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30 animals seized
Nashua, IA (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Dec 1, 2006
County: Chickasaw
Local Map: available
Disposition: Not Charged

Person of Interest: Lewine Vanet Goings-Boucher

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 10234

Classification: Hoarding

Animal: cat, dog (non pit-bull), horse, goat

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Thirty animals have been seized from a Chickasaw County woman. Dogs, cats, goats, and a horse, were seized from Lewine Goings-Boucher's property.

The animals were taken to several animal humane societies after several animal neglect allegations including unsatisfactory sanitation and health conditions for the animals.

As of Dec 1 morning, no arrests have been made in the case.

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The future of dozens of seized animals remains uncertain as investigators look into possible animal neglect. The Cedar Bend Human Society in Waterloo is now taking care of most of the animals Chickasaw County authorities took from a rural home near Nashua a couple weeks ago.

Seventeen dogs and 4 cats are calling the Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo home, for now. Humane Society Co-Director Kristy Gardner says, "We just can't let them sit like this for a long period of time. This was the condition they were in."

Gardner says they're cleaning them up while the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office continues their animal neglect investigation. They took dozens of dogs, cats, two goats and a horse from Lewine Goings-Boutcher's farm nearly two weeks ago.

Gardner says, "A lot of them have fleas. They're very dirty. They're very matted. It's taking us a while to get through the mats. Some of the confirmed diagnoses that we've had 2 different vets look at them. They have lice. They have ear mites."

By the end of the day, all the dogs will be cleaned and shaved, but they still have weeks of recovery. Gardner says, "We have to continue medication for the lice infestation. You're looking at weekly baths, you have injections. We have to do wormings every 2 weeks."

She says many of the dogs need medicine for skin infections. Some will need eye surgery. Goings-Boutcher didn't want to talk on camera because of the ongoing investigation. But, she says she doesn't know why authorities took her pets and she's fighting to get them back.

For now, the Cedar Bend Humane Society is their home while authorities look for any signs of neglect. The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office is taking care of the goats and horse while the investigation continues.

Meanwhile, the Cedar Bend Humane Society says taking care of the extra dogs and cats is a huge drain on their resources and any donations would go toward taking care of the animals.

Source: KWWL - Dec 13, 2006
Update posted on Dec 14, 2006 - 1:43AM

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30 animals seized
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