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Animal Rescue Corps asks judge for $91,888 security bond to cover care of 17 seized animals
Summary
Animal Rescue Corps and Chetm County Animal Control told a judge they have spent $91,888 to care for 17 animals seized in an August welfare action, including $86,555 in boarding and $5,383 in medical bills; the court admitted invoices and video evidence and scheduled follow‑up hearings.
Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) and Chetm County Animal Control asked a judge to order a security bond to cover the cost of caring for 17 animals seized from a Chetm County property in August.
Britney Sellers, director of Chetm County Animal Control, testified that officers executed a search warrant and removed 17 animals —11 exotic birds, three chickens, two dogs and a miniature horse — after finding unsanitary conditions at the property. ARC’s director of operations, Amy Havstick, described on‑scene findings and the shelter intake: heavy ammonia odors, soiled cages, lack of potable food and water, a chest freezer containing deceased birds and evidence of animal illness and injuries.
Sellers said the agency chose ARC as its statutory designate because the county shelter…
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