RESCUE GROUP HOPING TO SAVE REMAINING DOGS AT HARPURSVILLE KENNEL

PROMINENT ON HSUS LIST OF NATIONS WORST PUPPY MILLS

(HARPURSVILLE, NY)A determined group of concerned dog loer! i! "!#ing Ne$ Yor# %oernor
Andre$ &uomo to force t'e !'utdo$n of " H"rpur!ille, NY (reeding oper"tion con!idered one of t'e
$or!t pupp) mill! in t'e countr) () t'e Hum"ne Societ) of t'e United St"te!*
+'e f"cilit), loc"ted in " rur"l "re", $"! cited in Augu!t of ,-./ () t'e U*S* 0ep"rtment of Agriculture
"fter more t'"n ,-- dog!, prim"ril) 1ee!'onden, $ere found liing in in filt') c"ge!, m"n) !uffering
from di!e"!e or in2urie!* Re!cue effort! '"e re!ulted in t'e rele"!e of ne"rl) 3- dog! $'o '"e (een
found to (e !uffering from t'e follo$ing4
/5 dog! $it' %i"rdi"
,. dog! $it' &occidi"
66 dog! $it' round$orm!, 'oo#$orm!, $'ip$orm!, "nd7or t"pe$orm!
., dog! $it' ("cteri"l infection!
.. dog! $it' fung"l or )e"!t infection!
, dog! $it' demodectic m"nge
/ dog! $it' !)!temic ("cteri"l infection!
,3 dog! $it' (ite $ound!
, dog! $it' fro!t(ite in2urie!
8 dog! $it' untre"ted torn cr"ni"l cruci"te lig"ment! "nd !eere p"tell"r lu9"tion!
8. dog! $it' p"tell"r lu9"tion of gr"de! .:8
,; dog! $it' "(!ce!!e!
, dog! $it' 'ip d)!pl"!i"
, dog! $it' m"lformed lim(! or p"tell"r fu!ion
. dog $it' m"mm"r) c"ncer
5- dog! frig'tened of 'um"n (eing! "nd completel) un!oci"li<ed*
=ore t'"n 6- !ic# dog! $ere eut'"ni<ed "nd 6- more "re (elieed to '"e (een !ent to or !old "t dog
>"uction? in @'io follo$ing t'e in!pection*
+'e re!cue group '"! !ent " letter to %o* &uomo "!#ing for 'i! 'elp (ut "l!o $"nt! t'e gener"l pu(lic to
(e m"de "$"re of t'e c"!e, 'opefull) en!uring " '"pp) ending for t'e dog! !till tr"pped in!ide t'e f"cilit)*
="r2orie?! 1ennel! $"! n"med in t'e Hum"ne Societ)?! recent report $'ic' det"iled liing
condition! in!ide $'"t it t"((ed "! t'e .-. $or!t pupp) mill! in t'e n"tion* See t'eir report 'ere
('ttp477$$$*'um"ne!ociet)*org7"!!et!7pdf!7pet!7pupp)Amill!7.-.:pupp):mill!:report:,-.8*pdf)*
+'e 1ee!'ond i! " gentle, loing (reed t'"t i! n"tur"ll) !oci"l "nd reBuire! 'um"n inter"ction for it! $ell:
(eing (ut t'e dog! "t ="r2orie?! 1ennel! '"d irtu"ll) no 'um"n cont"ct in "ddition to t'eir l"c# of 'e"lt'
c"re*
In @cto(er of ,-./, t'e o$ner of t'e #ennel, ="r2orie Ingr"'"m, !igned "n "greement to rele"!e t'e
rem"ining dog! into t'e c"re of Sunco"!t 1ee!'ond Re!cue, $'ic' Buietl) r"i!ed more t'"n CD-,--- "nd
$or#ed $it' fo!ter "nd "doptie 1ee!'ond loer! from "round t'e $orld to !ucce!!full) find !"fe '"en!
for more t'"n .-- dog!* Numerou! i!it! () re!cuer! to t'e #ennel oer " period of !eer"l mont'!
re!ulted in " (etter future for t'e "nim"l!, (ut m"n) continue to receie medic"l c"re "nd t'er"p) in t'eir
ne$ 'ome! "! " re!ult of t'e tr"um" of liing t'eir entire lie! in deplor"(le, de!pic"(le condition! $it'
no me"n! of e!c"pe*
Ho$eer, "fter !igning t'e "greement to rele"!e t'e re!t of 'er dog! "nd o$ing to >retire? from (reeding,
=!* Ingr"'"m '"! refu!ed to turn oer t'e rem"ining dog! to re!cuer! de!pite t'e ""il"(ilit) of "pproed
'ome! "nd in !pite of t'e ,-., p"!!"ge of >&'"rlem"gne?! L"$?, $'ic' empo$er! loc"l goernment! to
en"ct !tronger l"$! to protect t'e $ell:(eing of "nim"l!* Her moti"tion i! un#no$n, (ut it?! li#el) !'e
pl"n! to continue (reeding dog! to m"#e mone), $it' little reg"rd for t'e dog!? $ell:(eing*
Sunco"!t 1ee!'ond Re!cue "nd t'e 'undred! of f"milie! $'o '"e (een "ctiel) $or#ing to "!!i!t in
!"ing t'e end"ngered dog! i! "!#ing %o* &uomo to $or# $it' !t"te "nd loc"l offici"l! to !'ut do$n
="r2orie?! 1ennel! once "nd for "ll "nd en!ure t'"t !t"te l"$! de!igned to protect "nim"l! "re "ctu"ll)
enforced*
Sunco"!t 1ee!'ond Re!cue, Inc*
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Elfer! FL /85D-
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