puppy abuser needs jail

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Puppy Mill in Northern MN

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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – If Zenas Baer has his way, animal abuse charges pending against a New York Mills, Minn., dog breeder will go away.

“The charges are based on self-serving information,” the defense attorney said Monday as he left a hearing in Otter Tail County District Court for Kathy Bauck.

Bauck faces five counts of cruelty to animals, two counts of torture and two counts of practicing veterinary medicine without a license.

The charges stem from claims made by an animal welfare advocate who, among other things, told authorities he saw Bauck pull the leg off a puppy during a difficult birthing when he worked at Bauck’s kennel, Pick of the Litter, earlier this year.

Baer, who has described the episode as an attempt to save the life of a puppy that was otherwise certain to die, has filed papers asking that all charges be dismissed.


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Bauck, who is a licensed breeder with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was found to be in noncompliance with her license after USDA inspections in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, according to records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

In the pending court case, Jason Smith, a member of the Companion Animal Protection Society, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit, went to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department in May, according to a court complaint.

Smith claimed Bauck was mistreating animals, including submerging dogs in a tub filled with an insecticide called Prolate/Lintox, which according to the complaint is supposed to be used on cattle and swine.


this thread is in the breeder section.. we need to call the judge