My word! What a racket they must have made with all the yapping? Juliet UK xx
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Pam Dean <muffinsbabies@...> wrote: > > Oh lordy . I noticed Hillsborough county animal services had a bunch come > in. Probably they are placing them everywhere. I will have to keep > repeating "3 Chis is enough" over and over..lol > > > > ________________________________ > From: Susanne Defoe <srdefoe@...> > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, May 4, 2012 8:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] 100 Chihuahuas found in Seward, NE homes > > >  > 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 <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > > > > >                                                          > > > >                        100 Chihuahuas found in > >Seward, NE homes > > > > > > > > > > > >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 zpluhacek@... > > > > > > > >Read more: > >http://journalstar.com/news/local/chihuahuas-found-in-seward-homes/article_705c7099-e295-5d49-b858-df38024f549a.html#ixzz1twoyw8Zq > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: chihuahuas-dig...@yahoogroups.com chihuahuas-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: chihuahuas-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
