How can this happen - Who Left Sick Pups To Die?
Jane Flasch (Perinton, NY) 01/31/06 - Officials charged a volunteer with 10 counts of animal cruelty for the abandoned pups-beside-the-road incident in Genesee County last week. Now, investigators have raided a warehouse in Rochester, and as a result, 18 more pups were confiscated and quarantined. They found six different litters housed in boxed-off areas—all kept separate. The makeshift kennels were clean and there were bottles of bleach and rubber gloves. Investigators say the cases are connected. They raided Happypups on Lincoln Avenue after getting complaints against owner Warren Thomas. The question is whether Thomas knew the animals he sold had been exposed to Parvo virus. Investigators suspect he did know--because the pups dumped in Genesee County had the same virus--and also came from Happypups. Happypups sells rescued puppies no one else wants. Thomas told police he paid volunteer Laurie Jenkins to take six infected pups and have them put to sleep. She was charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty. Investigators said Thomas has a history of leaving sick animals at shelters. As the investigation continues, the pups will remain isolated and closely watched. Thomas, who has not been charged, did not return our calls. Laurie Lerkins has pleaded “not guilty” to the 10 counts of animal cruelty. |
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So sad  |
What goes through people's minds?  |
| Very sad.... |
| People are really sick in the mind.....truly. That absolutely disgusts me. The lady dumped them off on the side of the rode?? Ugghhh
They will get what's coming to them and a poop load of bad Karma |
bestdogsx4 wrote: What goes through people's minds?
Not much when they have no heart. |
| wow this happened in Rochester?! |
how very sad people aahhh what i would do to them.  |
OES Mommy wrote: Who Left These Sick Puppies? This is the second day this was on TV Jane Flasch (Perinton, NY) 01/31/06 - Officials charged a volunteer with 10 counts of animal cruelty for the abandoned pups-beside-the-road incident in Genesee County last week. Now, investigators have raided a warehouse in Rochester, and as a result, 18 more pups were confiscated and quarantined. They found six different litters housed in boxed-off areas—all kept separate. The makeshift kennels were clean and there were bottles of bleach and rubber gloves. Investigators say the cases are connected. They raided Happypups on Lincoln Avenue after getting complaints against owner Warren Thomas. The question is whether Thomas knew the animals he sold had been exposed to Parvo virus. Investigators suspect he did know--because the pups dumped in Genesee County had the same virus--and also came from Happypups. Happypups sells rescued puppies no one else wants. Thomas told police he paid volunteer Laurie Jenkins to take six infected pups and have them put to sleep. She was charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty. Investigators said Thomas has a history of leaving sick animals at shelters. As the investigation continues, the pups will remain isolated and closely watched. Thomas, who has not been charged, did not return our calls. Laurie Jenkins has pleaded “not guilty” to the 10 counts of animal cruelty. |
| how sad. I cannot imagine anyone leaving animals on the side of the road, no matter what. |
| I bought a dog from this jerk in September 2005. The week after I got her she became VERY ill with Kennel Cough. The vet believes that she had it before I got her. With a lot of love and money, she recovered. I hope the man rots in jail. If I had not gotten her, she would have been shipped off to die too. I only hope someone adopted her brothers before they got shipped. |
gyackel wrote: I bought a dog from this jerk in September 2005. The week after I got her she became VERY ill with Kennel Cough. The vet believes that she had it before I got her. With a lot of love and money, she recovered. I hope the man rots in jail. If I had not gotten her, she would have been shipped off to die too. I only hope someone adopted her brothers before they got shipped.
Did the kennel cough develop into something worse? It really isn't that uncommon for dogs to get kennel cough as the bordtella vaccines are not very reliable. I don't dispute that this guy stinks but if it was only kennel cough, and a vet charged you a lot to get your pup better, I'd also worry about how honest the vet was. |
| Just horrible. |
| Kennel cough is common. She was seven weeks old and had it for at least a week before the symptoms came out. She wouldn't eat or drink, anything. She was only six pounds at the time. She actually lost weight instead of gaining it. The vet charged about $300.00 total with the Parvo test, etc to determine what she actually had and treat her. The vet is quite honest. My family has used them for years and they actually saved Eva's life 3 times in her first year. Hopefully they don't have to do that anymore. All I keep thinking about that is if I, and hopefully someone else, got the litter from him before their eighth week (when the symptoms began to show), they would be sent to die as opposed to treated. And that is sick. |
Things like this are horrible. I'm glad you were at least able to save one. As unfortunate as this is, death would sometimes be a better option for some of the little fur balls. A quick and painless death that is, rather than the abusive treatment some suffer.  |
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