Debarking issue clouds Little Falls kennel's future
Another animal story. this time, the Morrison County board issued a permit to some (i'm sure he is a) jackass who wanted to have a kennel to hold hundreds of dogs for breeding. The thought of that many dogs being housed in a kennel is disturbing enough, if you've ever watched those Animal Cops shows on the Animal Planet channel. often the dogs are kept in small ass cages and barely have enough room to stand and turn around, and are kept in their own filth. See, i love dogs probably more than i love humans.
But that's not the most fucked-up part of this story. The permit was granted provided the jackass get the dogs "surgically debarked" - what a nice way to soften the meaning. it means slashing the vocal cords on the dogs. what the hell?! Now the Minnesota Court of Appeals has thrown out the guys permit (thank god) and the county board has to re-evaluate the situation or whatever.
The reporter here did a pretty good job of including the details that, while not sensationalizing, will surely outrage readers. This will lead to action, hopefully, and Morrison County had better inspect this guy's kennel. He probably tried to talk to the jackass (McDuffee) but his lawyer presumably talked to him. Maybe quotes from neighbors who live by the kennel would have been good to put in. It would be a bit biased against McDuffee, because i can't imagine they'd have good things to say. The reporter basically paraphrased what they all had to say by writing, "neighbors...had complaints about sick and injured animals and poor living conditions."