Help Shut Down a Puppymill Carroll Cty. VA

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PLEASE CROSS POST WIDELY!Junior Horton will be tried on Friday, 5/16/08, at 1pm in Carroll County.If there ever was a day to speak out for the animals, this is it.We need you to come to the trial.This is where it all starts - with the Mr.Hortons of Carroll County, Virginia, and in places like his puppymill there.Now it is time to say to every citizen of Virginia and every elected official in Virginia that you will not tolerate animal cruelty and flagrant violation of the law.If you aren’t angry about what this man has done, let this refresh your memory:Background:On 11/1/07, Carroll County Animal Control authorities were contacted by Virginia Partnership for Animal Welfare and Support (VA PAWS)

concerning a puppymill located in the Town of Hillsville.A team of animal control professionals along with a veterinarian visited the property and found 1,080 small breed dogs of various ages in several locations on the property, including buildings and cages.The owner/operator of the puppy mill, Lanzie Horton, Jr., had a license to keep 500 dogs.He consented to the surrender of 980+ dogs on that date.Source: Carroll County Animal Control Press ReleaseThere was an outpouring of assistance from a network of shelters to aid in this rescue operation.Volunteers from the Washington region joined others from Florida and New York who streamed to the rural town of Hillsville.It’s been incredible, Carroll County Administrator Gary Larrowe said.Larrowe had declared a state of emergency after hundreds of dogs were found living in filthy cages.Officials said they think it is the largest suspected puppy mill ever found in the state.Source: Petloverstips. com, 11/11/07; Houston Chronicle, 11/11/07; inRich. com, 11/11/07. http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7