Dog-fighting - ex-breeder arrested again - Hayes, VA

Saturday, Aug 21, 2004

County: Gloucester

Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: Rene Lynn Schreiber

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Less than a year after pleading guilty to practicing veterinary medicine without a license, former Hampton pit bull breeder Rene Lynn Schreiber was arrested again recently in Gloucester for allegedly clipping dogs' ears and having pit bulls for dog fighting.

Schreiber, 38, received a two-year suspended sentence in November for her crimes, on the condition that she stay out of trouble. She had been cropping dogs' ears without a license. One puppy needed intensive care after the surgery.

Schreiber ran the Pit Lady Store in Phoebus, and she left town last year before detectives could search her business. She was found in Pinellas County, Fla., where she was arrested after two complaints to animal control officers about mistreated pit bulls in the back of a truck. Officials said Schreiber moved to Gloucester in April.

After Schreiber pleaded guilty last year, Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney Linda Curtis said she wanted probation for Schreiber so she would be supervised. Curtis said she believed a probation officer ordered Schreiber not to have dogs, although that was not ordered by the court.

Schreiber is scheduled to go to court on the probation violation. Schreiber's court date might be postponed, since she has allegedly broken additional rules from her probation with the latest arrest, officials said.

In the Gloucester case, police seized 18 pit bulls this month from Schreiber's home on Guinea Road. She was charged with cruelty to animals, practicing a profession without a license and possessing dogs used for fighting.

The Veterinarian that treated a dog whose ears were clipped by Schreiber last year and said he'll never forget the incident - the dog lost a lot of blood and was in shock and required a whole day's worth of intensive care.

Case Updates

Rene Lynn Schreiber was convicted of organized dog-fighting, a felony, and practicing a profession without a license, a misdemeanor, on December 14, 2004. Gloucester Circuit Court records reflect that she was sentenced to 60 days confinement and three years' probation. Schreiber was also ordered to pay fines totaling 760.00 and $8,066.10 in restitution.

Source: Case # CR04000424-00 Update posted on Apr 29, 2007 - 5:38PM

References

• dailypress.com

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