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Washington puppy-mill dogs arrived in Portland today (with video)
by Jacques Von Lunen , Special to The Oregonian
Saturday May 30, 2009, 7:22 PM
About 100 dogs from a puppy mill in Washington arrived at the Oregon Humane Society today.
These miniature American Eskimo dogs are part of the 371 dogs seized Wednesday at a Kennewick, Wash., puppy mill owned by Ella Stewart, 66. Benton County sheriff’s officials and local animal rescue volunteers seized the dogs from Stewart’s home and housed them at the Benton County fairgrounds.
OHS was contacted by representatives of the Humane Society of the United States and offered to take 100 of the dogs.
Three vans left Portland this morning to pick up the dogs. Temperatures were high today in Kennewick, about 93 degrees, so the team tried to get the dogs to the Portland shelter as quickly as possible. OHS animal care manager Autumn White was on site and said that about half the dogs are in bad shape with urine burns and coats matted with fecal matter. OHS had volunteer groomers on standby for Sunday and Monday to help these animals.
– Jacques Von Lunen; pets@jvonlunen.com
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