Hoarding - 8 dogs, 5 rabbits and six ducks seized
Glen Easton, WV (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Aug 27, 2005
County: Marshall
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Albert Junior Chambers
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
On Sept 1, the Dog Warden took 27 animals into custody in Glen Easton. The move follows officials' second trip in a week to the property where conditions are described as unimaginable. We're told it's not the first time Albert Chambers of Moundsville has lost custody of his animals. Chambers faces several counts of animal cruelty.
Case Updates| Chambers is charged with 39 misdemeanor counts--37 of them animal cruelty. Chambers is currently in the Northern Regional Jail. | Source: WTRF - Sept 8, 2005
Update posted on Sep 8, 2005 - 8:30AM |
The Marshall County Sheriff's Department is expected to file charges against a Glen Easton man after 37 animals were seized during two visits to his property.
County animal control Officer Mike Baker said Friday that he, a sheriff's deputy and a veterinarian seized four goats and 14 rabbits on Thursday due to deplorable living conditions. On Aug. 27, Baker and a deputy seized eight dogs, five rabbits and six ducks.
All of the animals are currently under the care of workers at the county animal shelter.
One of the goats will likely have to be euthanized due to damage to and deformation of its hooves, Baker said. Barb Scanlon, co-director of the shelter, said the goat's hooves have likely deteriorated due to neglect.
The goat's hooves were nearly hollow and when the animal was found, the cavities were full of maggots. Shelter workers cleared the hooves of the parasites, but the goat was lame and stumbled around in an outdoor cage at the shelter on Friday.
"This is one of the worst cases I've seen of animal neglect," Baker said.
The dogs were living in squalid conditions, Baker said while displaying some of the pictures taken at the scene. One caged dog was forced to huddle on a sort of shelf because the cage floor had largely given way in the middle. Baker said all the cages were full of moldy dog feces. Rats were living under some of the cages and were so thick at the property that officers had to fight them off, Baker said, noting that the water bowls for the dogs were lined with mold.
"The water pans were absolutely some of the filthiest I've ever seen," Baker said.
Scanlon said some worms were found when the dogs were examined. One female coon hound huddled frightened and tight into a corner of its kennel. Scanlon said the dog had probably suffered psychological damage due to being kept locked up in a small space for long periods of time.
The rabbits were kept in similar conditions, Baker said. The bottom of their cage was stuffed full with feces and discarded, moldy food. The animals had open sores on their bodies and cysts on their eyes. The ducks were infested with lice.
Baker said that during their visit to the property on Thursday, the veterinarian had been taking notes and photographs of the scene. Soon, the veterinarian stopped writing, he said, claiming she was too overwhelmed and would take notes from the photographs later. | Source: The Intelligencer - Sept 3, 2005
Update posted on Sep 6, 2005 - 1:46PM |
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