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137 dogs recover at shelter, breeder's pet shop closed

137 dogs are getting treatment and care tonight after being seized from a Lonoke County puppy farm.

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moonrose777 - 7/1/2012 12:44 AM
2 Votes
I work in animal welfare, mostly transporting and fostering but these do not look like puppy mill dogs. I can't imagine your group has had time to clean them all up already but they look clean and have no matting showing. I'm confused. I'd be happy if the dogs in our city/county shelter looked this good. I hope someone didn't jump the gun. It makes us all look bad when that happens and sometimes it does.

trapper - 6/30/2012 3:11 PM
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The dogs you showed didn't look bad. It's hot outside for all of us. The last thing we need in Arkansas is another law. Why not enforce the ones we have. Did this lady have a USDA license as required by the animal welfare act. She meets the requirements. That's the question you should be asking. If she does, then USDA dropped the ball

gwininator - 6/30/2012 8:00 AM
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I live in Faulkner county next to a dog "hoarder". The poor animals are starved and no one will do anything. The man doesn't live in the house, he just rented it and dumped all these pathetic dogs there and doesn't take care of them. Was told that he lives in Conway where they actually have animal control laws so he had to move them. They are very agressive and when they get out of their yard (which happens frequently) I have to take a bb gun when I go into my own yard to run them off when they try to attack me. Guess I would be aggressive too if I were starved. Call the law and there is nothing they can do since we have no ordinances concerning animals in Greenbrier. The K9 officer went to check to see if they had food and water and had to pepper spray one of the more aggressive dogs. If I get bitten then someone will take action. Know we have state laws requiring rabies vaccinations but would bet none of these dogs have ever had any type of vaccine. If they wont feed and water they sure wont get the required shots. Had a friend, who runs animal control in Van Buren County, come down and look at the situation and she was sick at the way these animals live. People who mistreat animals are sick and there should be some recourse. We are a backward state and domestic animals seem to be low on the agenda when it comes to laws pertaining to the poor creatures. Really hope that there is a special hell for people who mistreat these defenseless animals.

LeahB - 6/29/2012 7:46 PM
0 Votes
If she is in Lonoke County, then the store in Searcy isn't a local store; Searcy is in White County! So which is it?

Butch54 - 6/29/2012 7:33 PM
2 Votes
I am so mad I could cry. The witch even has the gall to own a pet store. We need tougher laws along with some Judges with a full set. I'm a retired criminal by the grace of God and it makes me sick. A sucker deserves to be suckered, but a poor little animal. I could give up my freedom over one of these sickos.
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