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Puppy mill - 92 English springer spaniels seized - (Dover-Foxcroft, ME - US) Crime Date: 04/15/2005
Case Status: Alleged
Case Updates: Available - Click Here
Abusers/Suspects:
Mark Hagelin Burton Hagelin
Case ReportAnimal welfare agents are providing medical treatment and care to 92 English springer spaniels that were seized from a home where they were allegedly living in unsanitary conditions without food or water.
Agents from the state animal welfare program used a warrant to search the home of Mark Hagelin of Gray Hill Road on Friday, April 15, 2005. Ten agents, veterinarians and volunteers took nine hours to catch, inventory and transport the dogs to shelters.
Fecal matter and urine were "everywhere, inside and outside the home," said Rochelle Black, adoption manager for the Bangor Humane Society. "The animals had no access to food or water. Their bodies were basically eating themselves to stay alive."
The dogs that were loose were drinking from puddles, and dead dogs were found on the property, she said. The amount of waste on the home�s floor was so great that it was seeping through and dripping into the basement, she added.
"This was a situation that just got out of control, and it was beyond his ability to care for this many animals," she said.
As of Monday afternoon, Hagelin had not been charged with any crime. Norma Worley, director of the state animal welfare program, said she will forward a complaint to the Piscataquis County district attorney by the end of the week.
"The conditions were horrendous," Worley said.
Calls to the Hagelin home on Monday were not returned.
Neighbors on Gray Hill Road said they had been complaining about dogs barking and running loose for at least three years. One neighbor said that the dogs often ran loose in packs of eight or 10, and that people walking in the area were afraid.
Steven Robinson, director of investigations for the American Kennel Club, said that Hagelin�s AKC breeder�s license was suspended in December for 10 years because he refused to make his records and kennel available for inspection when requested by AKC officials.
At least one of the English springer spaniels bred by Hagelin found its way to the Blaine House in Augusta. Sam was purchased by first lady Karen Baldacci from Hagelin, said Lynn Kippax, spokesman for Gov. John Baldacci.
"The first lady responded to a newspaper ad and went and saw the dog," Kippax said. "That is the extent of the relationship between them."
The seized dogs were sent to the Bangor Humane Society and the Kennebec Valley Humane Society in Augusta since the state does not have its own shelter, Worley said. Case Updates
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Posted: May 10, 2005 - 8:13 AM
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A local father and son made their initial court appearances Monday in 13th District Court on charges of cruelty to animals that stemmed from the condition of some of the 92 English springer spaniels seized from their home and kennel last month by state, county and local authorities.
Appearing before Judge Kevin Stitham, Burton Hagelin Sr., 73, pleaded not guilty to the charge, His son, Mark Hagelin, 45. also pleaded not guilty to the same charges and also to the to violation of conditions of release and to dogs running at large.
The cases against both men were continued to June 20, 2005.
Bail was set for the elder Hagelin at a $500 unsecured bond. Bail for Mark Hagelin was set at a $1,000 unsecured bond. Neither man can possess any dogs with the exception of Apple's Dumplin, an English springer spaniel owned by Carol Hagelin, the wife of Burton Hagelin Sr. and the mother of Mark Hagelin and lives with them.
A cruelty to animals charge carries a maximum of one year in jail, a $2,000 fine and other sanctions, Almy said outside the courtroom.
A hearing also was held May 9, 2005 for the forfeiture of the dogs to the state.
A search warrant was executed and the dogs were seized from Foxcroft Kennels in mid-April after a relative of the Hagelins told police the dogs had no food. Police, who videotaped the search, said the dogs were living in filth and their own feces and had little water both inside the Hagelin home and outside in a kennel. Investigators also found two dead dogs, one that was being carried around in the mouth of another dog.
Because the courts are under order by the state to close at 4 p.m., the hearing was adjourned. It will be continued June 9 if Baldacci is available; if not, it will be held June 20. |
Source:
Bangor Daily news - may 10, 2005
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Posted: May 5, 2005 - 7:43 AM
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Mark Hagelin from Dover-Foxcroft who had dozens of dogs seized from his home has been formally charged with animal cruelty.
Previously, Mark Hagelin had only been charged with interfering with an investigation. Last month officials seized more than 90 Springer Spaniels from Hagelin's home.
They're sitting in two shelters, awaiting a state hearing on whether Hagelin can retain custody of the dogs.
Also, a judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by Hagelin and his father. That suit claimed the state and other officials violated his civil rights. |
Source:
WLBZ2 - May 4, 2005
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Posted: Apr 30, 2005 - 7:37 PM
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Piscataquis County District Attorney R. Christopher Almy said Wednesday that he still is reviewing evidence from the search and seizure of the dogs to decide who will be charged and with what they will be charged. |
Source:
bangornews.com - April 28, 2005
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References - April 21, 2005
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