Doodle Puppy mill raid 10 minutes from my house...2 minutes from my moms house!!!

[katie St Marie]

This makes me sick....im so angry that they didnt take every single animal off that property!! WTH??? this is literally right down the street from my moms neighborhood, im trying to see where they have taken the dogs to. hopefully they are all rescued soon

CDA press online

Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:00 am |
Updated: 1:20 am, Sun Aug 1, 2010.

By TOM HASSLINGER/Staff writer | 8 comments

HAUSER LAKE — Nearly 40 emaciated and infected dogs were removed from a breeder’s home near Hauser Lake on Friday.

The property, the Iron Horse Ranch, located at 26727 N. Hauser Lake Road on the Washington-Idaho state line, had 133 dogs on the property at the time Spokane County Regional Animal Protection
Service and other officers arrived at the scene following a tip of
animal abuse.

During the removal, the property’s owner, Wilma L. Turner, 61, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm. Turner had previous felonies on her record and wasn’t allowed to have weapons,
the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said.

“There were infections, and extreme grooming issues,” said Nancy Hill, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service director, on the 38 dogs taken from the property.

Earlier in the week, officers had received a complaint from a concerned citizen.

The licensed kennel had passed its annual compliance check back in November, but when officers arrived after the tip they noticed the condition of some of the animals, Hill said, which led to a
warrant. During Friday’s daylong search, they found three weapons
and Hill was arrested. The weapons were described as a pistol and
two long guns.

Two dozen workers spent all day Friday examining the animals.

Officers taped off the driveway, but many dogs could be heard constantly barking. Horses on the property were also examined, Hill said. Turner could face charges relating to the animals by next
week.

Most of the dogs were poodles and labradoodles. Washington state law allows up to 50 adult dogs on a property, under new legislation that went into effect Jan. 1. The old rule allowed more depending
on property zoning. Hill said they were looking into seeing if the
new legislation had a grandfather clause for those with more
animals.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Try to get your hands on a copy of Saving Gracie by Carol Bradley (I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about puppy mills, the laws governing commercial breeding facilities, the internet puppy trade, & the dogs who are bred there). The book focuses on Cavaliers. Unfortunately, it's not in paperback yet, but you may find it at the library. It might help your friend understand what she is dealing with & why it's imperative that she buy only from a reputable breeder. You might also tell her to look up Cavalier rescues in your area...she might be surprised by the number of dogs needing homes, and why.
Nobody who really loves dogs would support these places, once they know the facts.
And if money is the main issue, tell your friend that she'll pay now, or she'll pay later.

[Kelly-Orchard View Labradoodles]

It is hard when it's people you care about. Just keep up what you're doing, using every opportunity to educate. I have found that in general, people who are driven by principles rather than money are the ones that will listen. Not everyone wants to hear the truth, because then they have to DO something with that information. Either they must choose to ignore, or change their thinking. Knowledge can actually be a burden that some people just don't want to deal with.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I think that many, many people are uneducated about this problem. Look at Adrianne's Samantha - she did not know. My Springer Spaniel is from a backyard breeder which I did not understand because we were really intent on getting a home raised pup rather than a kennel raised one. We have paid the price for this ignorance about health testing and paying attention to each parent genetically when breeding.
Our job is to educate as many people as we can - pre-dog buying. But, I try to be really careful what I say after the fact unless I can slip it in because of an issue. We met a young family camping this summer. The had a sad little chihuahua poodle mix who had some serious problems with its eyes - maybe allergies?. They were very caring and had medicines, constant vet appts but that poor dog is probably not going to get cured. I felt that I could mention health testing of parents, responsible breeders, pet store dogs,and that their pup's parents..... but I was very, very careful not to be condemning.

[katie St Marie]

I found out scraps took the dogs and are not available for adoption as the "breeder" has a chance at getting them back... Law says there's a max at 50 dogs but since she been "breeding" for a number of years she has the chance to get them back because she's been grandfathered in.... I will keep checking for updates but this is so sad.... She doesn't deserve any of those dogs I wish they could be adopted out to caring people who don't see money signs instead of living breathing beings

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Here's a follow up to this story. The dogs seized are finally available for adoption. They have issues, of course:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/dec/07/seized-dogs-pups-up-fo...

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Of course! I hope the prospective new owners really understand this and can handle it, before taking the $82 dollar dog. On the other hand what a wonderful and worthwhile opportunity to give a sad dog a forever home.