36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter

Dozens of dogs and puppies were seized this week from the same Pierce County, Washington, home where nearly 50 dogs were seized in December 2019 from a suspected dog fighter. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office announced that 36 dogs and puppies were removed this week because of suspected dog abuse. In a release, the authorities state:

The warrant was part of an ongoing investigation into reports of animal cruelty and an illegal kennel operation on the property; per Pierce County Code the property owner is restricted from possessing more than five dogs unless he obtains a kennel license.

The owner, identified as Elmer James Givens Jr., has 15 days to petition the court to regain custody of the dogs. Please sign the petition to ask for Givens to be denied his right to reclaim the dogs AND face charges!

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Elmer Givens Jr. petitioned the court to get his dogs back after the first seizure, but Judge Jeanette Lineberry denied his request. Though Givens has denied the dog-fighting allegations, the authorities have stated that the conditions at his residence in Midland point to dog-fighting activity. After the 2019 seizure, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department stated that dozens of dogs were found locked in crates with their own waste in a garage, and investigators found materials related to dogfighting and breeding.

The authorities have outlined what led to the most recent seizure, stating:

Earlier this week our investigators received a tip that a large number of dogs were being kept on the same property and made allegations that the property owner was shooting the dogs with a pellet gun. The tip contained footage of the property, dogs, and the alleged abuse. Our investigators interviewed witnesses, collected the video evidence, and obtained a search warrant for the property.

Upwards of 90 dogs and puppies have been seized from this man's residence in less than a year. The investigation from the first situation has not even been concluded!

Please add your name to this petition today - the court needs to know that we care about this case and want to see Givens denied his bid to reclaim the dogs! The courts must also issue a mandate that Givens can never own dogs again! Additionally, based on the investigation by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, this man deserves to face animal cruelty and/or dog-fighting charges. Please take action right now to stop this man for continuing to abuse and exploit dogs!

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signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 21:19:22 -0400

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signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 21:15:14 -0400

From all of the animals …thank you!!!

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signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 20:32:57 -0400

I HATE DOG FIGHTERS THAT NEEDS TO BE STOP ENUFF IS ENUFF STOP KILLLLING DOGS PLEASE MAKE THE TOUGHER LAW AGAINST THE DOG FIGHTS AND EVIL PEOPLE ABUSING DOGS THAT ALSO NEEDS TO STOP TOO PLEASE SHOUTS OUT LOUD ENUFF IS ENUFF MAKE THIS HAPPENED & THANK U …..

signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 20:32:21 -0400

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signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 20:13:53 -0400

This needs to stop. These repeat offenders need to be punished so severly for this and forbidden to EVER have animals again under penalty of double or triple the max punishment allowed. Penalty MUST be so severe they won’t WANT to do this again.

signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 19:54:39 -0400

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signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 18:19:31 -0400

THIS MEAN MONSTER MUST NEVER BE ALLOWED TO OWN OR EXPLOIT DOGS AGAIN. PUT A STOP TO THIS ANIMAL ABUSE AND CRUELTY IMMEDIATELY. SHOW SOME COMPASSION FOR INNOCENT ANIMALS.

signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter 2020-10-21 18:12:12 -0400

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Please save these animals! They deserve a second chance. This excuse for a human being needs to be incarcerated and never allowed to own another animal .

signed 36 Dogs And Puppies Seized From Same Home Where Dozens Of Dogs Were Previously Seized From Suspected Dog-Fighter via 2020-10-21 17:49:25 -0400

Stop the continued abuse it should be a automatic jail time for repeat offenders