UPDATE: Breeders Plead Guilty

 

April 8, 2011: The owners of a breeding facility that was the target of an Oregon Humane Society investigation (see story below) today pled guilty to second degree animal neglect charges. Diane and Rick Cheadle, who operated the Foxburrow Kennels on S. Elisha Road in Canby, were sentenced today to one day in jail, 96 hours of community service, and five years probation. A restitution hearing is scheduled for May 4. The Cheadles are barred from owning domestic animals for five years.

 

OHS seized 32 dogs and a duck from the Cheadles on Feb. 16. Some of the dogs were as much as 50 percent underweight. All of the animals were eventually surrendered to OHS and have since been adopted, with the exception for four coton de Tulears. One of the coton's has a congenital heart failure and is receiving medical care; two others are puppies too young for adoption and the fourth is a mother of one of the puppies.

 

OHS Removes Dozens of Neglected Dogs From Canby Breeder

 

Eight golden retriever puppies were removed from the property.
A golden retriever being weighed at the Oregon Humane Society.

February 16, 2011: Oregon Humane Society Humane Investigators today served a search warrant and removed approximately 33 animals -- some of them as much as 50 percent underweight -- from a breeding facility in Canby. The dogs are now being cared for at the OHS shelter in Portland.

OHS investigators, along with officers from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, served a search warrant on a rural property on S. Elisha Road in Canby at approximately 5 pm on Feb. 16, 2011.

The search warrant was sought after OHS investigators, accompanied by a veterinarian, visited the property and examined the dogs in response to complaints received from the public. “We are very concerned about the health of the animals’ here.” said Dr. Kris Otteman, OHS Director of Shelter Medicine. “Virtually all of the dogs were underweight by 20 to 50 percent.”

The dogs seized this evening include 11 golden retrievers adults and 8 puppies, 11 coton de Tulears (a petite white dog) and one puppy, one Samoyed and one duck.

OHS will examine the dogs at the OHS Holman Medical Center and determine the extent of the criminal charges, which are expected to be announced next week.

 

Dogs Not Available for Adoption

 

Because the dogs are part of an ongoing legal case, they are not available for adoption. At this time, it is not possible to estimate how long it will take to resolve the legal issues surrounding the animals. Additionally, it's expected to be another four to six weeks before most of the dogs are out of the medical danger zone and are healthy enough to be candidates for adoption.

 

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