500 Dogs Seized from Puppy Mill
It's estimated more than 500 dogs have been seized from a property in Montague county. Sheriff Paul Cunninham began investigating the area when he took office in January. He says he had been receiving reports of a self-breeding outfit. A warrant was signed and law enforcement immediately headed out to the place which is between the cities of Montague and Bowie. KAUZ's Dan Garcia also rushed to the scene and tells us there were dogs and puppies all over the place. The owners were there at the time, but so far they have not been charged with any crimes pending a full investigation. A court hearing is set for July 17th to determine where the animals will go. Sunday, Jul 19 at 12:09 AM Dory Raymond wrote ...i agree with tommie kirksmith's comments above. and i would like to point out that about 3 years ago, they had posted all over town that they had 65 dogs 'lost or stolen' at various gas stations, etc. the one they posted at the walmart fina i told them those dogs weren't lost or stolen - those dogs were rescued & i told them what a puppy mill was. they immediately took down the flyer. anywhere i went that had a flyer i told them about it. that's when they changed their "add" in the shopper. Friday, Jul 17 at 6:40 PM Allison wrote ...Woo Hoo. It is a Good day for dogs!! And a Well deserved day for Puppy Mill Owners. I hope it only gets worse for them. Saturday, Jul 11 at 10:28 PM Vicki wrote ...And Moses, you need to shut your mouth. You don’t know what you are talking about. Fortunately, not all people are cruel to animals. These animals have been severely abused and the authorities did what they needed to do to save their lives. Hopefully, it’s not too late to save them. Saturday, Jul 11 at 10:26 PM Vicki wrote ...And yes Carolline, your grandmother was running a puppy mill. If you don’t believe she was, then you don’t ever need to have a dog, cat or any type of pet. Not that you or your family sees animals as pets. To all of you, their just $$$$$. You are very sick people. Saturday, Jul 11 at 10:24 PM Vicki wrote ...I am horrified to hear about all of these poor, defenseless animals. I use to breed dogs (on a very small scale), and mine never left my property without being vaccinated and wormed. I also gave a guarantee with my dogs. If you are going to breed, breed responsibly. And yes, not all of puppies of a litter will get parvo. Thursday, Jul 9 at 11:06 PM ldykat521 wrote ...MOSES- UR AN IDIOT!!! Im a vet tech and i have seen litters of pups get parvo... 8 out of ten get it but 2 don't. Can they get it? Yes' but it doesn't mean they will!! Educate..Educate..Educate..Go back to school, learn something! Thursday, Jul 9 at 1:15 PM JaneGael wrote ...500 dogs!!! I have 9 and there aren't enough hours to properly care for them and last year I spent almost as much money on the vet as I did on my mortgage. There is NO WAY they can vet, feed and care for this many dogs without a fulltime staff and a lot of money. I hope they throw the book at them and find good homes for the dogs. Thursday, Jul 9 at 9:33 AM Mike Phipps wrote ...Caroline, I hate to tell you but your grandmoter is equal to the devil. You are in great need for some education if you think this type of treatment (abuse) is normal. Tuesday, Jul 7 at 5:55 PM Caroline wrote ... I can promise you that this ranch is not a puppy mill. I grew up here and no dogs have been self bred or hurt. People think they know but they really need to mature. I can assure you my grandmother will not be serving jail time. Thursday, Jul 9 at 4:33 AM Mary Stickney wrote ...Anyone with that many dogs can NOT care for them properly. Its about time someone did something Thursday, Jul 9 at 4:11 AM Ann McGregor wrote ...I Hope and Pray the IRS does what it Does Best and Take everything the Heddins Have. These kind of sorry excuses for Human beings have kept Me awake at nite for years. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 10:21 PM Kathy White wrote ...Moses -Being in Texas It is no wonder that these people weren't trampled on sooner!THESE people, trampled all over those poor animals!"By what complaint"? Have you read ANY of this blog or the facts about the condition of those animals?"And by whose authority does the Sherriff have to steal personal propety from anyone"? The Sherriff has the authority by the People who elected him to seize animals that are being abused,you are really thinking like a Heddins calling the animals property = $$$$$ Wednesday, Jul 8 at 9:18 PM Kathy White wrote ...MOSES-How can you say I poisoned my pet and that I am a liar?You must be related to the Heddins to even think like that!You evidently don't care ANYTHING about animals because your focus is not on their injustice, but to be hurtful to people who love their pets and sustained pain at their loss.We went through torture for a 2 week incubation period with the puppy that survived and he still had worms and an intestinal bacteria! Please refrain from posting assumptions,rumor or your feelings as fact Wednesday, Jul 8 at 5:57 PM Ann Bess-King wrote ...WOW! Caroline must be getting money out of this- typical greedy mentality. And not sure what planet Moses is on. He needs "help" too. On the closing of the mill-farm-death camp - whatever you want to label it - THANK HEAVENS it is closed. No creature should have to suffer like this. But maybe the people - and I use that term loosely - that perpetuate or participate in any manner of running these places should be sentenced to the same fate they dissed out to the dogs. LOCKED UP & STARVED. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 4:44 PM west wrote ...If any of the puppies were not correctly vaccinated then yes..one could get parvo and another not.. moses.. please! Anyone who knows anything about dogs or puppies knows that! This woman did a lot of injustice to a lot of families and animals. I reported her 4 years ago, which did no good.. thank goodness.. it will finally end. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 4:36 PM west wrote ...I bought a bichon there 4 years ago, and felt I was rescuing the little guy. He had wire marks imbedded in his feet. She sent me home with a handful of antibotics.. come to find out, he had kennel cough.. bad! I was SHOCKED after being inside the mill. It was crazy! I personally see nothing wrong with responsibliy breeding animals... this was NOT responsible. When I asked her to see the parents of Bodie, the bichon, she stated it was her grand daughters dog and wasn't on the premises. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 4:27 PM Moses wrote ...Kathy White you are so full of c***. You are probably one of the HS people who will profit from the sale of these stolen dogs, I hope you go to jail for strong arm theft. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 4:25 PM Moses wrote ...The Idiot who said they bought a puppy that had parvo, but the other one was not sick. is a liar. the parvo virus does not single out dogs if one is sick they all will be sick. You probably did poison the dog, I doubt if you even bought a dog from these people Wednesday, Jul 8 at 4:21 PM Moses wrote ...It is clear no one knows anything about raising ndogs in population on this comment board. Please refrain from posting assumptions, rumor and your feelings as fact. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 4:20 PM Moses wrote ...Being in Texas, It is no wonder that these people are being trampled on. What complaint and by whose authority does the Sherriff have to steal personal propety from anyone? Wednesday, Jul 8 at 1:03 PM Allison wrote ...Willie, Yes drugs now dogs. It is a compliment to the citizens of Montague County that they elected a Sheriff who would clean this mess up. If you want to send him a thank you~and we all should, here is the address I pulled from the web. Sheriff Paul Cunningham P.O. Box 127 Montague, Texas 76251 Administration: 940-894-2491 Fax: 940-894-2114 Jail Phone: 940-894-2871 Jail Fax: 940-894-2004 Wednesday, Jul 8 at 12:45 PM Allison wrote ...I have been praying for this. GOD BLESS all who were involved in this raid and to the caring folks who took the time to call on bahalf of these babies. This went on way too long and let it serve as a warning to the other breeders. It is cruel, wrong and inhumane. Millions of wonderful animals are put to death each year because of people like you. Their blood is on your hands. Lastly, if you want a pet, PLEASE PLEASE visit your local shelter. DO NOT support these mills. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 12:45 PM Diana wrote ...I hope all that are involved, Cloyce, Carol,Kristina and all workers get the maximum punishment that the law will allow. We make a mistake and bought a dog there which had mange & wasn't a pure breed. Who ever said Carol was a horrible person with no heart is right. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 12:37 PM Rose wrote ...My Sister has been reporting them since she bought her puppy last year. I almost bought from them too. When they never provided health records or papers she reported them to The BBB. I would like to adopt a puppy when they know when and where they will be. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 12:28 PM Scott wrote ...When calling to inform the facility about the intestinal parasites, found out the sheriff was already there. We are glad we have our two dogs and that we were financially capable of taking care of them early on with the problems they had, but we shouldn't have had to. No one should. When buying a dog, you pay good money and have every right to expect a healthy animal in return. I'm glad the authorities have the situation in hand. We will go a different route if we ever buy another dog. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 12:14 PM Scott wrote ...Bought a dog from here 4 years ago, conditions weren't as bad then as they are now. Our dog had the worst case of kennel cough a specialist had ever come across - normal medicine for condition would not work. She cost us an extra $3k to get well. She's been worth every penny but she shouldn't have had to endure nor should we have had to pay. We a new puppy last week - conditions at facility much worse. Took her to vet, two different intestinal parasites, ring worm, and yeast infection in ears!! Wednesday, Jul 8 at 9:45 AM Sarah wrote ...Caroline if you aren't part of the solution you are not only part of the problem you ARE the problem. Quit enabling that evil old woman. If you think what they did is okay YOU need to suffer the same things those dogs did. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 8:07 AM willie wrote ...thats what montague co. needs more bad news it will never end drugs now dogs. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 7:44 AM Marie wrote ...Caroline you are an ignorant, uneducated, animal abusing degenerate. If you think that someone torturing almost 500 dogs isn't going to serve jail time then you need to wake up. Your horrible grandmother is going to get torn apart by the IRS and animal rights agencies for the rest of her life. Since you grew up there you probably have no idea how to treat an animal and don't deserve to have one either. Wednesday, Jul 8 at 5:25 AM Carmen Harris wrote ...Caroline, yes dogs WERE HURT!! I saw them with my own eyes. I saw dogs laying there starved with pups sucking on them! Dogs in cages that had no water in them. Dogs in cages so small they could hardly move! Sick dogs in cages! THAT IS HURTING DOGS, Caroline!! Wednesday, Jul 8 at 5:18 AM Carmen Harris wrote ...Thank God these people are caught, and I hope she and her family who supported her get plenty of jail time. Chris and I bought a dog from her ONCE, took it to the vet, and it had Parvo. Mrs Heddins and her son were so hateful and swore the dog was not sick. Thank you Paul Cunningham and HSNT !! God Bless you all! Tuesday, Jul 7 at 9:23 PM Michelle wrote ...My Husband was there with the puppies in the stockyards. All the puppies were under weight and in bad condition. There are even pictures of skeletons....if thats not a puppymill then its a puppy graveyard. Tuesday, Jul 7 at 8:38 PM Dillon wrote ...Some folks here need to mature themselves and look beyond the will and to facts.... Tuesday, Jul 7 at 8:34 PM Dillon wrote ...Sad what some people think is ok...that they think dogs in that condition is ok and were not "hurt"...all I can say is even if man does not get to judge her God surely will...because she abused his critters for profit....and the gold of the temples is not worth it... Tuesday, Jul 7 at 5:59 PM Jodi Webb wrote ...There is a God in Heaven! This is an answered Prayer! Thanks to Sheriff Cunningham and the HSNT. President, Friends of the Bowie Animal Shelter. Tuesday, Jul 7 at 5:49 PM Denise wrote ...I am glad they got them. There are way to many puppy mills, also the back yard breeding!! puppy mills are NOT a healthy place for animals. they get no care, and they are just in it for the money. Who really can afford to take 500 puppys to the vet for shots, and deworming. I work at a animal rescue and we are always in need of good homes. we get all sizes in. And they are so thrilled and overwhelmed to see a hopefully new mommy and daddy that will love them and care for them. specialy the kids. Tuesday, Jul 7 at 5:12 PM Kathy White wrote ...If they do go to jail,which I hope with all my heart they do...at least they will get a bigger cage than their dogs did! Tuesday, Jul 7 at 5:09 PM Carole Sanders wrote ...Way to go Donna, Dillon, and the citizens of Montague County for voting out a corrupt sheriff and voting in Sheriff Paul Cunningham. Throw Heddins in jail and burn the place to the ground. Tuesday, Jul 7 at 5:09 PM Kathy White wrote ...Caroline here is the definition of what a puppy mill is...A puppy mill, sometimes known as a puppy farm , is a large-scale commercial dog breeding facility that operates under substandard conditions regarding the well-being of dogs in their care.. Similar types of operations exist for other animals commonly kept as pets or used as feed for other animals. SO...If the shoe fits..... I have NEVER had such a horrible experience as with your grandmother! Tuesday, Jul 7 at 4:55 PM Caroline wrote ...I can promise you that this ranch is not a puppy mill. I grew up here and no dogs have been self bred or hurt. People think they know but they really need to mature. I can assure you my grandmother will not be serving jail time. Tuesday, Jul 7 at 4:54 PM Kathy White wrote ...I am jumping for joy! We bought two poms two years ago from this place. We felt we were rescuing them at the time and one died within 24 hours. We called her and told her what happened and she said we probably poisoned it! He died from Parvo. We tried to get someone to do something and no one seemed to be able to at the time. She was a hateful woman and did not care that the puppy was bought with my sons own money and died in front of his eyes! Our prayers have been answered! Rest in Peace Cody Tuesday, Jul 7 at 4:11 PM Dillon wrote ...I have no words to express how thankful I am to Sheriff Cunnigham, HSNT-Ft. Worth and so many folks who have already given so much to help these animals...maybe just maybe the images burned into my brain will start to lessen now....God be praised for getting us to this point! Tuesday, Jul 7 at 3:58 PM Chris Harris wrote ...I am so glad this has finally happened. This place has caused so many nightmares to so many poor families Tuesday, Jul 7 at 3:48 PM Donna F wrote ...A long time coming, maybe I can sleep again. HSNT, Ft Worth division is one awesome team of people. Please donate to them as they strive to provide these dogs with a new life. N. TX Rescue & Transport Tuesday, Jul 7 at 3:14 PM PATSY wrote ...HOPE SHE DIES OR GETS JAIL TIME. EITHER WOULD SERVE HER JUST... POOR ANIMALS.. THANK YOU DONNA... Tuesday, Jul 7 at 3:14 PM Dillon wrote ...Thank God for HSNT! Tuesday, Jul 7 at 3:09 PM Tommie Kirksmith wrote ...Thank goodness for Sheriff Paul Cunningham in Montague and the Humane Society of North Texas in Ft Worth! We've been aware of this group for years but couldn't prove the rumors because word would leak out of an impending investigation. Red River SPCA Add a commentMost ViewedMore Good Stuff |
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Sunday, Jul 19 at 12:53 PM Dillon wrote ...
Praise be to God that all of these babies are now officially HSNT babies....no longer do they even have to worry about going back to that hell...HSNT ladies and Sheriff Paul are to be praised immensely....now let's get on with the criminal trial!