In a message dated 2/19/2014 9:58:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, TWOSANBOB@xxxxxxx writes: I am posting this for Charlene We are overwhelmed and appreciative of the support given to our shelter,after the seizure of 39 German Shepherd Dogs from the home of Dawn Verdeschi. For the record this was not an SPCA raid. The sheriff's department responded to a number of local complaints and were brought in to remove the 39 dogs and one cat. The day of the seizure,Dawn signed over the ownership of all 39 dogs to us. AS of the hearing yesterday the defendant has hired an attorney and is refusing to cooperate or surrender the animals to us for placement,our offer on the table was to have Dawn assist us in identifying individuals ,who had direct ownership or co-ownership interest in any of the seized dogs,so that they could be rightfully returned. She refused. At this point,our shelter has incurred expenses in excess of $10,000.00 We have staff overtime,veterinary care, medical treatment ,including medicines,special food,vaccinations,worming,grooming ,bathing,and housing in our NEW facility which is not yet open to the public. WE had to hire an attorney to represent us ,and are requesting that the defendant post a bond of $25,000.00 to assist us in the maintenance of the dogs ,until the disposition of the case is final. Trust that the dogs are in good and knowledgeable hands. You can go online _www.cghs.org_ (http://www.cghs.org/) to see the photos ,We did NOT post these until our unsuccessful hearing yesterday. Thank you to so many for your moral and financial support,with a situation very challenging for a small ,non-profit shelter thanks Charlene Marchand,Chairperson,Board of Directors Colombia-Greene Humane Shelter,Society,SPCA 125 Humane Society Rd. Hudson ,NY 12534 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================