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Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Past diary entries Dear Diary, Ruby was adopted at PETsMART, but wasn't able to get her new big dog to like her. We arranged for her guardian to take her to a veterinary office in Jackson where we have allies. They have found a wonderful home for her. Amazingly, the family has been searching for just the dog for them, and unanimously declared that Ruby is the one. The MARL has not been able to keep many of the pups that have come in this summer because they have been ill. They will help us with the pups we just got in, and have agreed that we will be notified if they cannot place them. We are also renewing our exchange program with Oxford. They currently are having to euthanize dogs that we believe that we can place, and they will try to place dogs of our that need more exposure. Sherri in Cleveland is continuing to aid us, and will likely take the Rottie that we hope to catch tomorrow. We received a call from a woman who is feeding her, but can't catch her. We've also made some progress on cruelty cases. Anthony Brownlee neglected his mother dog and her 8 pups. He was convicted of cruelty and received a $1,000.00 fine, ordered to pay Court costs of $52.00, and reimbursement of our $164.00 vet bill. It looks like he will appeal, but we are ready. Court was held July 6th. I am awaiting notice of the court date for the man I filed charges on for kicking his dog at PETsMART. I have had to follow up and prod for his arrest. The Jackson Police have many pending cases. Cyd, of OLHS and I worked several reports of cruelty between the 1st and the 5th. Most of them were resolved with agreements for the guardians of the animals to take the simple steps needed to improve the care of their animals. One case really stood out: On July 1st we inspected a property where the owners were keeping a number of hunting dogs. They also illegally held a raccoon. I had to fly to CA over the weekend because Mom broke her neck. I came back for court with the commitment to seize the 27 dogs kept on short tethers, and in horrid conditions. When we drove up Monday evening at the appointed inspection time we were amazed to find that the run down, and filthy pens had been torn down and cleared, and that new, really nice quarters had been erected on an incline that promised better run-off. As much as I would like to have put an end to the dogs' life of hunting, I was relieved. We simply have no room, nor do our friends, to house that many hunting dogs until we can find loving homes. 5:27 PM |