The rescue we volunteer for in Sarasota FL said that Sarasota Animal Services just pulled 250 dogs out of a hoarding situation there, They are all Chi's, Maltese and Poodles. So sad. None of them are housebroken or have ever walked on a leash. some have never been outside. They are looking for foster homes. Sue
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net>wrote: > ** > > > > 100 Chihuahuas found in Seward, NE homes > > <http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/journalstar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/c9/7c9f0ff2-fef4-52ab-964e-f7c4e5cfa639/4f7f4b749965b.image.jpg> > > > > > Chihuahuas huddle together at the Humane Society in Omaha, Friday, April > 6, 2012. More than 100 Chihuahuas have been taken in by the Nebraska Humane > Society after a Seward breeding operation was shut down. > > > > > > They didn't mean to make a puppy mill, officials say, but members of the > Bick family apparently got more than they expected with a chihuahua > breeding operation at two houses in Seward. > > "I think that it got out of control," said Pam Wiese, a spokeswoman for > the Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha. > > The Omaha shelter ended up taking 88 of 100 dogs found yipping and > scratching inside the adjacent, one-story houses. The other dozen went to > the Capital Humane Society in Lincoln. > > The Seward Police Department put the Bick family on notice March 19 after > getting complaints about the number of dogs, according to a timeline from > Seward city officials. > > The Bicks drove 63 of the chihuahuas to the Omaha humane society that > Friday, but held on to dozens more. Monday, they dropped off 12 more in > Lincoln. > > When city and state officials returned to the houses Wednesday, 26 > chihuahuas remained and were taken to the Nebraska Humane Society. > > And the Bicks, who own one house and rent the other, were forced to move > out because of high levels of ammonia inside. > > Sherdon and Theresa Bick -- a mother and daughter-in-law -- have been > cited for having unlicensed dogs and violating dog kenneling laws, said > Seward City Administrator Brett Baker. > > "The city was very lenient with them," he said. "We thought they were > gonna comply." > > Wiese of the Nebraska Humane Society said 20 of the chihuahuas have been > adopted. The remaining dogs are not yet available. > > The dogs are mostly healthy, but some have fleas or treatable skin and fur > issues from scratching, Wiese said. > > *"In all honesty, these guys are in pretty good shape."* > > Reach Zach Pluhacek at 402-473-7234 or zpluha...@journalstar.com. > > > > Read more: > http://journalstar.com/news/local/chihuahuas-found-in-seward-homes/article_705c7099-e295-5d49-b858-df38024f549a.html#ixzz1twoyw8Zq > > >
