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Case #763 Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Puppy Mill - 76 dogs neglected
Harlingen, TX (US)Incident Date: Monday, Dec 31, 2001
County: Cameron
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Patrick Scott Kingsbury
» Inocente Morales Dominguez
A Harlingen man has been sentenced to 18 months' probation on nine cases of animal cruelty involving a puppy mill raided by Cameron County sheriff's officers in January.
Sheriff's officers said purebred Pomeranian and basset hound puppies and older dogs found in Patrick Scott Kingsbury's kennel were living in filth. Many had little or no food and water. Mr. Kingsbury originally was charged with 10 misdemeanor cases involving 76 animals, but one case was dismissed, court administrator Carlos Buentello said.
Some of the animals died. Some were auctioned, some offered for adoption. Mr. Kingsbury on Monday received three months for eight cases and a six-month jail sentence for the ninth case, but he will serve 18 months of probation.
As a condition of probation, Mr. Kingsbury will be on a work-release program for 60 days starting Jan. 2, attorney Carlos Cisneros said in a story in Tuesday's Valley Morning Star. The judge also ordered him to stay away from animals. References- Associated Press
- Texas Humane Legislation Network
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