GWP’s seized in South Dakota Cruelty Seizure
There were 172 dogs seized, at the time of seizure there were 37 pregnant females that whelped litters within a couple of weeks of the original seizure date. The dogs seized consisted of German Wirehaired Pointers, German Shorthaired Pointers, Vizslas, Brittanys and Weimaraners. Please keep in mind that GWP and East Coast GWP Rescue are the ONLY two rescues in the US dedicated to German Wirehaired Pointers.
Highlights of the events that occurred compiled from Keoland.com…
September 2, 2009
“A major dog rescue removed nearly 200 dogs, said to be sick and neglected, from unsanitary conditions in Turner County. Second Chance Rescue says it started the investigation at a property near Hurley after it got a tip from someone who bought a dog from the breeder . . .the conditions the dogs were found in were similar to a puppy mill.
“The dogs themselves are not in horrendous condition. We have veterinarian teams in there looking at them right now. We won’t know for a couple days, when we have completed our evaluation on all of the dogs, what their medical conditions are but as far as the conditions we found them in, it doesn’t get a whole lot worse than that,”
“These animals were clearly lacking proper medical care and socialization, and were kept in constant confinement their entire lives,”
“Found 172 dogs found in absolutely horrible conditions, deplorable, dilapidated buildings living in their own feces and urine, a lot of sharp objects around. On a scale of one to ten, ten being the worst conditions I’ve seen, this is definitely a nine,”
Charges against the “breeder” were ultimately dropped.
UPDATE: From Keoland.com July 2, 2010
Published: July 2, 2010, 1:52 PM
PARKER, SD – All charges have been dropped against 55-year-old Dan Christensen who was facing accusations of inhumane treatment of animals following a September 2009 raid by the U.S. Humane Society and Second Chance Rescue.
According to court papers, prosecuting attorney, Tiffani Landeen-Hoeke dropped the charges because the court refused to hear her motion to reconsider an earlier court ruling suppressing all evidence collected during the September 2 raid on Christensen’s Hurley farm.”
As charges were dropped against the breeder, rescue organizations have been working very hard to get dogs remaining into licensed purebred organizations that rehome specific breeds. The dogs remaining are now in the hands of the rescue organizations, however none have been vetted, transportation to safety, and rehabilitation of such dogs will be a huge effort.
With extremely limited resources, East Coast GWP Rescue and GWP Rescue Inc. in a combined effort are taking on these neglected and sad wirehairs and showing them a new outlook on life, a life where humans are a source of happiness and goodness and they will never be shut in a cage and made to live in their own urine and feces to be only used as a money making tool cranking out puppies!
Gus
For the time being, of the 12 we are currently getting, 10 will be moved to the East Coast with East Coast GWP Rescue and 2 will stay in the Midwest with GWP Rescue Inc. Both organizations have been overwhelmed with rescues from shelters and owner relinquishes, which are still popping up on a daily basis!
Please help us help these wires to a better life! They have the opportunity to go from an environment which in our opinion is a puppy mill to brand new lives! We are in desperate need for monetary donations, supplies and foster homes! Any amount will help! This is a massive operation and we can use any and all help we can get!
Thank you for your support!!!!
www.GWPRescue.com
www.EastCoastGWPRescue.com
Would you like to know how to help GWP Rescue, Inc?
We desperately need foster homes. If YOU can help, please email for an application…
Please see the below links and use them. All generate funds for our GWP’s in foster care. Use your credit card to make a donation or with Paypal. All donations are totally tax deductible. We appreciate your help.
We also need people that can do many things, such as promote our sites, do assessments, transport a needy dog to a foster home. If interested in becoming a foster home, please contact us for info and a packet of information.
Maybe your talent is fund raising? How about doing a fundraiser in your town for GWP Rescue, Inc. If you have an event you could help us, please let us know. We have materials to distribute to benefit our rescue. Maybe you have an item to put on eBay you would like to donate? We will put it on our web page and network to make a successful fund raising online event possible. Please email us and let us know if you would like to be involved.We sure could use the support!
GWP Rescue is also involved with Mission Fish for legitimate 501C3 public Charities. Let us know if you have an item to auction!
Tax Deductible Donations can be made with Credit Card through PayPal:
Send to Gwprescue@yahoo.com
Igive.com
Igive .com is an online mall with many of the stores you already shop online! Please register using the link above, and we will receive a Tax deductible donation. Igive can supply a receipt for your donation every time you shop!
Use the drop down menu to Kansas, and then search German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue!
GoodSearch.com: Type in German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue into the charity box and click on “verify”. Each search generates funds for needy GWPs. We also receive funding for items purchased from the goodsearch shopping site!
1-800Petmeds.com/GWPRescue: Generate funding for GWPs when you buy your Pet’s medications. Enter GWPRescue into the “code” section at checkout.
CafePress.com/GWPRescue: Rescue calendars, tee shirts, sweats, cards & stationary all generate funding for our needy GWPs.
German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue, Inc. is a licensed, insured, NO-KILL 501c3 Non-Profit Public Charity that formed due to the rising number of German Wirehaired Pointers and mixes being euthanized in shelters in the Midwest and other areas of the U.S. We are an independent working organization based ONLY in Olathe, Ks and is NOT affiliated with any Breed Club or other GWP Rescue Organization.
We hold a Shelter Home license in Ks and an Animal Care Facility License in MO.
We work with shelters and other legitimate 501c3 rescue agencies to preserve, protect, and rehabilitate GWP’s that deserve a chance of a better life. We are not of unlimited resources, but do not wish to put a price on a needy dog’s life. Remember, your donation is not Tax Deductible unless the rescue organization is a 501c3 Charity! Which we are!
We will go the distance to help all GWP’s we can realistically care for. We also accept credit cards through Paypal.com using the email recipient address. All donations are Tax Deductible. Send to: Gwprescue@yahoo.com
Thank you for being the change for animals in whatever way you can!
