BurningbirdOK, this one baffles me. The USDA sent a letter to the Dollarhites letting them off the hook for any and all fines, as long as the Dollarhites refrain from breeding animals for sale as pets. The Dollarhites got out of the baby bunny business in 2010, so this shouldn’t be a problem. They won’t have to […]
Following is the judgment in Case.net regarding Shirley Gilbert, aka Wolfgang’s Puppies and Gee Gee’s Yorkies: COUNSEL AGREE TO RESPONDENT TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS FOR 6 YEARS, TO DISPOSE WITH DOGS ON 6-30-11 AND RELEASE TO PETITIONER TO A RESCUE AGENCY. RESPONDENT TO HARBOR NO MORE THAN 3 DOGS & REMOVE ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND […]
Attorney General Koster’s office has filed another restraining order, this time against Moser Kennel, owned by a Linda Brisco. According to the CBS story: Attorney General Chris Koster says state inspections of Brisco’s kennels revealed excrement in the food and muddy drinking water; feces piled so high in some enclosures, inspectors couldn’t see the flooring; sick, aging or […]
According to Case.net, the case against Shirley Gilbert for violations of the Animal Welfare Act has been extended to June 24th. This means that the dogs continue in Gilbert’s custody for at least another two weeks. Oh, yeah, this filing a restraining order as a way of ensuring care for dogs in licensed and unlicensed facilities […]
update There’s an update to the story at the end. John Dollarhite is a breeder located in Nixa, Missouri. Between April of 2008 and December of 2009, Dollarhite sold 619 animals in 56 separate transactions to two different pet stores. Large volume sales of pets require that the breeder be licensed with the USDA. By being […]