Mid-Coumbia's top 10 stories of 2009
The 371 American Eskimo pups with dirty, matted hair found in deplorable conditions in east Kennewick spotlighted Benton County's animal control problem. Dogs were living in make-shift cages, including boxes, crates and overturned shopping carts, when a deputy responding to an unrelated call stumbled on them.
The sheriff sought help from The Humane Society of the United States and in May dozens of animal rescue volunteers converged on Ella Stewart's two-acre property. Humane Society officials called it one of the largest and worst puppy mills they had seen in the nation.
Some dogs, which were taken to 11 shelters and rescue groups in the Northwest, are still waiting to be adopted.
Stewart, 67, of Kennewick, is awaiting trial on multiple animal cruelty charges.
And Sheriff Larry Taylor has proposed operating an animal control facility for Benton County, ending years of debate over animal control in the rural area. County commissioners approved Taylor's low-kill proposal in mid-August, and Taylor hopes to have the facility operating by late spring.
Source: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/843038.html
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