Mar 31, 2009 2:40 pm US/Central
Pups Seized From Puppy Mill Up For Adoption
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
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Dr. Von Waldau of Paws Chicago says this puppy has sores on her backside and bad teeth, two common problems of puppy mill dogs.
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Eager dog lovers waited for hours, then stampeded into a River North pet rescue agency today, hoping to bring home one of eight pups seized during a March 24 raid on what authorities are calling a South Side puppy mill.
A line started forming at the shelter around 8:30 a.m.
By noon, when adoptions started, nearly 200 people were waiting.
"Please don't push each other," an Anti-Cruelty Society employee yelled as the first group of would-be dog owners jostled for a look at the caged animals. "Don't put your fingers in the cages!"
First through the doors were Jose and Susan Hernandez and their daughters Jayleen, 7, and Crystal, 5.
The West Lawn family arrived hoping to bring home a Pomeranian. They didn't leave disappointed.
After spotting the puffy-haired dog, the family walked it around on its pink leash, petting it and admiring its Easter-themed bandanna. Following an interview with shelter staff, the family was approved to take the one-year-old female home Tuesday after she is spayed.
"She's fluffy and she's cute," Jayleen said. "And she's very nice."
Robyn Barbiers, a veterinarian and president of The Anti-Cruelty Society, was hoping the shelter's dogs not seized in the puppy mill raid also would find homes quickly.
"We have 18 dogs here who all have stories that are very compelling," Barbiers said. "Every animal has that sad story."
The Anti-Cruelty Society received 13 of the 67 dogs taken from the home at 6440 S. Bell.
The remaining dogs went to five other city and suburban shelters.
Demetria Newell, 38, was charged with 67 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, one for each of the dogs seized in the home at 6440 S. Bell. Newell is accused of trying to sell the purebred dogs for $475 to $650, authorities said at the time of the raid.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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