Also known as: Skip Eckhart, Derbe Smith
Business/Organization: Almost Heaven Kennels
Gender: Male
Location: Emmaus, PA (US)

History

Feb 6, 2009 - Emmaus, PA (US)
Alleged: Operating boarding kennel after license refusal

Oct 1, 2008 - Emmaus, PA (US)
Alleged: Puppy mill - 800 animals, 125 seized

Jul 19, 2006 - Emmaus, PA (US)
Not Charged: Housing exotic animals

Aug 2004 - Emmaus, PA (US)
Civil Case: Dog breeders given lifetime ban by AKC

Notes: Lifetime ban from AKC

Apr 1999 - Allentown, PA (US)
Not Charged: AKC suspended breeder using alias to register dogs

Jun 1991 - Allentown, PA (US)
Convicted: Convicted abuser operating unlicensed kennels

May 1991 - Weissport, PA (US)
Convicted: Convicted abuser operating unlicensed kennel

Apr 1990 - Lehighton, PA (US)
Convicted: 10 puppies die from lack of sustenance

Jun 1989 - Allentown, PA (US)
Convicted: Convicted abuser suspended from AKC until 2019

Aug 1988 - Lehighton, PA (US)
Convicted: 45 dogs, 3 cats starved, removed from home

Sentence: Fined $100 each for 32 citations for cruelty to animals; sentenced to 2 to 10 months in Carbon County Prison for allowing unsanitary conditions at the kennel.... more...

Notes:
Lifetime ban from AKC