Shelter/Sanctuary/Hoarder SHUT DOWN in Wisconsin!!!!

brandon_wbrandon_w
edited May 2009 in General
If you have kept up with my Dogs of the Dane County Humane Society thread you might remember that a couple of times we have taken in dogs released by a woman who ran a "sanctuary or shelter" as she had the contract from a nearby county to be animal control. Well things were bad there, really bad.

The HSUS had been working with DCHS to get this woman shutdown and yesterday it happened. Through a court order the Sheriff of the county was able to search and seize the animals on the property. The Sheriff signed the rights of the dogs over to the HSUS and they signed them over to DCHS.

It's going to be a huge project to get all of these dogs sorted out but I am so happy they are all getting out of that hell hole and she is shut down, for now at least. Hopefully they will be able to charge her with many things and keep her from setting up anything like this again, hell from owning an animal again.

Anyhow, they had told us that there was going to be a training session going on in the back parking lot at DCHS, but when I saw the ASPCA CSI van at our location on Sunday I was wondering what was going on, turns out they had to lie to us (volunteers) for a bit so word did not get out about what was happening.

Here is an official news story:

http://www.channel3000.com/news/19506051/detail.html


I'm couldn't be happier that this finally happened.

Comments

  • RyuRyu
    edited November -1
    That's so awesome Brandon!!! Great work HSUS and DCHS!
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    Thats a lot of dogs. Keep us updated!
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    Yes it is a lot of dogs. From what I have heard there are other humane societies and rescues in the state who are going to take some of the dogs from DCHS after they have gone through their medical checks.
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    I also saw the Dane County will be able to keep some of the donations from PetSmart - that's helpful.
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Wow, that is great that her operation has been shut down. Best of luck to you and your fellow volunteers, Brandon. And good luck to all the dogs, may they all find their forever homes.
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    wow!
  • CaliaCalia
    edited November -1
    Another one bites the dust...
  • ShikokuSpiritShikokuSpirit
    edited November -1
    Wow, she had domestic Silver Foxes too (see this article)?! I'm certain that's what they are see link for photos - should be 2nd pic

    Yeah, some people are meaning to do the "right thing", but don't always go about it the proper way. 300+ animals is way too many to go about taking care of by oneself. She should have realized this and immediately ask for help. I think people like this don't intentionally mean to do harm, they are just short of a few sandwhiches in their picnic basket, as my past high school English teacher use to say.

    I hope there will be many people to help out with those horses. And that the canines who were taken off property will be adopted soon and be properly cared for in their new home.

    Hopefully now the doggies will have a "new" start in life with a happy present and future.

    Thanks for the news! I love happy endings.
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    Awesome! Hopefully, she wont go about doing this EVER again. ~
  • sujewelsujewel
    edited November -1
    Wow! Fantastic news!
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    Update:

    http://www.channel3000.com/news/19517455/detail.html

    So far it seems like she is able to keep the horses and some other animals. Hopefully they will be taken away soon also.
  • LeonbergerLeonberger
    edited November -1
    This is great news!

    Hopefully they'll get all the animals to good hands.
  • ShikokuSpiritShikokuSpirit
    edited November -1
    I'm truely surprised they let her keep some animals. Maybe the horses and exotics have to remain on the property until a proper re-location has been found? It seems she isn't even allowed back on her property anyways. So there should be people there taking care of the remaining animals until relocation can take place. Yeah, that has to be it!
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    I believe that HSUS and ASPCA are still on the grounds finishing up their work. They have now taken a total of 315 dogs from the property. I asked the director of DCHS if she knew what was to happen with the other animals, and if she could share that information yet.
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    E-mail I just recieved from the Director:

    "We took into the shelter yesterday 21 rabbits, 2 chinchillas, 1 cat, 1 ferret, 1 rooster, and 14 birds. We also have 10 horses in foster care. There are still more horses and livestock on the property and there is a team out there today trying to capture them."


    So all animals are being removed from the property. I know that she did not like cats, so she rarely took them in. From what I heard, when she did take them in she just threw them into a shed with food scattered on the floor, which also became their litter box because they needed something to bury it in. It was worse for any poor cat that showed up there than it was for the dogs.
  • AraksAraks
    edited November -1
    YES! FINALLY!
  • RomiRomi
    edited November -1
    WOW - that is crazy. Great news though~!!!
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    This was in my email:

    http://www.aspca.org/news/national/05-29-09.html#1
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    "Despite numerous attempts to have Petkus sign the seized animals over to authorities, so far she refuses to relinquish ownership. By law, the Dane County Humane Society cannot place any animals up for adoption until Petkus surrenders them or a judge mandates their release."

    Ugh. What a bitch. I thought that having seized them took away her ownership. God damned devil woman.
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Wow. You would think that since her whole argument was that she was trying to 'help' these animals that she would want them to find forever homes and would be more than happy for the help DCHS is trying to give.

    Devil woman is putting it lightly, Brandon.
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