I understand that yes, there were a couple of the Chihuahuas in BIG bird cages....WITH clean bedding and paper, and WITH water............. my information was that all the dogs were in excellent condition. My caller was from the area and is involved with dog laws locally.....she says this was an AR inspired "raid," and the owner took great care of the dogs all the time. Of course, there may be something to be said for having 70 dogs...but Chihuahuas???? I could easily fit that number of them here, should I be so nuts as to want to! Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "stormy435" <stormy435@xxxxxxx> > Nearly 70 dogs found in alleged Chicago puppy mill > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008916013_appuppymillchicago.html > > > Authorities have removed as many as 70 puppies from a home on Chicago's > South Side, where police say some animals were stuffed into bird cages and > living without food and water. > CHICAGO - > > Authorities have removed as many as 70 puppies from a home on Chicago's > South Side, where police say some animals were stuffed into bird cages and > living without food and water. > > Agents with the Cook County Sheriff's Police and the U.S. Department of > Agriculture raided the alleged puppy mill on Tuesday after undercover > visits in the past weeks. > > One person is in custody and faces animal cruelty charges. > > Sheriff's police spokesman Steve Patterson says some of the dogs were too > big for their cages. Other puppies were found in closets. > > Authorities say syringes and antibiotics were found at the scene, which an > owner allegedly used to treat the animals. > > Officers also went through the trash because of reports of dog bodies > being thrown into the garbage. > > Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company > > Also, > http://www.kcci.com/news/19003897/detail.html > > http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/suspected-puppy-mill-raided-on-south-side.html > > -- ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================