Board hears about two large breeding operations; jurisdiction complicates enforcement
Animal Services Manager Lynette Hogart told the board about a social-media-circulated puppy-mill complaint in Pipestone (Jefferson County) and a separate breeding operation split between Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties; the department is consulting the county attorney to determine enforcement authority.
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At the April 21 meeting, Animal Services Manager Lynette Hogart said staff are seeing an increase in cruelty and neglect reports and described two sizable breeding-operation complaints the department is tracking. One recent case, she said, "involves a large puppy-mill operation in Pipestone, located in Jefferson County, that has been circulating on Facebook." Animal Control Officer JD Santifer contacted the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; Hogart said the sheriff's office replied that it was already aware of the situation.
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