 36th St., Everett.

The dogs are in need of highly qualified and experienced adoptive families. Because of their previous lack of socialization, training and medical care, they will likely have special needs throughout the rest of their lives. Prospective adopters should be prepared for:

-- Extensive behavior modification
-- Ongoing issues around potty training
-- Moderate to extensive veterinary care for a variety of health issues

Adoptable dogs have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated (except for rabies), micro-chipped, de-wormed, flea-treated and will come with one month of free PetHealth insurance and a bag of donated items to start the dog off on the right foot in his or her new home.

The Everett Animal Shelter dog adoption committee will review each application. Preferred candidates will be contacted and invited to an event to interact with the dog to confirm a good match. Because of the anticipated high interest, the dog adoption committee will not make contact with the applicants who have not been selected.

yorkiesmiles · 03-06-2009, 07:21 PM

Owner of alleged puppy mill loses kennel license

HeraldNet: Owner of alleged puppy mill loses kennel license

Published: Thursday, March 5, 2009

By Jackson Holtz
Herald Writer

SNOHOMISH -- Renee Roske, the Snohomish dog breeder at the center of a multimillion-dollar illegal puppy mill investigation, has lost an appeal to keep her kennel business.

A Snohomish County hearing examiner on Tuesday dismissed Roske's Feb. 17 request to keep her kennel license, said Vicki Lubrin, the county's animal control manager.

Animal control officers and sheriff's deputies have seized nearly 600 dogs connected to Roske and her business, Wags 'n' Wiggles, since mid-January. Nearly 160 dogs were living in what court papers described as "deplorable" conditions in a home near Gold Bar and about 450 dogs covered with urine and feces were rescued from a Mount Vernon-area kennel.

Jason and Serenna Larsen, who were found with the Gold Bar dogs, are each charged with six counts of first-degree animal cruelty. The pair claim they worked for Roske and followed her instructions.

Roske's mother, Marjorie Sundberg and her husband, Richard Sundberg, who own the Mount Vernon kennel, face numerous animal cruelty charges in Skagit County.

Roske, 44, has not been charged.

The Sundbergs petitioned for return of the dogs and a civil custody hearing had been set for today. Instead, the Sundbergs agreed on Wednesday to forfeit possession, Skagit County Prosecutor Richard Weyrich said. The move doesn't affect the criminal case against the couple.

Roske now must give up all but three of her dogs and stop selling animals, Lubrin said.

On Jan. 30, Snohomish County ordered Roske to give up her dogs, citing more than a dozen years of repeated code violations. At least eight times since 1996, county officials inspected her Snohomish business and found far more than the 25 dogs permitted under county rules.

Officials once found a hidden underground room where Roske kept puppies, according to county records.

Roske wrote in her appeal, "I want to keep my kennel in business! I need (an) immediate corrective action order."

That's not sufficient grounds to block the county's actions, Lubrin said. Roske would have had to argue that the county's allegations weren't accurate.

Roske now has until March 13 to file a request for reconsideration with the hearing examiner. She also may appeal in Snohomish County Superior Court.

Calls Wednesday to Roske and her attorney were not immediately returned.

Meanwhile, Everett officials said some of the dogs rescued from the Gold Bar home may become available for adoption later this month. The dogs have been cared for in foster homes and at breed-specific rescue organizations, Everett city spokeswoman Kate Reardon said.

yorkiesmiles · 03-10-2009, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulasan

Has anyone seen actual pictures of the owners and those involved? I saw the television clip, but you could not see their faces. Maybe their pictures and information letters could be sent to Humane Society administrators in every state, as well as on-line places. It's so important to get all of this out in the open, and critical that they be seriously punished so that other puppy mill breeders will perhaps begin to clean up their own kennels. I called NOAH and I am hoping to adopt one of the dogs, but their on-line application doesn't go up until tomorrow. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the vigilance on this!

Applications to adopt seized puppies from puppy mill being accepted by N.O.A.H.

Tacoma Dogs Examiner: Applications to adopt seized puppies from puppy mill being accepted by N.O.A.H.

March 10, 6:32 AM ·

If you have been following the Skagit Valley puppy mill seizure, you'll be pleased to learn that more of the dogs are ready for adoption. The non-profit organization, N.O.A.H., of Stanwood, WA, is currently accepting applications for the dogs in their care.

The courts announced that the prior owners forfeited their rights to the dogs on 3/5/09, and N.O.A.H. was allowed to proceed with the necessary medical to prepare the dogs and puppies for adoption.

N.O.A.H. will be accepting applications to adopt through March 16, 2009. Review of the applications will be done until March 24, and then potential adopters will be contacted. According to information provided at N.O.A.H.'s website, the most qualified adopters will be contacted prior to March 27th. Please note that there is a $5.00 application processing fee.

Although N.O.A.H. has calculated their expenses to be near $600.00 per dog, the fee to adopt has been set at only $200.00. Volunteers at the organization are hopeful that they will continue to receive monetary donations to help cover the expenses they have incurred on the dogs.

The adoptable puppy mill dogs are currently in foster homes. N.O.A.H. reports that there are approximately 30 dogs in need of adoption; many of the other 44 dogs are being adopted by their current foster families.

If you are hoping to add one of these small breed dogs to your life, the time to act is now as the deadline for applications is drawing near. If you are fortunate enough to adopt a puppy or dog, and bring it home, you may want to read the article "Is it ok to coddle your small breed dog?" to ensure that your new friend is well liked by all!

omichka · 03-10-2009, 06:25 PM

Email from Dan Paul, Washington State Director, HSUS:

Our puppy mill bill will be voted on BY THURSDAY!! We need your help immediately!!

We wanted to let you know that some very exciting advances have occurred in recent weeks regarding the treatment of breeding dogs here in Washington. First of all, SB 5651 was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36), and after some very compelling testimony in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, our bill has passed through unanimously. Subsequently, our bill has been pulled in the Senate Rules Committee and we are awaiting a Senate Floor hearing for SB 5651 sometime before the cutoff this coming Friday.

It is imperative that you speak up for this bill and let your senator know that protecting dogs and preventing puppy mills is important to Washingtonians and they need to VOTE YES on SB 5651!

You can look up the contact info of your senator at: https://community.hsus.org/humane/le...up/search.html - (remember to only call your Senator and not Representatives- yet)

Additionally, you can view the text of SB 5651 at: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...lls/5651-S.pdf

Thank you for all your help for the animals!

omichka · 03-10-2009, 06:27 PM

Dear Washington Animal Advocate (and Lobby Day friend!),

Our puppy mill bill will be voted on BY THURSDAY!! We need your help immediately!!

We wanted to let you know that some very exciting advances have occurred in recent weeks regarding the treatment of breeding dogs here in Washington. First of all, SB 5651 was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36), and after some very compelling testimony in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, our bill has passed through unanimously. Subsequently, our bill has been pulled in the Senate Rules Committee and we are awaiting a Senate Floor hearing for SB 5651 sometime before the cutoff this coming Friday.

It is imperative that you speak up for this bill and let your senator know that protecting dogs and preventing puppy mills is important to Washingtonians and they need to VOTE YES on SB 5651!

You can look up the contact info of your senator at: https://community.hsus.org/humane/le...up/search.html - (remember to only call your Senator and not Representatives- yet)

Additionally, you can view the text of SB 5651 at: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...lls/5651-S.pdf

Thank you for all your help for the animals!

Dan Paul

Washington State Director

The Humane Society of the United States

1037 NE 65th St. #186
Seattle, WA 98115

(206) 913-2280

dpaul@humanesociety.org

The Humane Society of the United States

Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty

Heart'sOlivia · 03-11-2009, 05:39 AM

Volunteered for them

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hey All,

Haven't been there in a week & a 1/2 but I took a friend & we helped open up newspapers for stacks so they could quickly use them to clean cages & replace them for the cats, rabbits, etc. We did laundry like crazy, & groomed 3 White Westies.

I saw most of the 300 rescues that have came in. Let me tell ya', it was heartbreaking but positive to see all of the wonderful caring people helping.

There are Yorkies, Westies, Shih Tzu's, Shar Pei's, some really cute mixes-they looked like either pugs/yorkies or pickenese/yorkies.

There are about 15,000 applicants alone just for the Yorkies........... it is CRAZY but Great! I think they are $300.

I reside over an hour each way to the shelter in Illinois. I spent 6 hours there.

Please contact them & fill out the liability waiver & volunteer even just 4 hours if you can.......... please!

Heart, Miss Olivia, & Miss Bella

omichka · 03-11-2009, 04:11 PM

OMG

I adopted yorkie girl from Skagit today, at Humane Society. I am volunteer there, and they just put a few of them for adoption. My application in SPOT, but I am so tired to contact them for nothing.

Anyway, there still two super cute boys. I wanted one of them, and had hard time to chose between them. Many people recommend to take a boy, because I have a girl...

Anyway, I decided to take girl, because adoption pesson told boy is not too friendly. Well he was SUPER to me.

This baby about 3 yo, has some problems with teeth/gums, but she is pretty good for puppy mill - is not scared, etc.

Wish me good luck - I am so worry right now since my Jessica is way too jealous and "princess".
I did foster before, and it didn't work out very well. But this gog is also more relaxed and not too pushy as previous one.

Anyway,

GO TO HUMANE SOCIETY EVERY day!!! they put new dogs from puppy mill every day!!!

right now they have so nice rat terriers and chihuahuas from Skagit and Gold Bar....

all of the $185
HOAH charge $200
Everett $250

I played with most of them today. They all warm very quickly, however some of them afraid of hands. I had to call 2 more people to catch one poodle mix.

and also I saw big poodle I wrote before about. He looks like a regular dog right now...

he was skin to bones before...

omichka · 03-11-2009, 07:32 PM

copy

The Puppy Mill bill passed!!!! WHOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Now onto the house committee and that hearing is scheduled for March 19th at 10AM. We are trying to figure out how to get there to testify. Brandon's back is a lot worse after a fall down the stairs a couple of weeks ago and there is just no way he can handle another car ride over there and a flight for us to go is going to be more than we can afford. So, we may not be able to make it, but we haven't given up yet trying to figure out a way to make it there.

I have pasted the vote count below so you can see who voted against this and for it.

I hope this finds all of you well. The website hasn't been updated as much as before because we have been really busy and Brandon's issues with his back injury have been complicated by this recent fall, so he is a bit out of commission for a lot of things right now. We are trying to make sure that we keep the important news updated and we are replying to emails as quickly as possible. So return phone calls and emails may be slow in coming.

Terrah & Brandon
PuppyJustice.com :: Saying “NO!” to Puppy Mills in Washington State

yorkiesmiles · 03-11-2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omichka

OMG

I adopted yorkie girl from Skagit today, at Humane Society. I am volunteer there, and they just put a few of them for adoption. My application in SPOT, but I am so tired to contact them for nothing.

Anyway, there still two super cute boys. I wanted one of them, and had hard time to chose between them. Many people recommend to take a boy, because I have a girl...

Anyway, I decided to take girl, because adoption pesson told boy is not too friendly. Well he was SUPER to me.

This baby about 3 yo, has some problems with teeth/gums, but she is pretty good for puppy mill - is not scared, etc.

Wish me good luck - I am so worry right now since my Jessica is way too jealous and "princess".
I did foster before, and it didn't work out very well. But this gog is also more relaxed and not too pushy as previous one.

Anyway,

GO TO HUMANE SOCIETY EVERY day!!! they put new dogs from puppy mill every day!!!

right now they have so nice rat terriers and chihuahuas from Skagit and Gold Bar....

all of the $185
HOAH charge $200
Everett $250

I played with most of them today. They all warm very quickly, however some of them afraid of hands. I had to call 2 more people to catch one poodle mix.

and also I saw big poodle I wrote before about. He looks like a regular dog right now...

he was skin to bones before...

Please post pictures of your new girl so we can see her. Congrats & thank you for giving her a forever home where she can know love & be the dog she was designed to be!

omichka · 03-12-2009, 04:44 AM

thank you, I will. Last night we all slept in one bed-)

omichka · 03-13-2009, 08:54 AM

Ok everyone, now is when all the animals need you the most! On Thursday March 19, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m., in Olympia, there will be a Public Hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary, for SB5651 (the puppy mill bill) & SB5402 (the animal cruelty bill). Now is your chance to testify, bring documents, pictures, etc., in regards to animal cruelty, and puppy mills, in Washington State! This has finally passed the Senate Committee, now it is in front of the House Committee, and we need to fight! Dan Paul (the Washington State Director, for the Humane Society) will be there with a well put together presentation. Also, be warned that the AKC (American Kennel Club) will be there to try and stop these bills from going forward. Write out a presentation to actually give the Committee, as well as testify. Be prepared to fight back! Brandon and Terrah Hatch will be there as well as myself. Hope to see you there.

03-05-2009, 11:54 AM	#121
Bulasan Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Issaquah Posts: 15 Blog Entries: 1	Pictures of Puppy Mill Owners Has anyone seen actual pictures of the owners and those involved? I saw the television clip, but you could not see their faces. Maybe their pictures and information letters could be sent to Humane Society administrators in every state, as well as on-line places. It's so important to get all of this out in the open, and critical that they be seriously punished so that other puppy mill breeders will perhaps begin to clean up their own kennels. I called NOAH and I am hoping to adopt one of the dogs, but their on-line application doesn't go up until tomorrow. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the vigilance on this!

03-05-2009, 03:30 PM	#124
livingdustmops Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,728	I hope you can make a difference and help close this woman down. __________________ Cindy & The Rescued Gang Puppies Are Not Products!

03-06-2009, 07:02 PM	#125
yorkiesmiles Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,493	Dogs seized from alleged puppy mill available for adoption March 6 The Blotter \| Dogs seized from alleged puppy mill available for adoption \| Seattle Times Newspaper Blog The Everett Animal Shelter is accepting adoption applications through March 14 for 65 of the dogs seized in January from an alleged puppy mill near Gold Bar. Adoption fees will range between $200 to $250 per animal depending on age and condition. For adoption instructions, Puppy mill dogs adoptions in Everett. To view pictures of the animals, Everett Animal Shelter, Everett, WA: Adoptable Pets: Petfinder Those interested in adopting one of the animals may also visit the shelter in person to view photos and descriptions. The shelter is located at 2732 36th St., Everett. The dogs are in need of highly qualified and experienced adoptive families. Because of their previous lack of socialization, training and medical care, they will likely have special needs throughout the rest of their lives. Prospective adopters should be prepared for: -- Extensive behavior modification -- Ongoing issues around potty training -- Moderate to extensive veterinary care for a variety of health issues Adoptable dogs have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated (except for rabies), micro-chipped, de-wormed, flea-treated and will come with one month of free PetHealth insurance and a bag of donated items to start the dog off on the right foot in his or her new home. The Everett Animal Shelter dog adoption committee will review each application. Preferred candidates will be contacted and invited to an event to interact with the dog to confirm a good match. Because of the anticipated high interest, the dog adoption committee will not make contact with the applicants who have not been selected. __________________ yorkiesmiles Loved by Bubba & Roxy *Holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come*

03-06-2009, 07:21 PM	#126
yorkiesmiles Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,493	Owner of alleged puppy mill loses kennel license Owner of alleged puppy mill loses kennel license HeraldNet: Owner of alleged puppy mill loses kennel license Published: Thursday, March 5, 2009 By Jackson Holtz Herald Writer SNOHOMISH -- Renee Roske, the Snohomish dog breeder at the center of a multimillion-dollar illegal puppy mill investigation, has lost an appeal to keep her kennel business. A Snohomish County hearing examiner on Tuesday dismissed Roske's Feb. 17 request to keep her kennel license, said Vicki Lubrin, the county's animal control manager. Animal control officers and sheriff's deputies have seized nearly 600 dogs connected to Roske and her business, Wags 'n' Wiggles, since mid-January. Nearly 160 dogs were living in what court papers described as "deplorable" conditions in a home near Gold Bar and about 450 dogs covered with urine and feces were rescued from a Mount Vernon-area kennel. Jason and Serenna Larsen, who were found with the Gold Bar dogs, are each charged with six counts of first-degree animal cruelty. The pair claim they worked for Roske and followed her instructions. Roske's mother, Marjorie Sundberg and her husband, Richard Sundberg, who own the Mount Vernon kennel, face numerous animal cruelty charges in Skagit County. Roske, 44, has not been charged. The Sundbergs petitioned for return of the dogs and a civil custody hearing had been set for today. Instead, the Sundbergs agreed on Wednesday to forfeit possession, Skagit County Prosecutor Richard Weyrich said. The move doesn't affect the criminal case against the couple. Roske now must give up all but three of her dogs and stop selling animals, Lubrin said. On Jan. 30, Snohomish County ordered Roske to give up her dogs, citing more than a dozen years of repeated code violations. At least eight times since 1996, county officials inspected her Snohomish business and found far more than the 25 dogs permitted under county rules. Officials once found a hidden underground room where Roske kept puppies, according to county records. Roske wrote in her appeal, "I want to keep my kennel in business! I need (an) immediate corrective action order." That's not sufficient grounds to block the county's actions, Lubrin said. Roske would have had to argue that the county's allegations weren't accurate. Roske now has until March 13 to file a request for reconsideration with the hearing examiner. She also may appeal in Snohomish County Superior Court. Calls Wednesday to Roske and her attorney were not immediately returned. Meanwhile, Everett officials said some of the dogs rescued from the Gold Bar home may become available for adoption later this month. The dogs have been cared for in foster homes and at breed-specific rescue organizations, Everett city spokeswoman Kate Reardon said. __________________ yorkiesmiles Loved by Bubba & Roxy *Holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come*

03-11-2009, 05:39 AM	#130
Heart'sOlivia Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 23	Volunteered for them -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey All, Haven't been there in a week & a 1/2 but I took a friend & we helped open up newspapers for stacks so they could quickly use them to clean cages & replace them for the cats, rabbits, etc. We did laundry like crazy, & groomed 3 White Westies. I saw most of the 300 rescues that have came in. Let me tell ya', it was heartbreaking but positive to see all of the wonderful caring people helping. There are Yorkies, Westies, Shih Tzu's, Shar Pei's, some really cute mixes-they looked like either pugs/yorkies or pickenese/yorkies. There are about 15,000 applicants alone just for the Yorkies........... it is CRAZY but Great! I think they are $300. I reside over an hour each way to the shelter in Illinois. I spent 6 hours there. Please contact them & fill out the liability waiver & volunteer even just 4 hours if you can.......... please! Heart, Miss Olivia, & Miss Bella __________________ Heart & Miss Olivia Victoriaunna

03-05-2009, 01:28 PM	#122
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	Bulasa, it is great idea, but I don't have any. I hardly remember Roske face.... However, I do have the pics of all houses they sell/sold dogs from. Do you want me to post them?

03-05-2009, 03:26 PM	#123
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	I have just receive it from Kristina.Irwin@co.snohomish.wa.us Please complete the attached statement and return it via email to puppyinvestigation@snoco.org. Thank you for your assistance. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office copy: Name: __________________________________________________ _____________________ Date of Birth: ___________________ Last, First, M. I. Address: __________________________________________________ ___________________ Dr. Lic # _______________________ Number / Street City/State/ZIp Home Phone: (_____)________________ Work Phone (_____)_________________ Cell Phone: (_____)______________________ Message Phone: (_____)________________ Pager #: (_____)________________ Email: ___________________________________ The following is my voluntary statement regarding this police report: 1. When did you purchase a puppy from Renee Roske? What price did you pay and did you pay by cash, check or other form of payment? 2. Did Renee Roske make any about the health of your puppy? If so, explain. 3. Did Renee Roske make claims about her expertise as a dog breeder? If so, explain. 4. Did Renee Roske make claims about her health guarantee of the puppy? If so, explain. 5. Did Renee Roske make claims concerning how long she has been breeding dogs? If so, explain. 6. Did Renee Roske make claims about where she got the puppies (i.e. if she personally raised them or whether someone else did)? If so, explain. 7. Did Renee Roske make representations about the history of the puppy, (i.e. “this was from one of my favorite litters, I raised her myself,” etc.)? If so, explain. 8. Did Renee Roske provide any documentation or make any representations regarding veterinary care of the puppy? If so, explain. If you have the documentation, please attach a copy 9. Did Renee Roske discuss or provide you with any AKC or CKC documentation? If so, explain. If you have the documentation, please attach a copy. 10. Did Renee Roske claim she has checked the dog out herself or that she took it to her vet or some other animal care professional? If so, explain. 11. Did Renee Roske make any other representations during your transaction? If so, please provide as many details as you can remember. 12. If your dog had health or other issues, did you know the issues before you purchased it from Renee Roske? With this knowledge would you have purchased the dog, negotiated a different price or gone elsewhere to purchase a puppy? Why? 13. Did Renee Roske provide you with any medication when you purchased the dog? If so, what was the name of the medication, instructions and reason for administering the medication? Do you have any medication left over? 14. Did you receive a dog that you believed to be an AKC or CKC registered dog or a “purebred” dog that you later found out was not? If so, explain. 15. Did you receive dam and sire information of your purebred dog? If so, explain. 16. If you took the dog to a veterinarian were there any discrepancies between their findings and the information Renee Roske provided (i.e. age, breed, medical condition)? If so, explain. 17. Please provide contact information of anyone you know who has purchased a puppy from Renee Roske. 18. Please explain exactly what medical issues, if any, your puppy experienced after you purchased it from Renee Roske. If you have any further information, please attach your statement to this form. PS: If some of you who contacted animal control have not received this file, or have some info to tell, just contact Kristina directly for the file to fill out

03-10-2009, 06:25 PM	#128
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	Email from Dan Paul, Washington State Director, HSUS: Our puppy mill bill will be voted on BY THURSDAY!! We need your help immediately!! We wanted to let you know that some very exciting advances have occurred in recent weeks regarding the treatment of breeding dogs here in Washington. First of all, SB 5651 was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36), and after some very compelling testimony in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, our bill has passed through unanimously. Subsequently, our bill has been pulled in the Senate Rules Committee and we are awaiting a Senate Floor hearing for SB 5651 sometime before the cutoff this coming Friday. It is imperative that you speak up for this bill and let your senator know that protecting dogs and preventing puppy mills is important to Washingtonians and they need to VOTE YES on SB 5651! You can look up the contact info of your senator at: https://community.hsus.org/humane/le...up/search.html - (remember to only call your Senator and not Representatives- yet) Additionally, you can view the text of SB 5651 at: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...lls/5651-S.pdf Thank you for all your help for the animals!

03-10-2009, 06:27 PM	#129
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	Dear Washington Animal Advocate (and Lobby Day friend!), Our puppy mill bill will be voted on BY THURSDAY!! We need your help immediately!! We wanted to let you know that some very exciting advances have occurred in recent weeks regarding the treatment of breeding dogs here in Washington. First of all, SB 5651 was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36), and after some very compelling testimony in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, our bill has passed through unanimously. Subsequently, our bill has been pulled in the Senate Rules Committee and we are awaiting a Senate Floor hearing for SB 5651 sometime before the cutoff this coming Friday. It is imperative that you speak up for this bill and let your senator know that protecting dogs and preventing puppy mills is important to Washingtonians and they need to VOTE YES on SB 5651! You can look up the contact info of your senator at: https://community.hsus.org/humane/le...up/search.html - (remember to only call your Senator and not Representatives- yet) Additionally, you can view the text of SB 5651 at: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...lls/5651-S.pdf Thank you for all your help for the animals! Dan Paul Washington State Director The Humane Society of the United States 1037 NE 65th St. #186 Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 913-2280 dpaul@humanesociety.org The Humane Society of the United States Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty

03-11-2009, 04:11 PM	#131
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	OMG I adopted yorkie girl from Skagit today, at Humane Society. I am volunteer there, and they just put a few of them for adoption. My application in SPOT, but I am so tired to contact them for nothing. Anyway, there still two super cute boys. I wanted one of them, and had hard time to chose between them. Many people recommend to take a boy, because I have a girl... Anyway, I decided to take girl, because adoption pesson told boy is not too friendly. Well he was SUPER to me. This baby about 3 yo, has some problems with teeth/gums, but she is pretty good for puppy mill - is not scared, etc. Wish me good luck - I am so worry right now since my Jessica is way too jealous and "princess". I did foster before, and it didn't work out very well. But this gog is also more relaxed and not too pushy as previous one. Anyway, GO TO HUMANE SOCIETY EVERY day!!! they put new dogs from puppy mill every day!!! right now they have so nice rat terriers and chihuahuas from Skagit and Gold Bar.... all of the $185 HOAH charge $200 Everett $250 I played with most of them today. They all warm very quickly, however some of them afraid of hands. I had to call 2 more people to catch one poodle mix. and also I saw big poodle I wrote before about. He looks like a regular dog right now...he was skin to bones before...

03-11-2009, 07:32 PM	#132
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	copy The Puppy Mill bill passed!!!! WHOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Now onto the house committee and that hearing is scheduled for March 19th at 10AM. We are trying to figure out how to get there to testify. Brandon's back is a lot worse after a fall down the stairs a couple of weeks ago and there is just no way he can handle another car ride over there and a flight for us to go is going to be more than we can afford. So, we may not be able to make it, but we haven't given up yet trying to figure out a way to make it there. I have pasted the vote count below so you can see who voted against this and for it. I hope this finds all of you well. The website hasn't been updated as much as before because we have been really busy and Brandon's issues with his back injury have been complicated by this recent fall, so he is a bit out of commission for a lot of things right now. We are trying to make sure that we keep the important news updated and we are replying to emails as quickly as possible. So return phone calls and emails may be slow in coming. Terrah & Brandon PuppyJustice.com :: Saying “NO!” to Puppy Mills in Washington State

03-12-2009, 04:44 AM	#134
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	thank you, I will. Last night we all slept in one bed-)

03-13-2009, 08:54 AM	#135
omichka YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: *** Posts: 647	Ok everyone, now is when all the animals need you the most! On Thursday March 19, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m., in Olympia, there will be a Public Hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary, for SB5651 (the puppy mill bill) & SB5402 (the animal cruelty bill). Now is your chance to testify, bring documents, pictures, etc., in regards to animal cruelty, and puppy mills, in Washington State! This has finally passed the Senate Committee, now it is in front of the House Committee, and we need to fight! Dan Paul (the Washington State Director, for the Humane Society) will be there with a well put together presentation. Also, be warned that the AKC (American Kennel Club) will be there to try and stop these bills from going forward. Write out a presentation to actually give the Committee, as well as testify. Be prepared to fight back! Brandon and Terrah Hatch will be there as well as myself. Hope to see you there.