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| The dogs when they were first rescued by Animal Control |
Raja, the female, weighed 66 pounds at time of the raid and is now 113 pounds; Nemesis, the male, has gained 38 pounds. He came into the shelter weighing 77 pounds, said Connie Patterson, Animal Services’ shelter manager. Both dogs were on IV support and could eat only small amounts initially.
“It’s a very nice, normal, steady recovery,” Patterson said. She added that the dogs are sequestered in private foster homes. “Their starvation was pretty severe.”
The four horses that were also seized are improving and receiving care from Hooved Animal Rescue, including Carlos, a 4-year-old paint stallion. The stallion was in the worst condition of the four, given a "1" rating on a body-condition scale of 1-10 [with "5" being the best]. Carlos is now rated a "5" and is becoming more active, Patterson said.
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| "Carlos" when he was removed from the property |
A pot-bellied pig that had a broken leg has healed and will leave for a foster home this week. It had been kicked by a horse and never received vet care. A small cattle dog seized remains at the shelter but is in good condition.
This was not the first time Animal Services had come to the residence on calls concerning animals not being treated properly.
Rebecca Lynn Turner, 28, was charged in October with three counts of felony animal cruelty and three counts of misdemeanor failure to provide humane care. A pretrial hearing is scheduled next week; her trial is tentatively scheduled the week of Jan. 16.
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| The female Great Dane, the day she was rescued |
None of the animals seized has been adopted, pending the result of the trial.
(News Tribune - Dec 3, 2011)
