Daisysmom Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 OMG!! We took a "ride" to see puppies from an add!! I kept telling my husband it sounded like a puppy mill. She had too many breeds listed...... any way, after about an hour in the truck we found the place, and there were all these cars and people around. We didn't know where to go or who to see. Then, we say a guy with a humane society t-shirt and a large camera. Then the lead investigator came to see us and we told him we were there to look at the dogs!!!! I kept asking what was going on and I said "SEE THIS IS A PUPPY MILL, I KNEW IT!!!!!" "I TOLD MY HUSBAND THIS WAS A PUPPY MILL, AND I WAS RIGHT!!" Then I said "GOOD JOB GUYS!! I GIVE YOU A LOT OF CREDIT!! I AM A REAL ADVOCATE" They are taking all the dogs to the Lancaster County Humane Society!!! The same place we were on Sunday (Where the 10-year old rottie was). So we stopped there on the way home to fill out an application, and they were closed!!! But there was a worker in the driveway with a table set up and a sheriff????? I guess there was a major raid throughout the area and maybe there were afraid people would try to get their dogs back????????? THIS WAS SO EXCITING!!!!! I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND TELL YOU ALL!!!! I'm going to the site now and apply on line: it is [url]www.humaneleague.com[/url] (P.S. I haven't heard from the guy yet from the butcher shop) This is all too weird!!!!!!! Quote
rufus Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 I don't know why these people do things like this - don't they have any feelings at all for all the suffering they are putting on these puppies - it just goes to show that you should always trust your gut-instincts. Glad they got rumbled. Quote
courtnek Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 I dont even want to know the shape the dogs were in, if the humane society got involved...... sick bastards..... :evil: Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 27, 2003 Author Posted June 27, 2003 All I could see were a few obvious females wandering the property!! I could only see one pup in a crate while they were taking it. They had a huge truck filled with empty crates. You should go to the web site, it is on there already!!! The woman was investigated on 20/20!!!!! Quote
abker17 Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 [quote] You should go to the web site, it is on there already!!! The woman was investigated on 20/20!!!!! [/quote] REALLY???????????? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's cool! Maybe that got some people to think about where they get there dog! :roll: [/quote] Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Good For you! I hate puppy mills! :pissed: :bad-words: So thank you on behalf of all my family and friends for advocating to stop ALL puppy mills. =============================================== Adopt Dont Let over 10,000 animals die each year just because no one can find a place in their hearts to adopt. I bet you can! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 I'm not the above guest! I just wanna say: Adopt Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Puppy mills SUCK!!! :bad-words: :pissed: !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
stacer126 Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 I hope 20/20 shows no mercey. I would never want to be investigated by that show. They will rip you apart. Finally some exposure on puppy mills. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 People who run puppy mills should be made to live in the same conditions as their dogs! THIS IS SIX JOLLY DOGS...BUT THIS WON'T TAKE MY POST!!! Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 HI 6JD GOOD TO SEE YOU THEY SHOULD MAKE THEM ALL ILLEAGLE :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 Is this the one [url]http://cbsnewyork.com/shamestories/local_story_135111240.html[/url] We are fighting a puppy mill of our own [url]http://www.txdogs.net/pg3.html[/url] Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 28, 2003 Author Posted June 28, 2003 No, that's not it...... I'll look on line for it. Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 28, 2003 Author Posted June 28, 2003 [url]http://www.lancasteronline.com/news.shtm[/url] [url]http://www.lancasteronline.com/articles/2952.shtm[/url] [b]400 dogs seized from county kennel By Carrie Caldwell Jun 27, 2003, 09:24 EST Intelligencer Journal[/b] The Humane League of Lancaster County on Thursday seized as many as 400 dogs from a breeding kennel under investigation for consumer fraud and animal cruelty complaints. Joyce Stoltzfus, owner of Puppy Love Kennels in Peach Bottom, is accused of selling dogs with American Kennel Club registrations while under suspension. The League also is probing whether Stoltzfus, of 267 Riverview Road, neglects the dogs she is raising and sells dogs with ailments that are fatal or expensive to treat. Attempts to contact Stoltzfus on Thursday were unsuccessful. Megan Gallagher Clark, the League's executive director, said the shelter will be closed to the public today as staff and volunteers tend to the influx of dogs. The shelter, however, will be open to people dropping off or reclaiming pets. They can go the front entrance checkpoint. The Humane League issued a press release Thursday reporting that the state police, the state attorney general's office and the AKC are helping with their investigation into the kennel operation. Investigators, however, are refusing to discuss details until the case is closed. Lainie Cantrell, AKC's public relations director, confirmed Stoltzfus' suspension but couldn't give the reasons or the term of it. Spokeswoman Barbara Petito said the attorney general's office is encouraging anyone who has bought dogs from Puppy Love Kennels to telephone the office at (800) 441-2555, or log on to [url]www.attorneygeneral.gov[/url], where an online complaint form can be filled out. The latest investigation marks the fourth time Stoltzfus' operation has been under scrutiny. In March 2001, the state Board of Veterinary Medicine fined Stoltzfus $500 for practicing veterinary medicine without a license. She provided one of her customers with two plastic bags of drugs, including Amoxicillin, a violation of state law. The same month, a district justice dropped 82 of the 85 charges the state filed against her for dog law violations because an inspection of her kennel was incomplete. The remaining three charges were for overcrowding. The attorney general's office sued Stoltzfus in 1997 on behalf of 98 customers who had bought "defective" dogs between 1992 and 1997. Many of the dogs died or had to be euthenized. The case was eventually settled with Stoltzfus and her husband, Raymond, agreeing to pay $30,600 in restitution but admitting no wrongdoing. Earlier, in 1991, the Stoltzfuses were fined $10,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for selling dogs without a license, unsanitary conditions and inadequate disease control. At the time, they agreed to pay an additional $15,000 for any further violations. In addition to leading this latest investigation, the League must care for the hundreds of dogs seized. The shelter is already overburdened. Because it's a private, nonprofit organization and must provide shelter, food and veterinary care for these animals, League officials are asking for donations of money, time and supplies. Donations of food and beverages for the shelter staff and volunteers also would be appreciated, Clark said. For more information, contact the Humane League at 295-1391. Quote
behle Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 I feel so bad for any of the dogs that were in those breeders "care"! It's criminal that the authorities haven't shut them down before this! :evil: Quote
ellieangel Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 [quote]It's criminal that the authorities haven't shut them down before this! [/quote] I agree the authorities obviously knew what they were up to a long time ago tut tut ! Think how many lives would have been saved if only they had acted quicker. :( Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 28, 2003 Author Posted June 28, 2003 I would think they have shut her down before after reading the articles. I think she just changes the name and starts again. Please, please help the shelter if you feel bad for the dogs. They really need our help. It is easy to send a donation. Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 [img]http://www.humaneleague.com/images/42754_small.jpg[/img] Is that Bear? :cry: He's adorable! :angel: Puppy Millers-UGH! :evil: I don't want to get started......... :evil: Poor pups! :cry: :cry: :cry: I would LOVE to send a donation, but my mother won't allow me to! :x Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 28, 2003 Author Posted June 28, 2003 Yes!!! That's him :cry: I really wish I had a RANCH!!! I would take them all. Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 28, 2003 Author Posted June 28, 2003 We are going down there today to bring blankets and etc. Rowie, I will put a dollar or two in the basket for you!!! Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 Thank you daisysmom! :D Good for you for helping them, that's so sweet! :angel: I wish I had a ranch too..... :cry: Quote
Daisysmom Posted July 3, 2003 Author Posted July 3, 2003 WOW!!! I wonder if they took things they shouldn't have????? Maybe didn't have a legal order to seize paper work, only the dogs???? Quote
courtnek Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 Legally, you cant seize anything from a premise without the search warrant specifying each item, unless it is obviously illegal and in plain view when you search the premises (like drugs, for instance). Paperwork is not illegal, and so to seize it it would have had to been distinctly listed on the warrant. If they had a warrant to search the kennel, they can open drawers and look at stuff. but paperwork doesnt count. Quote
nadooshkinz Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 [size=1]Darned puppy millers! @#!*$@! :evil: [/size] Quote
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