Lawsuit halts return of dogs to kennel owner

A last-minute lawsuit filed by Saving Pets One at a Time has stalled a court order to release 28 dogs back to their Big Lake owner, who is now criminally charged with animal cruelty.

Kris Finch was supposed to have 28 of the 40 dogs returned to her by Tuesday after a judge ruled March 9 that…

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Crystal Rose

March 26, 2009 - 09:12 AM | Comment # 2087 |

Question? How come spot and and the people responsible for letting the cotton suffer for 2 days with a fery painfull back injury before taking it to the vet, and by that time it was too late to do surgery to correct it and it had to be put down are not facing charges?  How come there are no charges for the grayhound breaking its leg while in foster care? Spot and the foster people cant even get there stories streight on how it happend.  Will Kris be compinsated for the loss of her dog by spot for them killing it?  Will spot reimburse her for the long term care the grayhound will need to rehabilitate his leg?  Will she be reimbursed for the work she will have to do to get her dogs back in shape after spot has turned them into over weight (wich is bad for them ) rolly polly can’t walk have to waddle and pant after walking half a block? 

And again why is it only just a couple of breeders who were following the new kennel laws and applying for permits that are beeing harassed, true some need to be shut down, and not the unlicenced kennals?  Why have they also filed charges against another breeder but he still has all his dogs and he is still pumping out puppy’s for sale? 

If the county is going to crack down on dog breeding they need to do it equialy and not just pick and choose who is going to be inspected and who is going to be charged and who is going to loose there animals.

Jo Roark

March 26, 2009 - 12:04 PM | Comment # 2089 |

Crystal Rose,
An excerpt from the second article:
Finch kept some dogs with “special needs” in small crates in her home for 18 hours a day, according to testimony Thursday.

I highly suspect the Coton de Tulear was in pretty bad shape when SPOT received him. If he was one of the dogs kept in the house, in his crate for 18 hours a day then he probably had a lot of muscle wasting and his back wasn’t sufficiently supported. I would also suspect that in the 2 days after his back injury he was kept on pain meds while they were figuring out what was going on with him. When someone has an injured dog most people take some time to find out what is wrong. It was probably the same situation with the greyhound. Tell me Crystal, would you like to be kept in a crate 18 hours a day? Perhaps you should buy one and try it out and let us know how you like the accomodations?
Sure, everyone should pay the piper for animal abuse but they can only do so much at one time. The County does have to pick and choose and I am sure they went after the dogs that were the most neglected first. Besides, don’t try to draw the attention away from Kris by pointing the finger to someone else.
Why would you possibly think that Kris would be reimbursed for losing dogs through her own negligence? Her dogs suffered tremendously while in her care, doesn’t that mean anything to you? What would possibly make you defend this type of behavior?

bkindtok9s

March 26, 2009 - 12:06 PM | Comment # 2090 |

Here we go again,people running there mouths without knowing what they are talking about,but thats ok because it keeps me entertained in my boring life

Jo Roark

March 26, 2009 - 12:08 PM | Comment # 2091 |

How do you know I don’t know what I am talking about?

bkindtok9s

March 26, 2009 - 12:08 PM | Comment # 2092 |

thank you Jo, you hit the nail right on the head

Jo Roark

March 26, 2009 - 12:12 PM | Comment # 2093 |

Tell me where you think I am wrong

bkindtok9s

March 26, 2009 - 12:37 PM | Comment # 2094 |

Sorry Jo I was talking about crystal rose running her mouth,not you. You are right in everything you said. And the coton did have something going on when he was taken fromthe house, and was not left for two days with vet care, not even a day.

Jo Roark

March 26, 2009 - 01:15 PM | Comment # 2096 |

thanks bkindtok9s, maybe she will take my advice, buy a crate and stuff herself in it.

Jo Roark

March 26, 2009 - 02:03 PM | Comment # 2097 |

bkindtok9’s
Do you know what the maximum penalty is for a felony count of first-degree animal cruelty?

skagit4life

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March 26, 2009 - 02:34 PM | Comment # 2098 |

Animal cruelty in the first degree WA State
Class C Felony $10,000 5 years

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