FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Carol Ann MacKinnon, Program Coordinator, 985-3244 ex. 117, carolann@animalwelfaresociety.org
4:50 pm: AWS Executive Director, Steve Jacobsen met with staff Thursday afternoon to inform them that The AWS is embarking on the next chapter of the Buxton puppy mill saga. Today the court awarded custody of the seized animals to the state of Maine's Animal Welfare Program and in the next several weeks throughout what will soon be "the holidays," The Animal Welfare Society and Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland as lead agencies in this seizure will be working to get some 300 dogs and pups spayed and neutered in preparation for eventual adoption. It should be noted that this action is separate from the criminal proceedings and from any other known legal proceedings currently in place such as the $990 million law suit which has been reported. News on these items are reported in the links listed below. All animals who are coming up for adoption through AWS will be posted on the website and interested parties should keep checking in. Jacobsen points out that " it's been a long wait and major effort and it will be even longer but it must be done correctly for these animals, for all who have worked so hard, and for the agencies who have put so much on the line on their behalf......"
http://www.wmtw.com/news/14595962/detail.html ( skipping court )
http://www.wmtw.com/news/14558058/detail.html ( law suit filed )
http://www.wgme.com/News/story_detail/story_detail_2.shtml?readmore
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=74724&GID=3X0yZWI680+A8jCmhVxgbBO6AHkpuPdPW8dZAy4+p7M%3D
http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_disaster_relief
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=45806 ( arrest warrant )
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=45505 ( law suit )
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-medce/case_no-1:2007cv00169/case_id-35480/
http://dockets.justia.com/browse/state-maine/court-medce/
http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/018502.html
There will be a fundraiser to benefit the Buxton puppy mill dogs this Saturday, November 17th at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.