Pet store neglect
Slver Spring, PA (US)Incident Date: Monday, Oct 6, 2008
County: Lancaster
Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged:
» Port Dare
» Patricia Dare
A Silver Spring Township pet store whose owner was convicted on animal cruelty charges in 2002 is in trouble with state officials who claim its kennel pens are not big enough for the dogs they hold.
Patricia Dare was charged Monday with the violations in a private complaint filed by a state dog warden who inspected Petz Unlimted's kennels in October. Because Dare pleaded guilty to summary charges of failing to maintain sanitary and humane conditions following a July inspection, the new charges are a misdemeanor, court documents state.
Petz Unlimited, located in the Cumberland Marketplace shopping center on the northwest corner of state Route 114 and the Carlisle Pike is owned by Dare's son, Port Dare. In 2002, Dare spent 15 days in Cumberland County Prison after being convicted on animal cruelty charges.
Township police and witnesses said Dare placed a sick kitten in a plastic bag and put in in a freezer. When that did not kill it, Dare bashed it against the side of a Dumpster.
Port Dare faces four summary charges for license and rabies vaccination violations involving his personal dog, which was present at the store during the July inspection. He also is facing misdemeanor and felony charges that he failed to maintain proper workers' compensation insurance for the store.
Port Dare said his mother is not involved in the business' operation. The kennel license was put in her name following his 2002 conviction because state law would have allowed the Department of Agriculture to deny him a license, he said.
Patricia Dare is tentatively scheduled to appear Jan. 12 before District Judge Thomas A. Placey for the latest kennel violations. Port Dare is schedule to appear in the same court that day on the July dog law charges. References« PA State Animal Cruelty Map
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