Rescue neglect Canton, OH (US) Incident Date: Monday, Jul 31, 2006 County: Stark Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abusers/Suspects: » Candy Martin » Joan Fisher » Belinda Rife Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 10124 Classification: Hoarding Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in OH (US) Suspect was in animal welfare field Login to Watch this Case

In August, the Stark County Humane Society raided the Companion Animal Rescue Effort's barn in Canton Township and confiscated 42 dogs. Since then, 12 dogs died and the others remain at the Humane Society.

More than half of the dead dogs had parvoinfluenza or parvo, a highly contagious and deadly dog disease, said Jackie Godbey, assistant director of the Humane Society.

"People hear �rescue� and picture green grass and happiness and that�s the whole picture in their mind, and that�s just not the case," Godbey said.

Assistant Prosecutor Derek McClowry said the case was disturbing because the women thought they were helping.

"They�re overwhelmed with the amount of dogs they took on, and unfortunately, the dogs suffered and they just failed to take any responsibility for their actions," he said.

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The Columbus Dispatch - Nov 18, 2006

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