Over 100 dogs and cats seized
Huber Heights, OH (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011
County: Montgomery
Disposition: Not Charged
Person of Interest: Mark Madsen
Animal Resource Officers pulled 130 animals from a home in Huber Heights Wednesday. The home was being used as the primary site for the shelter known as "Circle of Love."
Several animal groups are on scene such as the
Eighty-five cats and 45 dogs were inside the house at 6721 Spokane Drive. The Animal Resource Center and Huber Heights Police served a search warrant at the home at 8 a.m. and worked all day on the rescue.
County officials told 2 NEWS they received complaints from neighbors about the conditions at the home. Some of those neighbors who gathered to watch said this day has been a long time coming.
"Finally, this has been really the worst thing, and I've lived here over 40 years," said Anna Gibson.
The homeowner told 2 NEWS the animals were not neglected, although he admitted that he had too many for the space he had.
Officials said some of the animals have been found to have diseases, some of them treatable. They said some of the animals have ringworm and others may have flea infestation.
The Humane Society, SICSA, Huber Heights police officers and fire department personnel assisted with the rescue.
As of now, no charges are pending against the homeowner.
To find homes for the animals, Circle of Love was participating in adoption events at the PetSmart at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek.
However, officials with PetSmart said the shelter was terminated as an in-store adoption partner in March, and was not allowed to conduct adoptions in the store starting in September of 2010 following complaints from people who adopted dogs with the Parvo virus.
The store asked "Circle of Love" to help adoptive parents pay for medical bills. According to PetSmart, "Circle of Love" did not respond in a way that satisfied the company.
Mark Madsen, who runs "Circle of Love" with his wife, said being banned from PetSmart helped add to overcrowding at the shelter. References« Back to Search Results
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