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Judged Guilty, Severe Neglect of 55 Hovawarts and Goldens
The Hovawart puppy miller Torben Thorsøe was judged guilty of severe animal neglect according to the Danish Animal Welfare and Protection Act by the Danish district court in Næstved today.
He was sentenced to pay a fine of 25,000 danish kroner (3,700 USD / 3,300 Euro), a conditioned jail sentence of twenty days, and lost the right to breed commercialy with animals for the next 5 years.
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF EVENTS
Monday, May 5, 2014
The Last Rescue From The Hovawart Puppy Mill
How Tilde came to live with us, and what happened to her parents, Cherry and Aapo.
Puppy Buyer From Denmark? Hovawart Breeders Beware
The Danish Hovawart puppy mill is out of operation but well underway with yet another relaunch attempt.
How A Brave Trio Freed 5 Dogs From The Puppy Mill
There is one more story to tell about the unraveling of the Danish Hovawart puppy last February. This is what happened.
Puppy Mill Relaunch Stopped, Cherry Is Safe
A clear message to the puppy mill that - unlike how it went in the past - this time nobody is fooled by their claim to have stopped breeding.
Meet-up With The Former Puppy Mill Hovawarts
A meet-up event was hosted by the "Dyrenes Beskyttelse" shelter, in an attempt to keep in touch with the families and help where they can.
Something Is Different This Time
The puppy mill is still looming and not totally out-of-business. Stay tuned.
Hovie Hugs For a V.I.P.
The Danish Minister of Agriculture & Animal Welfare, Mette Gjerskov, paid the dogs a visit to learn more first-hand about the "puppy mill case".
First Dogs Adopted: Now What?
Debbie Jacobs, CPDT-KA, gives a piece of advice to the people that are about to adopt a dog from the former puppy mill
I Worked In A Danish Hovawart Puppy Mill
"Gill", a summer worker in the dreaded Danish Hovawart puppy mill, shares what she experienced on the inside of the puppy mill.
Hamlet's Cautionary Tale
Elizabeth has a very heart-felt and impressive tale to tell, how she got Hamlet from the Danish puppy mill.
The Fantastic Four: All Dogs Are Safe
Four Danish celebrities decided enough is enough. All the dogs are moved over to the shelter in Roskilde, where they were reunited with the dogs already rescued last Tuesday.
Stop The Danish Puppy Farm Facebook Campaign
There is no news of the dogs today, but social media is bobbling with activity. This is the second week, of what is starting to evolve into a grassroots campaign to save the thirty-three dogs left inside the puppy mill.
A 1000 Hovawarts
Petition handed over to the Police Chief in Næstved. Police makes promises to keep a close eye on the dogs, but will not seize dogs before February 1. Police confirms owner is not allowed to keep the last 10 dogs. February 1 all dogs will be seized. Danish vet makes shout out in the press that it is incomprehensible this has been going on for 10 years.
A Future Ahead
Petition reaches it's target of 1000 signatures. First video of the 17 dogs that were saved. Rikke Christenen-Lee, the veterinarian of the animal welfare organization "Dyrenes Beskyttelse", comments on the bad shape the dogs are in and calls it a case of very severe neglect.
First Dogs Saved
23 dogs were seized by police and "Dyrenes Beskyttelse". 2 unfortunately had to be euthanized immediately, as they were in very bad shape. After the first medical examination of the others, 4 more dogs had to be euthanized. There are 33 more dogs still left in the puppy mill.
Help Is On The Way
Anja Maindal, owner of a dog holiday boarding facility, offered to house all forty dogs from the puppy mill. Media starts to show interest for the story, which would give a lot of exposure.
Police Is Failing
Petition started with a goal of 1000 votes. Targets of the petition are the local Chief of Police, the Mayor, local Town Hall members, and the Danish Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare.
Danish Hovawart Puppy Mill Meltdown: 40 Hovawarts In Harms Way
The notorious Danish Hovawart puppy mill "Hof-Joy", otherwise known as "kennel Hovawart", is now in serious trouble. The police found up to 40 Hovawarts in horrible conditions inside the property, and some were completely emaciated and in very bad shape.
Have signed the petition all the way from the UK. Just terrible they've been allowed to get away with this for so long.
ReplyDeleteOn my search for a Hovawart puppy, one of the first kennels that popped up on google was this kennel and thankfully knowing what i do know, i could stay clear of them!
Louise, UK.
Thank god, Torben and Gitte are out of buisness now
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