[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Dogs Seized in Mississippi
- From: Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx
- To: jmor@xxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:22:39 EST
This is heartbreaking! Is there a legitimate GSD rescue organization
in that area to look into the condition of these poor dogs? I would
think the children should also be removed from a home with such
unhealthy conditions!
Janice
In a message dated 2/4/2005 1:54:24 AM Mountain Standard Time,
jmor@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> SOUTHAVEN - City animal shelter officials rescued 31 German
> Shepherd dogs Monday from the home of a Southaven resident citing
> unsanitary housing conditions.
> "The smell in the home was unbearable," said Stephanie Davis,
> director of the Southaven Animal Shelter. "This is a family residence
> and I just could not understand how could people live with that kind
> of smell."
> At approximately 3 p.m. Davis, Southaven police and city code
> enforcement served an order to seize the animals issued by Judge
> Karen Smith earlier that day, she said.
> Pepper Stidmon of 1355 Moss Pointe in Southaven was cited and
> charged yesterday with several counts of animal cruelty, improper
> containment and inadequate food and water. She lives in the house
> with two children, Davis said.
> Stidmon first surfaced on the shelter's radar in early January when
> Davis began receiving calls from out-of-state pet owners about
> problems with dogs adopted or purchased from Stidmon, according to
> shelter records.
> A caller from New Jersey complained about Stidmon's business
> practices citing problems adopting a pet from the Web site
> MidsouthShepherdRescue.com with which Stidmon is affiliated. The
> caller also claimed Stidmon sold him a sick German Shepherd puppy for
> $300 plus the airfare required to ship the dog to him. Within a week,
> according to shelter records, the dog died of distemper and its care
> cost the owner $1,500.
> "I heard the complaints, they were coming from rescue organizations
> in other states and individuals," Davis said. "I was appalled at what
> I saw, it was the worst situation I have seen."
> These allegations prompted Davis to visit Stidmon's home Saturday
> posing as prospective pet parent. During the visit Davis witnessed
> first hand the conditions the dogs were forced to live in, she said.
> "The stench was unbearable, there were cages stacked one on top of
> the other," she said. "There was one bag of dog food for 31 dogs and
> there were no water bowls or bowls of any kind the house. Many of the
> dogs were unable to stand-up.
> "They all appear to be sick but we will not know to what extent
> until they are seen by our vet."
> Stidmon is scheduled to be in court Friday Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. Judge
> Sanders will preside over the hearing.
>
> Tracy Adams/Times Staff
> --- End forwarded message ---
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