NEWS Animal Services gets aggressive on illicit breeding, sales BY CHRIS QUAY ? CQUAY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ? JANUARY 4, 2009 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID 09901040484 Unlicensed pet breeders, take note -- your next customer could be an undercover animal-control officer. Determined to crack down on unlicensed breeding and selling, Metro Animal Services officers are poring over newspaper and online pet ads, then calling unlicensed breeders to set up sales. The more aggressive enforcement tactics, put in place after the city passed a stricter animal ordinance more than a year ago, have resulted in Animal Services officers busting about a dozen illegal pet sellers -- confiscating 123 animals and spaying or neutering those that haven't been altered. More at: http://tinyurl.com/97xqjj And for Colleen: Robert DuVall and his fiancee, Ashley Harrod, posed with their dogs Jordan, left, and Cassius. DuVall, who was caught in a Metro Animal Services sting, said he had to pay about $750 to get his seven dogs back, which included having his two adult dogs spayed and neutered without his permission. He contends that officers had no search warrant when they took the dogs, which he said is a violation of his rights. . ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================