South Dakota: Janell Gibson pleaded guilty to 20 counts of animal cruelty; her 76 animals are now learning to adjust in their new world

SOUTH DAK0TA -- Dani Banks brought home two dogs last week that didn’t know what tile was. When she turned on the vacuum cleaner, the dogs cowered in fear. Midnight, a black poodle, froze when the TV turned on.

Thus began Banks' work to help them learn how to live outside of a crate.

Banks’ dogs, Squirt and Midnight, were among 76 animals rescued from Doodles to Love, an animal breeding facility near Creighton, in late December.

Dressler’s report and another one from Deputy Jacob Tweeten tell of the horrors they witnesses:

• a dead puppy found in Gibson’s home
• two dead puppies found in a shed, where one of the carcasses was in a plastic bag
• kennels and cages littered with “piled up” feces and urine
• water receptacles that were frozen or empty or littered with feces and food
• some animals without food or water
• a dog so thin that its rib cage was visible and some of its hair was falling off

The owner, Janell Gibson, who ran a Goldendoodle and Labradoodle breeding business called "Doodles to Love" in Creighton (near Wall, South Dakota), recently pleaded guilty to 20 counts of animal neglect.

Note: Goldendoodles are a mix of Golden Retriever and Poodle while Labradoodles are a mix of Labrador Retriever and Poodle. She would have had in her possession Labs, Goldens, Labradoodles, Goldendoodles, as well as Poodles for breeding.

The animals  — 48 dogs, 15 rabbits, 12 cats and one hen pheasant — went to the Humane Society of the Black Hills in Rapid City. Banks, who is a dog behavior consultant and certified trainer, helped interview adoption applicants for dogs seized from the facility.

Stringent requirements included a $20 application fee, references and a home visit. Their vetting process must have worked because none of the adopted dogs were returned to the humane society because of behavioral issues, etc.

But Humane Society of the Black Hills Executive Director Jacque Harvey said the dogs’ greatest challenge wasn’t becoming physically healthy or finding homes — it comes from simply experiencing the world.

“They have to learn everything about being a dog,” Harvey said.

Many of the dogs had been in wooden crates since birth. Some had never experienced a blanket or a leash. Banks is still trying to teach her dogs how to get out of the car.

All 76 animals were nurtured back to health, including about 60 puppies (some were born after the rescue -- 11 dogs were pregnant at the time of the seizure), according to Harvey. But the humane society didn’t receive legal custody of the animals until March 27, after which the staff prepared the dogs for adoption.

As of last week, only six dogs, one cat and several rabbits remained to be adopted.

“This job far exceeds any job that I have seen done,” Banks said of the humane society’s work. “I just can’t even give them enough credit.”

The story started when the humane society got a tip from a woman who said there were animals in poor shape in Creighton. The unincorporated community about 20 miles north of Wall was out of the humane society’s Animal Services and Enforcement jurisdiction, so they called the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.

By the end of December, the humane society was filled to the brim with the newly rescued animals, in addition to the animals it already had. Many of the animals rescued from Creighton had skin infections and lice and were matted with feces.

 

The staff at the humane society gave shots to each animal, some as often as four times a day. One dog required surgery; another had 14 teeth pulled. 

The kennel staff had to stay as late as 10 p.m. some days, pulling 14-hour work days to take care of the animals. All adult dogs were spayed and neutered.

The cost of care for the seized animals to date is about $250,000, Harvey said.

So why isn't JANELL GIBSON being forced to pay this? She ran this puppy mill for more than 10 years. Puppies were selling for what, $500-$1,500 each? SIXTY PUPPIES were born in just three months' time while the adult dogs were in custody. 60 x $1,000 = $60,000. That's how much would have been in JANELL GIBSON's pocket if they had not seized her dogs. Now multiple this by 4x per year that there would be large groups of litters = $240,000. That's nearly A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS in one year! 

Most of that was covered by donations and pro bono care from local pet hospitals.

Harvey said the humane society hadn’t had a seizure of that volume in years, if ever, but felt overwhelmed by the community support.

“It was incredibly rewarding for us here at BHHS to see these animals happy and healthy and to walk out the door to new homes,” Harvey said.

WHO ARE DAVID EISENBRAUN AND MARIA EISENBRAUN?

WHERE ARE ALL THE CATS JANELL GIBSON WAS BREEDING??

In 2014, Janell Gibson, David Eisenbraun and Maria Eisenbraun applied for a conditional use permit for Gibson's puppy mill. David and Maria Eisenbraun are listed as owners along with Janell Gibson. So who are they? What involvement did they have with DOODLES TO LOVE which churned out puppy mill puppies non-stop (one of which had parvo according to an online commenter who had purchased one of their puppies)? Why aren't they being mentioned at all? 

Also, in one of the other articles, it said police went out to the property and counted 100 animals - dogs and cats. The cats the officer saw were NOT listed on Gibson's permit. She had apparently told them she was breeding a different breed of cat. So by the end of 2016, had she gotten out of the cat breeding business? Also, she says on her website that her entire family was involved in the breeding business, including her adult children and her husband. Why weren't they charged? There are so many unanswered questions. 

(Rapid City Journal - June 25, 2017)

Earlier:

• South Dakota: Deputies rescue 75 puppy mill dogs being hoarded inside barn
• South Dakota: Breeder Janell Gibson, 46, facing 37 counts of animal cruelty
• South Dakota: Humane Society director Jacque Harvey releases a statement regarding their involvement regarding Janell Gibson's puppy mill
• South Dakota: Charged with 37 COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, puppy mill breeder Janell Gibson is accused of abusing nearly 80 animals - including 3 dead puppies. Judge Marya Tellinghuisen let her walk right out the door with just a $750 bond.

South Dakota: Kharim Bivins charged with felony animal cruelty, accused of torturing a puppy to death

SOUTH DAKOTA -- A Lincoln County man is in jail and is being charged with felony animal cruelty after killing a puppy.

Kharim Bivins was allegedly in an argument when prosecutors say he beat and stabbed the puppy to death.

In court on Thursday, prosecutors said along with the cut to its neck, the puppy also had broken teeth, bleeding in its ear, and fluid in its lungs.

Veterinarians tried to help the puppy, but it ultimately died.

CAREER CRIMINAL
As for Bivins, his criminal record goes back to 2005. He's faced charges for
domestic abuse, assault and several D-U-I's.

According to the department of corrections website, Bivins recently got out of
prison in October 2015.

His new charges include Felony animal cruelty. That law has only been on the books for about two years. Animal advocates say the law helps those who can't speak for themselves.

As of today's date, Bivins is enjoying "three hots and a cot" at the Minnehaha County Jail.

Full name: Kharim Garry Bivins
Inmate number: 2244608
Intake date: 06/07/2017
Intake time: 0708 hrs
Bond amount: $5,000
Charges: Outside county charges*

*This may mean that he had open warrants on him from another county and after they arrested him for torturing and killing the puppy, the other agency found out and said, "Hold him for us!"

June 21, 2011 CRIME:
MAGISTRATE COURT Minnehaha County - Kharim Garry Bivins, 35, Sioux Falls, pleaded guilty to intentional causing contact with bodily fluids / human waste; sentenced to 360 days jail time, with 270 days of the sentence suspended.

(KELO Sioux Falls - June 8, 2017)

South Dakota: Bald Eagle Found Dead After Apparent Shooting says Sheriff's Office

SOUTH DAKOTA -- Investigators in Faulk County are asking for the public's help after finding a bald eagle apparently shot to death in a ditch.

The bird was found about 6 1/2 miles northwest of Faulkton at 159th Street and 350th Avenue earlier this week. The Faulk County Sheriff's Office said there is a financial award for anyone with a tip that leads to an arrest.

U.S. law bans the shooting and killing of American eagles, as well as buying or selling the birds, their nests or eggs. If convicted, the penalty could be up to $5,000 fine and a year in prison.

If you have any information, contact the sheriff's office at 605-598-6229, or South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks at 888-683-7224.

(Keloland - March 22, 2017)

South Dakota: Humane Society director Jacque Harvey releases a statement regarding their involvement regarding Janell Gibson's puppy mill

SOUTH DAKOTA -- After Janell Gibson's puppy mill operation DOODLES TO LOVE was shut down and nearly 80 animals rescued, it was learned that the Humane Society had issued Gibson permits in the past. There were questions also as to why the Pennington County Planning Commission revoked Gibson's permit in February 2016 - but apparently never verified that Gibson had shut down the operation, leaving the animals to suffer for another 10 MONTHS before the police rescued the animals in December 2016. 

Here is a statement released by the director of the Humane Socity of the Black Hills, I guess, to try to explain their involvement. 

The Humane Society of the Black Hills (“HSBH”) contracts with Pennington County to provide shelter for the animals from the county. The HSBH is not contracted to provide animal control services to the County. In particular, the HSBH does not respond to calls regarding animal issues in the county unless it
is specifically requested by the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office to provide assistance for the County’s animal control activities.

When any business or individual applies for a kennel license through HSBH, our Animal Services and Enforcement (ASE) Officers have the authority to conduct the initial inspection of the premises. If the premises are up to HSBH’s standards, the Senior ASE Officer signs off on the kennel license. The license
then moves on to the County for its approval. The County has the final authority to either approve or deny a license. After the license is issued, HSBH’s ASE Officers do not have the authority to conduct searches or subsequent inspections without a Sheriff’s Deputy’s supervision.

Then why have any involvement at all? You go out there at the beginning when everything is nice, clean, new -- because the breeder is wanting a permit. You go out there ONE TIME, sign off on it, and never have any other involvement?? Maybe you should just stay out of it completely then because any time things go south, as they clearly did here, it just sullies the name of the humane society and makes it seem as though they're complicit with puppy mills...

The following is a timeline of events pertaining to Jenell Gibson’s business, Doodles to Love.

• In 2010 a Pennington County Sheriff’s Deputy was called out to 19285 216th Street in Creighton, South Dakota for a welfare concern regarding the animals on property that were being bred and sold. The Deputy responded and informed Janell Gibson that she needed a kennel license in order to have as many dogs as she had at that time on the property. It was stated that she owned 52 dogs, 15 cats, and 18 puppies at that time. This would be a total of 85 dogs and cats on the property.
  
• On April 15, 2010, Jenell Gibson submitted an application for a kennel license for a total of 51 animals to the HSBH.
  
• In 2011, her application was submitted on March 10, 2011. The number of animals she stated would be housed at the location was 49 total.
  
• In 2012, Gibson’s kennel license application was submitted on March 6, 2012. The number of animals she stated would be housed at the location was 65 total.
  
• In 2013, Gibson’s kennel license application was submitted on March 6, 2013. The number of animals she stated would be housed at that location 65.
  
• Senior ASE Officer Kent Brown’s service with the Humane Society of the Black Hills ended in 2013 and Tonya Sabin took over his position.
  
• In 2014, Gibson’s application was submitted on February 11, 2014. The number of animals claimed to be on the property at that time was 63. The application was submitted one month and 12 days late for the application deadline of December 31, 2013. This time, an inspection was completed by Tonya Sabin, Senior (ASE) Officer. The inspection was performed on May 6, 2014. The total number of animals was 69. Several cats and kittens were not counted in that number. There was a pregnant goat in active labor located in the same enclosure as the dogs. Each kennel had multiple dogs inside of them; some had up to 9 dogs. Officer Sabin observed that everything was wet and muddy due to holes in the roof of the barn. There was very little light in the barn. There was no bedding inside the kennels for the dogs, forcing them to stand and lay in the dirt and mud. The cats and kittens were kept on top of the dogs’ kennels, and they were visibly stressed due to the barking dogs. None of the dogs were groomed and all appeared to be matted and in very poor conditions as far as their skin and coats. The cats on property did not match what she states she breeds and sells. 
Officer Sabin called the Pennington County Sheriff’s office to perform a welfare check on the animals as she felt the animals were in unsanitary conditions and were not receiving proper care and treatment. A Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the site and agreed that the conditions were not ideal. He counted 100 animals (77 dogs and 23 cats) before he lost count, and stated there were more on the property. He also observed that there were no dishes or water available. Because of the conditions, Gibson’s kennel license was denied by HSBH. She was asked to comply with certain conditions in order to be granted a kennel license, including placing gravel on the kennel flooring for the dogs to assist in keeping the kennels sanitary. She was also asked to provide more water containers and dishes for the animals as the dishes that were provided were very small. Once Gibson’s facility was in compliance, she would be granted a kennel license.
• In 2015, Janell Gibson was issued a kennel license signed by Pennington County representative P.J. Conover and ASE Officer Sabin—upon meeting certain criteria, such as laying pea gravel and providing more water and food dishes.
  
• Janell Gibson did not apply for a renewal of her kennel license for 2016.
  
This, I believe is incorrect - it's not that she didn't apply for one, it's that it was denied. The other article said that the Planning Commission revoked her permit in February 2016 BUT NEVER BOTHERED TO VERIFY THAT SHE HAD SHUT DOWN HER BUSINESS THAT SHE'D BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. WHAT DID THEY THINK SHE WAS GOING TO DO WITH 100 ANIMALS AFTER THEY SIMPLY TOLD HER TO STOP???
   

• December 19, 2016, HSBH received an anonymous complaint about Gibson’s animals. The HSBH’s Animal Services and Enforcement Department called the Pennington County Sheriff’s office and spoke to Deputy Dressler about the complaint, and recounted previous issues with Gibson at the Creighton address. Deputy Dressler called ASE Officer Sabin when he arrived on property, and he told Officer Sabin he could see at least six dogs through a hole and they appeared to be laying in dirt and did not have food or water. He also observed that he could hear other dogs barking. Deputy Dressler stated he was concerned for the welfare of the animals and assured ASE Officer Sabin that he was going to call his supervisor and request a search warrant. Once the search warrant was granted, he told ASE Officer Sabin to prepare for an animal seizure at Gibson’s residence.

HSBH did what it could to make sure that Gibson’s animals were receiving adequate care. Again, HSBH’s contract with the County does not include providing animal control services, only impoundment. ASE Officers may be asked to assist with an animal control situation, but does not have the power to issue citations or seize animals outside Rapid City limits. Issuing citiations or seizing animals in Pennington County is the responsibility of the Sheriff’s Department.

At HSBH, our goal is to keep animals in their homes, and we worked with Janell Gibson to help her improve the animals’ living conditions to keep them healthy. For a time, Gibson’s animals were in fair condition. However, when Officer Sabin observed extremely unsanitary and unhealthy conditions in 2014, HSBH did not renew her kennel license. When Janell Gibson demonstrated that she complied with HSBH’s requirements by laying pea gravel underneath kennels and providing more food and water bowls, the HSBH granted her a kennel license. The County also appears to have attempted to assist Gibson in cleaning up her facilities by issuing conditions with the approval of her conditional use permit.

At some point between June 8, 2015 (the date of the County’s Staff Report on Gibson’s conditional use permit) and December 19, 2016, the animals’ health and living conditions deteriorated, prompting an anonymous tip to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Department and followed by the County’s seizure of over 70 animals.

Earlier:

• South Dakota: Deputies rescue 75 puppy mill dogs being hoarded inside barn
• South Dakota: Breeder Janell Gibson, 46, facing 37 counts of animal cruelty
• South Dakota: Charged with 37 COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, puppy mill breeder Janell Gibson is accused of abusing nearly 80 animals - including 3 dead puppies. Judge Marya Tellinghuisen let her walk right out the door with just a $750 bond.

South Dakota: Charged with 37 COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, puppy mill breeder Janell Gibson is accused of abusing nearly 80 animals - including 3 dead puppies. Judge Marya Tellinghuisen let her walk right out the door with just a $750 bond.

SOUTH DAKOTA -- A Creighton woman wanted on 37 counts of inhumane treatment of an animal turned herself in Friday and posted bond.

Janell Misty Gibson, 46, appeared at the Pennington County Courthouse, where her criminal charges were read before Magistrate Judge Marya Tellinghuisen.

The charges allege that she neglected 76 animals, as well as three dead puppies, found last month in her Creighton puppy mill breeding facility, about 20 miles north of Wall, South Dakota.

Deputies found most of the animals inside a barn on the property.

“Once inside the smell was wretched and almost unbearable,” said a report filed by Deputy Cory Dressler. “The smell was that of animal feces and urine.”

Gibson tells customers that her puppies are raised with love in a home environment when really they lived in cages and crates in an ammonia-filled barn, some never leaving these cages. They existed to churn out more puppies to be sold by Gibson who would drive to other locations to meet with buyers so they would never see the conditions that the "breeders" were forced to live in. Gibson has been raking in the cash for more than 10 years from the suffering of these animals. 

 

Really, it's akin to a pimp and a prostitute. The prostitute does all the work and endures all the suffering while the pimp collects and enjoys the rewards of her work.

Tellinghuisen set Gibson’s bond at $750 cash or surety and ordered her not to have any contact with animals. Gibson is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday before another judge.

Authorities removed 76 live animals from Gibson’s facility Dec. 20 and placed them at the local animal shelter after many were found emaciated.

Janell Gibson, who is married to Glenn Gibson / Glenn Albert Gibson (why isn't he being charged?) has seemingly gone by several different names including:

Janell Misty Munsch, Jannell Daugherty, Janell Misty Daugherty, Janell M Munch, Janell Misty Stack. For the 2012 census, she is listed as Janelle Munsch so there may be variations with Janelle spelled with an 'e' on the end with all of these different last names.

Also, who are David Eisenbraun and Maria Eisenbraun??

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THE MEMBERS OF THE PENNINGTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION FAILED TO PROTECT THESE ANIMALS

Back in February 2016, the Pennington County Planning Commission revoked a conditional use permit that had allowed Gibson to operate a kennel. However, apparently they just expected Gibson to comply and shut down the breeding business that she'd been running for at least 10 years... no one bothered to go out to the property to verify that she had complied.

After being pinned in the corner for an answer, PJ Conover, director of the Pennington County Planning Department, claimed that there were no regulations regarding such follow-up inspections.

So let me get this straight. You tell someone to stop running a business and you just go about your merry way assuming they've done what you told them? That's how you think a planning commission is run? Fascinating...

I guess they figured Gibson would 'do the right thing' even though the reason her permit was revoked was because a January 2016 inspection of the property said problems included: out-of-date rabies vaccinations, dogs being kept in airline crates where they stood in their own urine and feces, a dog that appeared to be suffering from neurological problems, and generally unsanitary conditions such as urine-stained wooden enclosures.

So because of the failures and finger-pointing of the Pennington County Planning Commission, these dogs were left to suffer for another 10 MONTHS until they were seized in December 2016.

(Rapid City Journal - January 7, 2017)

Earlier:

• South Dakota: Deputies rescue 75 puppy mill dogs being hoarded inside barn
• South Dakota: Breeder Janell Gibson, 46, facing 37 counts of animal cruelty

South Dakota: After two pit bulls determined to be vicious, city of Belle Fourche allowing Western Hills Humane Society to take the dogs and adopt them back out(!)

SOUTH DAKOTA -- The Belle Fourche City Council oversaw an appeal hearing during its meeting Monday when members were asked to decide whether or not to support the city animal control officer’s finding that two pit bulls residing within the city are vicious.

Clint Haffner, animal control officer, presented the case to the council, describing a Dec. 3 attack at a Summit Street residence where two pit bulls owned by Randy Williamson — Kyah and Maynard — reportedly attacked a dog residing two houses down from theirs.

According to the notice of violation sent to Williamson, the pair reportedly jumped over a fence into a neighboring yard where they found and mauled a 7-month-old, 10.6 pound Maltese Chihuahua mix named Shilo.

“The poor Chihuahua had to be taken to Rapid City; it was in bad shape,” Haffner said. “Honestly, I feel that it was lucky to survive. A small dog being attacked by two larger dogs, in many cases does not survive.”

Shilo’s veterinary chart explained the dog’s injuries upon arrival.

The veterinarian observed a puncture wound on the left side of the dog’s neck, an inability to put weight on the left hind leg, a bruised abdomen, and the dog screaming in pain when it moved.

The dog had to be sedated to allow an examination, and wounds were fitted with drain tubes in his neck, legs, and abdomen from the bite wounds. Shilo was unable to use his left back leg due to the trauma. So far, Haffner said, the incident has accrued $447.60 in veterinary services.

One person was also bitten while trying to pull the pit bulls off of Shilo.

Haffner said, due to his interpretation of the facts of the attack, he found the two pit bulls to be vicious animals based on the Belle Fourche City Ordinance 6.12.010, which states: “vicious dog means any dog when unprovoked: in a fierce, violent, or terrorizing manner, approaches any person or another animal in apparent attitude of attack or attacks, assaults, bites, or otherwise inflicts injury to a person or another animal.”

Based on his findings, Haffner impounded the animals pursuant to the ordinance. The animals have remained impounded until such a time the matter was heard by and decided upon by the city council.

The officer provide evidentiary photos showing the injuries that Shilo suffered and of Williamson’s fence that, in Haffner’s opinion, was “not in good shape.”

Also depicted in the photos was Williamson’s gate, which had a brick in front of it to hold it shut and keep the animals in. Haffner noted that upon his arrival to impound the animals, the gate was open. He said the dogs seemed to be people-friendly but not so dog-friendly. After their impounding, he said, the animals have acted aggressively toward other animals.

Dwight Gubbrud, the city’s attorney, explained to the council the potential outcomes of their decision.

“The remedies for the city if they (the dogs) are vicious, are that the owner would have 48 hours to remove them from the corporate jurisdiction of the city of Belle Fourche, or the animals may be euthanized,” Gubbrud said. “The other option is that the animal may be adopted out if the code enforcement officer approves that adoption, and there’s other requirements.”

Haffner told the council that he has been in contact with the Western Hills Humane Society who has agreed to adopt the animals and have an animal behaviorists work with the animals and adopt them outside of Butte County.

This is called NIMBY (not in my backyard) - when jurisdictions banish vicious dogs outside their city limits/county lines -- effectively dumping their problem onto another community. No one in this other community is told that this vicious dog is moving in next door to them - or what it did prior to its arrival in their community. 

PIT BULL OWNER IN DENIAL
Williamson, the appellant, was given an opportunity to address the council and plead his case. He began by saying he objected to Haffner’s findings and that neither of his dogs are vicious, especially not 12-year-old Kyah, who he said he’s had since she was a puppy.

“There isn’t an ounce of harm in that dog at all,” Williamson said.

Councilman Jim Smit asked Williamson if he was claiming that his dogs did not attack the Chihuahua.

“I’m not saying that they did or didn’t,” Williamson answered.

He said that Maynard hadn’t been neutered yet, and offered that that may have triggered him to act in a territorial way.

In his statement of appeal, Williamson said that he has never had an issue with either of his dogs acting in a violent or dangerous way. Recently, he said, Maynard was attacked on two separate occasions and since that time, “doesn’t do well with other dogs.”

Williamson offered the only explanation that he could conceive of, saying that he believes Maynard may have gone after Shilo and Kyah may have gone to “put him (Maynard) in his place,” to make him stop.

Councilman James Ager voiced his concerns regarding making a decision that he felt was out of his wheelhouse and questioned whether the council should opt to side with the animal control officer that it employs and trains to make said decisions.

“I hate that that determination comes from us,” Ager said. “I’m not a dog expert; I don‘t like the fact that we get to determine whether or not that dog is vicious or not.”

In the end, the council opted to back up Haffner’s findings and determined the two pit bulls to be vicious.

(Black Hills Pioneer - Dec 22, 2016)

South Dakota: Breeder Janell Gibson, 46, facing 37 counts of animal cruelty

SOUTH DAKOTA -- A rural Pennington County woman has been charged with 37 counts of inhumane treatment of an animal following the seizure of 76 animals from her property.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Janell Gibson, 46, of Creighton, a small town about 20 miles north of Wall. There was no indication in her court file as of early Friday afternoon that the warrant has been served. Bail has already been set at $300.

Wow that's pathetic. Thirty-seven counts of cruelty and her bail is just $300?

Janell Gibson, who is married to Glenn Albert Gibson (why isn't he being charged?) has gone by several different names including:

Janell Misty Munsch, Jannell Daugherty, Janell Misty Daugherty, Janell M Munch, Janell Misty Stack. For the 2012 census, she is listed as Janelle Munsch.

A law enforcement report in the court file describes the squalid conditions that sheriff’s deputies found on Dec. 19 after being dispatched to Gibson’s property because of an animal neglect complaint.

Deputies found most of the animals inside a barn on the property.

“Once inside the smell was wretched and almost unbearable,” said a report filed by Deputy Cory Dressler. “The smell was that of animal feces and urine.”

Dressler’s report and another one from Deputy Jacob Tweeten tell of a dead puppy found in Gibson’s home; two dead puppies found in a shed, where one of the carcasses was in a plastic bag; kennels and cages littered with “piled up” feces and urine; water receptacles that were frozen or empty or littered with feces and food; some animals without food or water; and a dog so thin that its rib cage was visible and some of its hair was falling off.

All told, the deputies and some assisting animal control officers reported seizing three dead puppies plus 76 live animals, including 48 dogs, 15 rabbits, 12 cats and one hen pheasant. One of the dogs bit Deputy Dressler, according to Deputy Tweeten’s report.

The dogs were being raised as part of a breeding operation, with the puppies offered for sale under the business name Doodles to Love. All the animals are now being cared for by the Humane Society of the Black Hills in Rapid City, where one dog has had five puppies (two of which died) and another 10 dogs are pregnant, according to a society official. The official said the society has received more than $100,000 in monetary and in-kind donations to help with the care of the animals.

Each count against Gibson is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in the county jail and a $2,000 fine. That means the maximum combined penalty for all 37 counts is 37 years in jail and a $74,000 fine, although a judge could impose a lesser sentence.

 

Gibson, who did not respond to a phone message Friday from the Journal, is no stranger to authorities. In February, the Pennington County Planning Commission revoked a conditional use permit that had allowed Gibson to operate a kennel. That action happened during a Feb. 8 commission meeting after staffers from the county and the Humane Society of the Black Hills explained problems they found during a January 2016 inspection of Gibson’s operation.

The problems included out-of-date rabies vaccinations, dogs being kept in airline crates where they stood in their own urine and feces, a dog that appeared to be suffering from neurological problems, and generally unsanitary conditions such as urine-stained wooden enclosures.

Gibson also was denied a kennel license from the Humane Society at that time. The license was required as a condition of her county permit, which was first issued in 2010. Kennel licenses expire annually in December, and county records show that Gibson was late applying for a new license every year since she received her first one.

The Pennington County Planning Department did not visit Gibson after the February revocation of her permit to see if she ceased operating her kennel.

So they sent her a letter telling her to shut down a business she'd been running for over 10 years - based on inhumane living conditions and other issues - and they just expected her to be on the honor system and do it???

P.J. Conover, director of the Pennington County Planning Department, said in response to Journal questions on Friday that the county has no regulations regarding such follow-up inspections.

THE PENNINGTON COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING THESE DOGS TO CONTINUE TO SUFFER FOR ANOTHER 10 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY DID NOTHING TO VERIFY THAT GIBSON HAD 'CEASED HER OPERATION' AFTER THEY SENT THEIR OH-SO-OFFICIAL LETTER TELLING HER TO STOP.

The Journal was not able to ascertain whether the Humane Society visited Gibson following the loss of her kennel license from the society. Humane Society officials did not respond to phone messages Friday afternoon from the Journal.

She is listed on this document as "AKC Recognized Breed Contacts"
Breed: Beauceron
State/zip:South Dakota 57790
Janell Misty Daugherty
BCA Rescue Cord.
Beauceron Club of America Rescue (B.C.A.)
P.O.Box 171 Wall 605-279-2144
Email: ladyworblk@hotmail.com

From her website:

About Me:
I live in South Dakota currently after being a transplant from California. I have traveled most of my adult life and am now settled down with my family. We are a farm family with all sorts of animals. We breed all sizes of Goldendoodles, Labradoodles and an occasional litter of the Aussiedoodles. My husband is a trades man and I am a photographer. I've always loved dogs and my background is in Police and Military working dogs. I stumbled across this site and it has the photography group so I thought I would join.
What Type of Doodle(s) do you have? What are their names? Tell us about your doodle(s) or any other pets you have!
Oh I covered this above but I have Goldendoodles and Labrdoodles and the occasional Aussiedoodle litter.
Thanks to my guardian homes I am 5 years into my breeding program.
Where did you get your doodle(s)?
Breeder
Why did you choose a doodle rather than another breed or mix?
We started into the world of Doodles because my step-son was allergic to my husbands Lab. They really are like potato chips. You really just cannot have one:-)
What are Your Favorite Things to Do With Your Doodles?
We quad a lot with them. We also own a place along a major river and they LOVE the trips there.
Does your doodle(s) shed?
A little bit but nothing major
Who grooms your doodle(s)?
I groom all my dogs that live here with me.. most guardian homes take them to the groomers.
Favorite Doodle Products?
Well that would be giving away trade secrets:-) I do like the long metal combs the best for grooming. Oh and a groomers rake.
Relationship Status:
Married
Do you have a website of your own? If so, share it here:
http://www.doodlestolove.com

Our background has always been hunting, sled dogs and police K-9's. The picture above is me with one of my personal protection dogs a Belgian Malinois, Munchee. She was the love of my life. Every owner should be lucky enough to be loved like this. With time, I did make the switch over to calmer less time and training needy breeds. Although always having Labs to some extent. My interest in breeding Labradoodles and Goldendoodles came from wanting a dog that my step-son who is allergic could have in the house. That and not having the time commitment that training top police dogs requires. I have always thought children should grow up with animals in their lives. My background with animals began early in life as well. My first dog was a Wonderful White retired show Standard Poodle "Toro" . When I moved out on my own. I bought home my first purebred dog since childhood. A wonderful Lab I got from the SPCA named JJ. Later on I obtained my Animal Care Technician certificate. I volunteered and help run and manage a shelter on a military base overseas. We implimented many policies like mandatory micro-chipping and we tried to end the people who get a dog only for a few years until they moved and then gave them up. With some dogs having 5 homes in a short time through no part of their own. I owned and  bred Belgian Malinois for 10 years. In that time rescued many breeds.  I have found that the Poodle,Golden and Labrador are consistently the very best of family dogs. I have bred, shown and trained my own dogs and those for others. Now, I most of my children are grown and I have more time for dogs. Our puppies have the attention of 4 adults, step-son(13) and my 5 y.r old son who "helps" with them as well. We are a family of dog lovers and my extended family are all owners of our breeding dogs. All our dogs are part of our families. When you view our pages please realize that not all dogs live at one house:-) We do bring over 30 years of dog experiance in both training and breeding to our program. We are active in training our Doodles for Search and Rescue and therapy dog work at the moment. Discounts are given for those interested in these programs.

Janell Gibson says the whole family was involved in the neglect and abuse of these animals. They all benefited from the income coming in, hand over fist, from churning out puppies non-stop. WHY AREN'T THEY ALL BEING CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY AS WELL???

Also, who are David Eisenbraun and Maria Eisenbraun??

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Posted 8-22-2011 on a labradoodle forum:

Oh, how I wish I'd seen this site earlier so I could warn everyone about the absolutely miserable situation I had with Doodles to Love. I found Janelle's site in the fall of 2009. I talked to her, felt she was probably legit, filled out the application, made the downpayment of $300 and arranged to pick up my puppy in Bismarck, ND. When I picked up the puppy, a little girl we named Matty, she was very, very small and had thrown up in her owners travel case (I paid the final $300). Janelle, the owner, said she must have been car sick. Long story short, the puppy got sicker each hour and died withing 24 hours. We had her in the vet hospital and the vet said he suspected parvo. I called the owner, Doodles to Love, and told her and she said it could not have been parvo because they didn't have any on site. She asked that I have the vet do a specific test to insure it was parvo and she said she would pay for it. We did the test, the results were positive, and I asked the vet to do whatever he could to save the puppy but she died anyway. The vet sent the letter stating it was parvo to her. The owner said she would not cash the last $300 and would return the downpayment. She didn't, nor did she pay for the parvo test. She did not answer phone calls or emails and avoided me. I was always kind and polite to her, hoping she was legitimate. She was a fraud and I fear I was working with a puppy mill. Her address changed to Wall, South Dakota. Stay away from her at all costs. We bought a beautiful labradoodle from Colorado later in the year and he is the sweatest thing ever. If you ever want a reference on that breeder, let me know.

Posted 8-20-2014 on a labradoodle forum:
I highly recommend using another breeder to find a doodle puppy. I purchased my dog 11/09 from Janell Gibson. He arrived with diarrhea which eventually was diagnosed as Giardia bacteria.. When I notified her she said that he did not have it when he was shipped out. Within the first 1-1/2 year he developed seizures which she also would not take any responsible for. Around age 4 he developed hip dysplasia bilaterally. This time she will not return my calls. At the time I purchased him she had a lifetime medical agreement. She explained this to me as she would refund the money or send another dog. I don't hold out hope for either of these. I would only like to WARN others not to use this site. When I told her about the seizures I wanted to make sure the parents were removed from breeding. She said that the mother was removed earlier and had died suspiciously in her sleep! It appears that the father is still breeding from the web site-- Chico the cocker spaniel.

(Rapid City Journal - Dec 31, 2016)

Earlier:

• South Dakota: Deputies rescue 75 puppy mill dogs being hoarded inside barn

South Dakota: Deputies rescue 75 puppy mill dogs being hoarded inside barn

SOUTH DAKOTA -- A community tip led to the rescue of a whopping 75 animals from a Pennington County home.

Deputies followed up on animal neglect information Sunday morning in Creighton. Enough evidence was gathered to obtain a search warrant for the property. Deputies found many of the animals to be in poor condition.

Sergeant Randy Harkins of the Pennington County Sheriff's Office said the seizure was one of the largest Pennington County has ever had. He said deputies were working the scene for almost 19 hours.

They removed 45 dogs, 15 rabbits, 14 cats, and one bird from the home. Those animals are now in the care of the Humane Society of the Black Hills.

 

Humane Society employees accompanied deputies to the scene to provide assistance. According to Resource Development Director Kaitlyn Janak, employees said the conditions were grim for anyone to live in. Water dishes were frozen solid, and the animals were forced into small space.

Criminal charges are currently pending against the owner of the residence. If charged, the residence owner could face a Class 6 felony.

 

With the amount of animals and immediacy of care needed, the Humane Society of the Black Hills is asking for donations. They have posted on their Facebook page that they are in need of the following:

- Dog food: specifically "Taste of the Wild" so the emaciated dogs are able to put on weight
- Cat food
- Cat litter
- Rabbit food
- Rabbit bedding
- Blankets
- Towels
- Used pillow cases for the rabbit cages
- Monetary donations to help fund medication and upcoming vet costs that many of these animals will need

The owner and operator of this puppy mill JANELL GIBSON was running a breeding business called Doodles to Love - a business she'd been running for at least 10 years or more (one of her domain names was registered in 2006). She bred and sold Goldendoodles and Labradoodles so her 'breeding stock' would consist of Poodles, Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers. 

Online, variations of names were found: Janell Misty Munsch, Jannell Daugherty, Janell Misty Daugherty, Janell M Munch, Janell Misty Stack. For the 2012 census, she is listed as Janelle Munsch so there may even be variations of Janelle / Jannell. Her husband's name is Glenn Albert Gibson (Glenn Gibson).

Also, who are David Eisenbraun and Maria Eisenbraun??

 

(Newscenter1 - Dec 21, 2016)

South Dakota: Judge steps in to save 650 starving horses from Karen Sussman's death camp for horses

Click here to read Colleen Burns' case file (including many more photos).

Click here to read the impoundment order.


SOUTH DAKOTA -- A judge has stepped in to aid hundreds of horses on a wild horse sanctuary (International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB)), ordering their care handed temporarily over to two South Dakota counties, after a veterinarian confirmed shocking documentation of neglect.

 

 

 

 

The Oct. 11 order came two weeks after former employee Colleen Burns drew public attention to the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB) by releasing 16 pages of photos, video stills and journal entries detailing the deaths of at least 30 horses on the ranch, many of whom died of starvation this summer.

 

 

The society's president, Karen Sussman, said in an email to "Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see," regarding Burns' depiction of the ranch.

But veterinarian Dr. Marc Hammrich, who investigated the ranch after receiving a complaint from Burns, categorized the horses as "neglected" in his Sept. 15 Animal Welfare Investigation Report, which was included in court documents released Tuesday.

"Immediately apparent was the lack of feed in the pen and the majority of the horses nosing through the dried manure looking for remaining hay to eat from the last feeding which was scant to nonexistent," he wrote.

He found similar conditions in all four of the ranch's herds, in one case noting that horses were "searching the ground for feed and in some cases eating manure."

 

He came across a dead horse carcass in one pasture, and a burial pit containing at least 25 carcasses in various states of decay. Hammrich estimated that 10 percent of the ranch's horses would not survive the winter without intervention.

 

Ziebach County Judge Jerome Eckrich's 2-page impoundment order on Tuesday adopts the conditions set forth in an agreement between the county attorneys for Ziebach and Dewey counties, where the ranch is, and Sussman.

Although the 650 horses will stay on the ranch, the Ziebach and Dewey county sheriffs will oversee their care temporarily, according to the Joint Motion for Voluntary Impoundment.

 

However, the sheriffs require that alternative arrangements be made before winter.

"I have dedicated my life, my fortune, and my reputation to the protection of wild horses throughout the United States," Sussman said in a statement.

"More than once in my 30 years with the organization, I have personally financed our activities to feed, study, care for and protect these beautiful animals. I have dedicated the majority of my time freely, only rarely collecting a salary, and selling my personal property to provide much needed funds to the organization for hay.

"To accuse me of cruelty or disinterest of these wild horses, that I have dedicated my life to protecting, is both outrageous and preposterous."

What I want to know is WHO is on the board of directors? Who is/was on the board when Colleen Burns brought her concerns to them? Who is the board member who quit in disgust? I applaud them for doing that, but WHY DIDN'T THEY GO TO THE POLICE??? Although Karen Sussman is taking the heat, they are all JUST AS RESPONSIBLE!

WHY WOULD ANYONE GIVE THESE ANIMALS BACK TO THE ABUSER??
Sussman can get the horses back if she can produce a viable plan for providing adequate food, shelter and veterinary care for the next 18 months. In addition, she must provide a specific "end of life plan" for horses suffering from age, injuries or sickness.  

 

"We have been developing an ongoing management plan which includes downsizing our herds, potential purchase of a larger property to reduce our costs of ever rising hay prices, and a long-range vision for our organization," Sussman said.

Sussman's plan, which must include provisions for reimbursing the county for the horses' care, is due Oct. 27.

In the meantime, a veterinarian will inspect the horses and divide them into three groups: those that are healthy enough to survive the winter with adequate food and care, those that will require special attention to survive the winter, and those that are unlikely to survive the winter and should be euthanized.

The motion encourages Sussman to make arrangements for some of the horses to be adopted.

Any horses not adopted or returned to Sussman by Dec. 1 will be sold at a public auction (which could include being sold for slaughter).

  

(Courthouse News - Oct 16, 2016)

Earlier:

• South Dakota: Whistleblower says 30 wild horses died of starvation at animal "rescue" ranch