Puppy mill - 87 dogs, 7 cats, 21 birds
Mount Perry, OH (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Nov 30, 1999
County: Perry
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Ed Mitton
» Debbie Mitton
In early December 1999 a puppy mill was searched & evidence was strong enough to remove the 87 dogs, 7 cats and 21 birds from this residence. As reported in the Dispatch, conditions were "deplorable". Two dozen dogs were kept in cages stacked atop one another in a spare bedroom. The other dogs were outdoors standing in muddy kennels. Rats were tunneling under the chain-link fences to get to the dog bowls. The animal owners Ed and Debbie Mitton, were raising them to be sold to pet stores and to individuals. Perry County stepped in after an AKC investigator reported poor conditions that warranted attention.
The AKC's Management Disciplinary Committee has suspended Ed Mitton and Debbie Rohde Mitton (Mount Perry, OH) from all AKC privileges for a period of ten (10) years, effective September 11, 2000, & imposed a $2000 fine for failure to maintain their dogs & facility in a manner acceptable to the American Kennel Club and for conduct considered prejudicial to the best interests of the American Kennel Club, based on their plea of no contest in Perry County Court (OH) on charges of Animal Cruelty. (Multiple Breeds) References« OH State Animal Cruelty Map
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