Rock rescue: Dogs seized in raid find love at humane society
How to help
Along with the four rescue dogs, the Rock County Humane Society always has lots of dogs and cats looking for homes.
For more information or to see some of those adoptable pets, go to www.rockcountyhumanesociety.com.
The shelter is open from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.
To help cover the cost of the recently rescued dogs, donations can be sent to the Rock County Humane Society, 222 S. Arch St., P.O. Box 186, Janesville, WI 53547.
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Rock County Humane Society Executive Director Angela Rhodes spends time with Cassanova, a Shih Tzu recovered with more than 80 other dogs in Necedah. Cassanova is one of four dogs that went to the Rock County Humane Society. Currently under quarantine to give their vaccinations time to process, Cassanova and most of the other dogs will soon be up for adoption.
JANESVILLE — These pooches need smooches.
Earlier this week, the Rock County Humane Society took in four of the 83 dogs and 10 cats seized in a raid at a Necedah home.
A Shih Tzu, two of her puppies and a poodle-mix are now recovering under the tender care of shelter staff.
“For what they’ve come out of, they’re doing well,” said Angela Rhodes, humane society executive director. “The pups are fine; the mother is a little more reserved.”
The poodle-mix had to be completely shaved because its fur was matted and dirty.
“She’s a little more timid,” Rhodes said. “She just shakes and looks sad.”
Rhodes believes once the dogs are settled into loving homes they’ll turn out to be good companions.
The dogs were found in a June 9 raid at the home of two 63-year-old-women, Jean E. Maderer and Leslie A. Ellis.
Juneau County sheriff’s deputies reported finding animals living in “unfit conditions” in a home where the floors were covered with urine and fecal matter.
Officers also found two dead kittens with mold on them.
Maderer and Ellis were arrested on charges of failure to provide shelter, failure to provide sanitation, failure to provide ventilation and violation of an abatement order.
Sheriff’s deputies had been to the house before and warned the women about having too many animals.
Juneau County has no animal shelter so the animals were distributed throughout the state.
A Janesville woman, who is part of the all-volunteer Badger Animal Rescue Transportation Services, picked up the animals.
The dogs will be up for adoption as early as today, but cannot be taken home until Tuesday, when they will be spayed or neutered.
Rhodes estimates it will cost between $500 and $600 for vaccines, heartworm tests and the sterilizing operations for all of the animals.
Why take animals from outside the county?
“Part of the message here is that the Rock County Humane Society is part of a larger shelter and rescue community,” Rhodes said. “We know that if we were in the same boat, they would help us.”
Jun 21, 2009 at 3:39 p.m.
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Both of my dogs are from the humane society in town and they are angels. I sincerely hope these dogs find a good home. If I go down there, I'd end up taking them all home....someone please adopt them into your family!
Jun 21, 2009 at 2:55 p.m.
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All it takes is a big heart.
Jun 21, 2009 at 2:53 p.m.
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Check out the website and support the efforts so they can continue making people aware of puppymills & the misery. www.puppymilltruck.com
Jun 21, 2009 at 2:03 p.m.
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It doesn't take a lot of money to save an animal.
Jun 21, 2009 at 12:28 p.m.
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Kilgor720 Thank-you for the info I was crushed if those were live animals we drove by and didn't get a good look inside the crates!Being a animal lover it was hard to grasp.
Jun 21, 2009 at 12:11 p.m.
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And the "twist" is, the more people that lose their homes and have a pet, the pet also loses it's home and will probably end up getting "the shot" unless there is someone willing and able to rescue it which means the "rescuer" needs a place to house it and the resources to care for it.
Jun 21, 2009 at 11:04 a.m.
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What a remarkably wealthy country we live in. People losing their homes, record unemployment and an economy comparable to the Great Depression and our efforts still include rescuing animals. Wow.
Jun 21, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.
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But yet every weekend Petland is packed with potential puppy purchasers? Isn't this the same Petland that was recently in the news as purchasing puppies from puppy mills?
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27822309/
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Being a "corporation" I have no doubt they have zero clue where their dogs come from and simply take these people that sell them at their word.
Jun 21, 2009 at 8:26 a.m.
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The truck has stuffed animals inside, he has been doing this for several months now as a protest to stop Puppy Mills and the cruel way they transport them in Wisconsin. There is a sign on the side of the truck that says "End Wisconsin Puppy Mills" There has been a petition for people to sign at RCHS and many area Veterinarian offices. Go sign it if you want to help stop this cruel practice!!!
Jun 21, 2009 at 1:30 a.m.
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I thought i was seeing things when I saw a truck with animal crates on the back......I saw that about a month ago on Center Ave. Crazy!!
Jun 20, 2009 at 11:47 p.m.
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Friday off Hwy 26 and Morse st. a guy driving a blue truck says puppies for sale on the front window and in the back he has actual puppies in crates stacked on top of each other with dogs in it. Has anyone else seen him is that legal?I tried getting a plate no luck, me and my husband couldn't believe what we saw!
Jun 20, 2009 at 10:25 p.m.
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This story makes me so sad...those poor animals!
Jun 20, 2009 at 5:13 p.m.
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RCHS is doing a wonderful thing. If you can't get a dog, please consider doing a search on clicktogive. It will bring up an animal place where you can vote for RCHS to win some money. Also consider using care2 as a search engine. You can use RCHS in the donation place and everytime you do a search, money gets donated to them.
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