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12/01/2009. Governor signs Assembly Bill 250. what a great day for the animals. 11/05/2009.
Assembly Bill 250, Relating to Regulations of persons who sell dogs and OPERATE ANIMAL SHELTERS is on it's way to the Governors Desk.
Milwaukee Magazine does feature story on Puppy Mills. Article Titled PUPPY HELL. 12/22/2008
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Oprah does show on puppy mills. Click our puppy mill link for more.
All Charges Dismissed against Kline and Rittenhouse-Leatherberry.
CHARGES FILED IN JUNEAU COUNTY!
As reported on channel 27, WKOW TV News, Madison(03/23/06).
"Three Juneau County residents face dozens of charges for mistreating animals, and they were the people who were supposed to care for the animals. June Kline, Michelle Ott, and Lynn Rittenhouse ran the now-defunct humane society for Juneau County.
On Tuesday, the Juneau County District Attorney's office filed 48 animal neglect charges against each of three former executive board members. All former board members are scheduled for an initial appearance in Juneau County court on April 17...."
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Juneau County Humane Society Reopens Under New Name.
On December 1st Governor Doyle Signs Puppy Mill/Animal Shelter Bill.
Asssembly Bill-250 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY!
FINALLY JUSTICE FOR HALFPINT AND OTHERS LIKE HIM.
The picture above may be very disturbing to look at, but this was the condition Halfpint was found in at the Juneau County Humane Society the day he was rescued. Despite what some people have been claiming our facts speak louder then their false interpretations.
The following are CCHS's own words on the rescue and Half Pint:
"While information was sketchy, we were told that the animals needed to be removed from the shelter as quickly as possible."
"Half Pint was found in a cage with two other kittens and an adult female cat. Poor little Half Pint was laying face down in the litter box and could barely breathe due to nasal congestion. His eyes were stuck shut and covered with fecal matter and cat litter...."
"Sadly, Half Pint's story does not have a happy ending. As much as we loved the little fellow and as hard as we tried, it just wasn't enough to restore his health and save him. Due to the rough start Half Pint had, his resistance level was impaired and he could not properly fight off infections. Half Pint recently passed away. His spirit will live on with everyone that loved him, and it is our hope that his tragic life will have a lasting effect. We're hoping that his legacy may be a Wisconsin Pet Facilities Inspection bill. Several states have this in place and it would have prevented the Juneau County Humane Society situation. Hopefully, Half Pint will not have died in vain. We miss him. "
For the full story on the rescued animals, please click the CCHS link on the left side of this page once there click the JCHS Rescue link.
Pictures of Half Pint are courtesy of the Clark County Humane Society.
We are a group of concerned individuals working to bring about awareness on behalf of Wisconsin's animals whether domestic or wildlife and the need for tougher laws and fewer loopholes when individuals are charged with crimes of mistreatment, neglect or torture of animals. We have a great hope to put an end to this kind of behavior and to hold those who commit such crimes accountable for their actions. We welcome all who wish to work with us.
Thrill Kill Bill.
Representative Jorgensen from Fort Atkinson introduced a Bill back in July of 2009 titled Thrill Kill Bill. Many of you read or heard of the senseless killing and torture of 5 Deer and 57 Mallard Ducks in January 2009 by people on snowmobiles.
Rep. Jorgensen's Bill is asking for more accountability and Stiffer penalties for these kinds of senseless crimes.
All of us here with Justice 4 Halfpint support Rep. Jorgensen's Bill and are looking for your support TOO !!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Investigators are trying to find a snowmobiler who ran over and killed 57 mallard ducks on a river in Fond du Lac. DNR warden supervisor George Protogere said it appears a single snowmobiler performed two passes, skipping over the hole in the ice and hitting the ducks.
By Ryan Haggerty of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Jan. 14, 2009
Authorities are searching for a snowmobiler who apparently ran over and killed 57 mallard ducks Tuesday on the Fond du Lac River, just days after five deer were killed when snowmobilers herded them together and ran them over Friday night in Waupaca County.
The ducks were found in an area of open water and on the ice of the river near Lake Winnebago in Fond du Lac, said George Protogere, a DNR warden supervisor.
Tracks in the snow show that the snowmobiler skipped over the open water, turned around and skipped over the water again, Protogere said.
The mallards - 37 drakes and 20 hens - were killed Tuesday between 9 a.m. and early afternoon, Protogere said.
"It's horrible," said Bill Schumann, president of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs. "It's disgusting. I don't know what's going on out there, what people are thinking. There's something drastic going wrong here. This is not what snowmobiling is all about."
The deer killed in Waupaca County were found about 9 a.m. Saturday by a farmer who rents land in the Town of Lind. Investigators suspect three or four snowmobiles were involved.
Snowmobile parts were found at the scene.
Four deer were found dead in a field, and a fifth was euthanized.
The area where the ducks were slaughtered Tuesday is near an outflow from a water treatment facility that pumps warm water into the river, creating open water in which ducks often congregate, Protogere said.
Necropsies on the ducks will be performed today, Protogere said.
"We want to make sure they did die from trauma (from) being struck by a snowmobile," Protogere said. "For all of them to be alive at 9 (in the morning) and all of them to be dead at 2 in the afternoon would tell you that it's really not a disease issue. We're pretty confident that the ducks were killed by a snowmobile."
'That's not a snowmobiler' Members of the Fond du Lac County Snowmobile Association said they are outraged by the deer and duck killings.
The person who killed the ducks "was on a snowmobile, but that's not a snowmobiler. That's an idiot," said Randall Brown, an association member. "A snowmobiler, same as a sportsman, does not do stuff like that."
Walt Parsons, the association's secretary, said its members would work with the DNR to find the person who killed the ducks.
"I've been snowmobiling for 40 years, and you don't hear about these things," Parsons said. "If a snowmobiler sees an animal, you just slow down and you don't even stop, because (stopping) will startle them."
Schumann, the president of the state association of snowmobile clubs, said those responsible for the deer and duck killings must be punished.
"You have to go after them; you have to get them arrested and get them convicted," Schumann said. "I'd like to take their snowmobile away, take their privileges away and see them get some jail time."
A $9,000 reward fund has been established by two snowmobile groups for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people who killed the deer in Waupaca County. No reward has been established in the duck killing.
Anyone with information on the deer killing is asked to call the Waupaca County Sheriff's Department at (715) 258-4466.
Anyone with information about either case is asked to call the DNR's violation hotline at (800) 847-9367. Callers may remain anonymous.
Authorities think snowmobiles were used in thrill killing of deer
Thrill killing is suspected in the slaughter of five deer in Waupaca County, with snowmobilers believed to have chased the animals down in a field and run them over, authorities said Monday.
By Monday afternoon, a reward fund for information leading to the killers had climbed to $9,000, fueled by local snowmobile clubs and residents outraged by the crime.
"Apparently some people using snowmobiles as a weapon ran down, dragged and did unspeakable acts of cruelty" to the deer, said state Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Laurel Steffes.
"The overwhelming majority of snowmobilers find this act despicable," Steffes said. "Everybody is pretty shocked."
The discovery was made about 9 a.m. Saturday by a farmer who rents the land near Denmark and Holiday roads in the Town of Lind, said Detective Sgt. John Mocadlo of the Waupaca County Sheriff's Department.
The field is along a snowmobile trail on private land, and investigators think three or four snowmobiles were involved in the attack, sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Four deer were found dead at the scene and a fifth had to be euthanized, said Carl Mesman, a conservation warden supervisor with the DNR.
One deer was apparently dragged and strapped by the neck to a tree, where it was run over and apparently died trying to free itself.
Investigators think one deer was placed under a snowmobile and eviscerated by the machine's track, Mesman said.
"This is not something I've personally ever seen before, especially what appears to be the joy that (the killers) took," said Mesman, who noted an increase in the number of incidents in which people have used motor vehicles to intentionally run over animals.
The snow depth and a crust of ice covering the field prevented the deer from escaping, said John Anderson, trail coordinator for the County Line Trail Blazers, one of the snowmobile clubs involved in the reward fund.
"A snowmobile can get off the trail and go fairly fast," said Anderson, who visited the scene Saturday. "But there is enough snow to slow the deer down a bit so they were easy targets.
"The deer clearly suffered."
Byron Goetsch, regional warden for the state DNR's northeast region, said the owner of the land has closed the trail to snowmobilers until the perpetrators are found.
The closure has resulted in a 5-mile gap in the Waupaca County snowmobile trail system, Goetsch said.
"When something like this happens, everyone suffers," Goetsch said.
Snowmobilers who used the now-closed portion of the trail must travel 30 to 40 miles out of their way to bypass the area, Anderson said.
The landowner, Virginia Niemuth, said the trail would remain closed on her property until the perpetrators are found. "And hopefully, they will be punished," she added.
"I couldn't believe it that somebody would actually lower themselves to the point that they would treat animals like that," Niemuth said.
Robert Sprenger, president of the Waupaca County Snowmobile Association, said the killings put snowmobilers in a bad light.
"This is disgusting. It's totally, totally repulsive," Sprenger said. "This is really painting a bad picture of snowmobilers, and that's not the case."
His and other snowmobile clubs and residents have raised about $9,000 for the reward fund, he said.
"The general snowmobilers are good people," Sprenger said. "They're community-minded people. They cut the trails, clear the brush, make everything as safe as possible, and then we get some yahoos who go out there and do this."
"I can't think of a word to describe it," he said. "It's that bad."
You can help Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Waupaca County Sheriff's Department, (715) 258-4466; the Department of Natural Resources violation hotline, (800) 847-9367; or Waupaca County Crime Stoppers, (888) 258-9955. Callers may remain anonymous
Picture's are courtesy of JSonline.com
57 Mallards killed in Fond du Lac Jan.14th 2009 by snowmobiler.
Thrill Killing Is Not A sport.
Your Support Can Make A Difference.
YOU TOO CAN HELP!! E-MAIL OR CALL YOUR WISCONSIN REPRESENTATIVE!! ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HOW MANY MORE LIVES HAVE TO SUFFER BEFORE WE DO THE RIGHT THING. THE TIME IS NOW, WON'T YOU JOIN US.
