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La Crosse, WI (WXOW) From the Coulee Region Humane Society:
On June 9th, 2009, Juneau County law enforcement officers arrived at a Necedah home occupied by two women to follow-up on concerns for the well being of pets allegedly owned by both. What they discovered shocked their small community and as news of this spread, left individuals throughout this state wondering how something like this can happen.
The home was found to have 85 dogs and at least 19 cats living in deplorable conditions. The cats were reportedly living in a room of the home for quite some time. The officers were greeted by a horrendous stench as they proceeded to check on the cats finding 2 deceased kittens. Some of the dogs were living in urine soaked and feces covered kennels and as a result, the dogs were also covered in the same. The home itself had feces and urine throughout causing unsanitary living conditions for both women and the numerous cats and dogs. The majority of the cats and dogs were not spayed or neutered with several pregnant females found on site as well as puppies.
Juneau County officials designated Dogs Rule in Mauston, WI, to initially receive and provide temporary care for all of the dogs and the Carl W. Nelson Animal Shelter, also in Mauston, to provide the same for the cats. Upon learning of this situation, Wisconsin Federated Humane Societies (WFHS) quickly offered assistance. Within just 48 hours of ownership of the dogs and cats being transferred to WFHS, veterinarians, behavior professionals, and other volunteers from WFHS provided health checks, behavior/temperament evaluations, and transportation to partnering humane society and animal rescue groups for the animals rescued from the Necedah home. Currently, the cats, due to serious concerns of communicable diseases, remain under observation at the Carl W. Nelson Animal Shelter.
On the morning of June 17th, 5 of the dogs arrived at the Coulee Region Humane Society (CRHS). Staff and a local veterinarian immediately began the admission process for the 5 dogs. They received health exams, continued medical treatment, comfy blankets, food and water, toys, and loving care from staff and volunteers. The dogs quickly settled in and were evaluated by CRHS staff. All five dogs will be available for adoption beginning June 19th. Theses dogs have begun their journey to living a normal, healthy life and are currently in need of you to help them on their journey:
Lizzie, a 2 ½ year old female Shih Tzu has a beautiful, recently groomed grey coat. She has been vaccinated for bordetella and distemper and is currently being treated for minor eye discharge. Her gorgeous eyes are sure to speak to your soul sharing her troubled life thus far and hope for the future.
Willow, a 4 year old, tri-color female Papillion is recently bathed and vaccinated for distemper and bordetella. She is full of energy and very social. She is ready to embark on new adventures creating new, pleasant memories to replace the troubled memories she has thus far.
Cuddles, approximately 5 years in age, is a female, cream colored Poodle cross. She has recently been groomed shedding the debris that consumed her beautiful coat and vaccinated for distemper and bordetella. She is sweet, a little timid, and looking for a quiet home to settle into.
Ernie and Bert, two "Teddy Bear" pups approximately 12 weeks of age are ready to conquer life with you. "Teddy Bear" is a glorified designer name for mixing at least two breeds together. "Teddy Bear" is a mixture of two or more of the following breeds: Shih Tzu, Bichon Frise, Poodle, Maltese, Pekingnese, Westie, and Yorkie. These two boys are typical puppies that will need to be housetrained, neutered, and trained so that they become outstanding role models for all dogs.
The CRHS is accepting financial donations for the care of these animals in addition to the over 100 dogs, cats, and small animals currently in their care. The CRHS is also in urgent need of bleach, laundry detergent, baby food without onion powder, and KMR brand kitten milk replacer.
Currently, the State of WI has no laws in place to regulate situations like the Necedah home that allegedly was also breeding the dogs or facilities such as the CRHS. There is a great need for the State of WI to take a step forward, ensuring that situations like this and the recent seizure of nearly 400 animals from Thyme and Sage Ranch never occur. Dogs, cats, and all animals are our responsibility. Individuals involved with animal welfare groups from across the state of WI and state of WI senators and representatives have drafted legislation that will begin to regulate facilities such as Thyme and Sage Ranch, humane societies, and animal rescue groups. The legislation is called LRB-2448/2 - Commercial Dog Breeding Licensure Bill. The bill and other related information can be found on our website at http://www.couleehumane.com/legislative-bill/. Please visit this link to learn more about what you can do to help animals in the State of WI.
