In August 2014, as part of a bankruptcy judgment, the judge ordered the seizure of more than 100 collies found at Elaine Kmiec's Tomball home.
At the time, Kmiec claimed to be a breeder, but in court Monday, Kmiec's attorney said her client was a hoarder, suffering from serious mental illness.
Houston Collie Rescue got a tip recently that Kmiec was collecting animals again.
"We had a feeling it would just be a matter of time before we caught up to her," said Vickey Willard, with Houston Collie Rescue.
They found six dogs and five cats inside horse stalls Kmiec was renting on a Magnolia ranch.
"This was the beginning of another hoarding situation," said Zandra Anderson, a Texas dog lawyer.
Pictures show the cats stacked on top of each other in small plastic crates and dogs with mange and glue caked on their ears.
In court, Kmiec told the judge she "misunderstood" his order to not keep, care for or own any animals.
The judge called Kmiec a liar and said she had "no moral compass." He said the only way to make sure she didn't fall back into her old habits was to make her wear a GPS monitoring device, a move applauded by the animal rescue group.
"If we can track her and monitor her, we can find out if she's has other animals she's caring for and hopefully this will put a stop to what she's doing," Willard said.
The dogs and cats are now in the custody of Houston Collie Rescue and will be adopted out to the public when they are medically cleared.
Earlier:
- Texas: Nearly 100 collies seized as part of Elaine Kmiec Tomball bankruptcy case
- Texas: Tomball woman Elaine Kmiec accused of hoarding collies appears in bankruptcy court
- Texas: Local doctor Elaine Kmiec accused of creepy dog love: Used fake names, committed perjury to get more and more collies
- Texas: Animal cruelty charges brought against Tomball optometrist Elaine Kmiec
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