Kennel owners plead not guilty to 10 charges

MOUNT VERNON — A Big Lake couple entered not guilty pleas to 10 criminal counts against them in connection with a kennel operation that prosecutors said was a “puppy mill” housing 443 dogs.

Richard and Marjorie Sundberg are charged with four felonies and six misdemeanors…

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Lee_USA

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February 27, 2009 - 10:16 AM | Comment # 885 |

Seven dogs were found dead, and others were in poor health, crusted with urine and feces. At least nine dogs have died since

That should be your first clue that it wasn’t a loving home those hundreds of dogs were living in.  It was hell.

Up The River

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February 27, 2009 - 02:18 PM | Comment # 888 |

Oh my gosh that picture of the woman with the pregnant dog breaks my heart!!  But it is beautiful at the same time.....

mingna

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February 28, 2009 - 08:38 AM | Comment # 923 |

Why is it that every story that’s written about this case has links for kennels and dogs for sale?  would there be links for porn sites if it were a rape case?
I understand that these are sponsored adds but c’mon this is a bit much!

darla1175

February 28, 2009 - 01:04 PM | Comment # 933 |

I feel these people should never be permitted to have an animals in their
custody or under their care for any reason what so ever.
These people should go to jail for a long time and i think they should have to pay a monthly payment to a animal rescue group of Washington
upon release from jail as a reminder for what they have done to hundreds of dogs, In the process it would pay to care for animals in need.

I would also say that they are lucky Im not the judge and jury cause I would not only impose jail time I would make them stay in a dog carrier for a week so they could get a taste of how those dogs felt living in their own waste without clean water and good food.
Sweet justice I say

Jo Roark

February 28, 2009 - 11:35 PM | Comment # 943 |

People like the Sundbergs don’t have a conscience and the only thing that would really teach them anything is to give them a taste of what they put their dogs through, but we all know that won’t happen. I would be happy if they were in jail until they are to old to operate a kennel. If they don’t have to do any time they will just start up all over again somewhere else.

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