Case Details

Puppy mill - 13 animals seized, 1 dog dead
Adams, NY (US)

Date: Jan 24, 2006
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged Abuser: Jason R Corbett

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 7058
Classification: Neglect / Abandonment
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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An Adams man is in jail, charged with a slew of misdemeanor animal abuse charges and a felony charge for allowing an animal to die from lack of care.

Jason Corbett was arrested on Jan 24 after a multi-agency raid at the home of a relative on County Route 84 in the town of Adams. He faces 22 misdemeanor cruelty counts, 10 shelter law violations, and one felony cruelty charge. He is being held in the Jefferson County Jail on $5,000 bail. Corbett additionally faces a probation violation charge.

A total of 13 animals were taken from two residences in the raid. The plight of the animals first came to the attention of authorities in September of 2005, when an anonymous tip led them to find the animals in poor health with only minimal care being provided. At the time, Corbett was allowed to keep the animals after promising he would work on improving their conditions and seek medical care for one dog that was suffering from tumors.

SPCA Director Linda Miles says the animals were found with open wounds, malnourished, and infected with parasites, and the one animal most in need of care in September had died due to lack of treatment. The animals are currently being housed at the SPCA and being given a special diet to help get them back to health. When asked if the dogs had been physically abused as well as neglected, Miles couldn�t rule out the possibility. �I can�t really say. They had a lot of wounds, some of them may have been from coon hunting, but some of them were not. They were either�.well, there were chunks and things in different places that were gone, and skin abrasions, and a number of things that we really haven�t sorted out what happened to them yet.�

Miles stressed that without the involvement of the anonymous tipster, these animals may have all eventually suffered the fate of the one that passed away, and urges people who see such abuse to call authorities.

Case Updates

Posted on Feb 11, 2006 - 9:55PM
Jason Corbett's family says they are sick of what they call lies and exaggerations. They say Corbett didn't mistreat his dogs, fed them more than the recommended amount each day, and he is not and was not running a puppy mill. "A puppy mill does just that. Breeds puppies, has puppies, sells puppies. There's no pregnant dogs. Out of all the dogs there's five females. None of them are pregnant," said David Maxwell, Corbett�s uncle. They say Corbett was never going to sell his dogs. They say the reason he had so many was not money, but love.

His grandfather, Howard Phillips said, "The reason he took them is that he didn't want to see them put down. Some of the dogs he's already got, that's the reason he's got them. Somebody was gonna put 'em down, get rid of it or whatever, and he didn't want to see it."

Family members of the town of Rodman man accused of running a puppy mill say the charges of animal cruelty are ridiculous. They say the SPCA is trying to make a quick buck at their expense. News 10 Now's Brian Dwyer sat down with his grandfather and uncle to get their side of the story. The family also has an issue with the pictures shown of the dogs following Corbett's arrest. They say he got the dogs in the pictures just days before his arrest, and he got them in that condition because he wanted to help them. When they hear the dogs were too skinny, they point to one of their trophies, and say that's how they're supposed to look. They say his numerous awards show he knows what he's doing and does it properly. "Best in show actually shows the dogs, and actually gives them something similar to this. The trophies over there is what shows what these types of things are for. Competing against other dogs in this field," Maxwell said.

During our interview, Corbett's grandfather said he believed his grandson was being railroaded and Linda Miles, the executive director of the SPCA, was exaggerating almost every issue to get people to feel bad and donate more money. "I think it's ludicrous. There's no way four government agencies all conspired to do something to his son so I can get some money. It's kinda a bad joke and the money we spend on these dogs will be far more than will ever be donated," Miles said.

Corbett tells News 10 Now he has a meeting scheduled with the public defender. He said if he gets the go ahead he'll more than gladly give his very own side of the story then. Maxwell says Corbett has to pay back $130 for each day the animals are cared for, even if he's found not guilty.
Source: News10 Now - February 11, 2006 

References

NewsWatch 50 - Jan 25, 2006
News 10 Now - Jan 25, 2006

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