I haven't seen anything on this, but I'll poke around. I assume since there isn't anything different, that it is going on as planned. It is wonderful that you can go. I hope you will come back & post afterwards

If you're in southern Mo. did you hear about this today? http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ogs-tiger.html

The 1st story I found said 150 dogs, but the second story said it is 200 dogs, and the rescue will continue into tonight & tomorrow - so I wonder if it will even be more. I pray these rescues keep getting busted. But these people have not been arrested

Yes, I saw this all over the news this morning. They said the St Louis Humane Society is able to handle all of these rescues but they have cages stacked all over the hallways. Wow

I just called the Humane Society to volunteer to help with the rescue animals and got a message that said there are thousands of applications for the Yorkies and it may take several days until they can call back. Maybe they need volunteers to help with the phone calls ever more.

I hope this is just the beginning of the puppy mill busts in Missouri. I just can't believe this is finally happining. Thank God!

YORKIE BOOK FUNDRAISER GATHERING STEAM! YTers are awesome!
 

Hey, YTers -- you are amazing! In just 2 days, you have purchased almost $100 in Yorkie books, which will go the the rescued puppy mill Yorkies in St. Louis. We're already 1/3 of the way to my goal of $300 !! (One of you ordered SEVEN (7) books-- kudos, JAYME!

Keep those orders coming at this rate, and by next Friday we can turn over $300 to the Humane Society of Mo.

I sure hope the hearing that was scheduled for today is still on, and that maybe by the end of the day we'll hear something.:animal-pa

The hearing scheduled for this morning was cancelled because the dogs were turned over to the Humane Society. Darrell Moore prosecuting attorney wants more medical evaluations on the dogs before a decision on charges are made. News-Leader.com So I guess we wait.:animal-pa

I was online looking for info about the hearing. Good to hear they were released. I will be anxious to hear the charges.

Sad update on these yorkies
 

Kennel dogs receiving treatment | News-Leader.com | Springfield News-Leader

Kennel dogs receiving treatment
Three terriers put down; more need rehabilitation.

Mike Penprase • News-Leader • February 19, 2009

Three of 93 Yorkshire terriers taken from a Greene County kennel last week have been euthanized because they were in such bad shape, the Humane Society of Missouri said Wednesday.

The dogs were put down because fur matting was so severe that it cut blood circulation to their legs and, in one dog, to its jaw, Humane Society spokeswoman Jeane Jae said . :(

Several other dogs face having legs amputated, she said.

"Some of the matting was so bad they couldn't bend their legs," Jae said .

"Some of them will recover," Jae said.

Other dogs have less- serious injuries from matting but need rehabilitation that could take weeks, she said.

The dogs were taken to St. Louis after a raid on the kennel on Farm Road 26 was carried out by the Humane Society and the Greene County Sheriff's Office.

About 100 pounds of fur and what Jae described as "nasty stuff" was shaved from the dogs , and they will need further grooming.

Interest in adopting the dogs remains so high that the society is asking people to use a Web site to apply to adopt them, Jae said.

"We have been inundated with phone calls, so much that it has affected our phone system," she said.

The Humane Society intends to push for the prosecution of the people who kept the dogs, Jae said.

The Greene County prosecutor's office indicated Wednesday that charges are pending and that the case remains under investigation.

Yorkiesmiles,
Did you see the video from the Humane Society when they had shaved down the dogs? Oh my God, one baby could not bend it's hind leg and the front nailswere I swear two inches long. What more does this Darrell Moore need to press charges. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the horrible cruelty these little ones had to endure.:animal-pa

Here is the News-Leader report

Charges decision awaits evaluation on dogs, Moore says | News-Leader.com | Springfield News-Leader

Charges decision awaits evaluation on dogs, Moore says
By Mike Penprase • mpenprase@news-leader.com • February 20, 2009

Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Darrell Moore is waiting for a medical
evaluation of Yorkshire terriers seized from a kennel last week before
considering filing charges against the dogs' owners.

No timetable was given on the filing of charges, with the prosecutor's
office indicating reports from veterinarians on the conditions of the dogs
will play a role.

Reports from the Greene County Sheriff's Office and the Humane Society of
Missouri in St. Louis also have to be reviewed.

The humane society has said it wants charges filed on behalf of all the dogs
taken from the north Greene County kennel last Friday.

Although 93 dogs were taken, three of the animals suffering from medical
problems linked to severe matting of their fur were destroyed, according to
the humane society.

A disposition hearing set for today to determine who gets possession of the
dogs was cancelled.

The hearing was called off because the dogs' owners have turned the animals
over to the humane society, according to the prosecutor's office.

No, maybe I didn't see that video. I saw one video that was from one of the tv stations - but I don't remember them showing that.

And the one I saw from the Human Society was this one - which is very informative for people who do not understand a puppy mill situation

Oh, those poor babies. I hope those puppy mill owners get what they deserve. So much filth. Did you see that filthy water in the bowl? Disgusting.

I got an email from HSMO and they are gonna be on Oprah today!

WT? Why are my post being monitored? just wondering!

It may be because you're a newbie - there are some different things here in the News section - like you can't start a thread in this section unless you meet certain requirements - I don't remember what they are though - but I remember having trouble early on

Ooohoooo OK well I did post links to the MH telling where Oprah will be airing the rescue today...if I should not have I am sorry!