Friday, February 1, 2008
Breeder Costs Taxpayers Over $100,000 in Boarding Fees

UPDATE 2/2/08: A judge has ordered Pierce County to sell dozens of dogs seized last year from a dog breeder, calling it a reasonable way for the county to offset the more than $100,000 in boarding fees it has paid to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County.
At $10 a day for 51 dogs, the fees for caring for the confiscated animals have added up quickly. The county only has a $1.1 million annual animal services budget, county officials said. "You could almost buy a condo for these escalating costs," Superior Court Judge Beverly Grant told the attorneys on the case before issuing her ruling Friday. "The dogs are going to be sold. All of them."
1/24/08: Plea Bargain Reached in Case of Dog Breeder
Tacoma, WA - A plea bargain has been reached in a case that has cost Pierce County taxpayers close to $100,000 in dog boarding fees. The breeder, Bernadetter Vohs, also known as Jackie Greatsinger, was scheduled to go to trial Wednesday in Pierce County Superior Court. Instead, lawyers filed notice for plea hearing.
Vohs is charged with nine counts of second-degree theft and one each of first-degree theft, engaging in business without a valid license, second-degree animal cruelty and operating a kennel without a license. Authorities seized 38 of her dogs last summer, many have given birth and the county is paying $10 a day for the care of each dog. At 51 dogs, that's $510 a day.
Taxpayers deserve better laws.

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3 comments:
| 1/25/2008 8:52 AM | Flag
Mike Vick was on the hook for nearly $1 Million to provide for lifetime care and liability insurance for his dogs that went to rescues.
Why isn't this perp financially responsible for her dogs too?
animal lover | 2/08/2008 3:29 AM | Flag
Not only that, but now she is being allowed to use the exact method that she caused this debt to now turn around and pay for it. This only lets shows her how to get away with the illegal acts- she should have to take out a loan or find an honest way to make money!
animal lover | 2/08/2008 3:56 AM | Flag
She was able to come-up with the $10,000 to bail herself out of jail; she should be able to find the $40,000 for the dogs!
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