Humaniacs Attack Dogman UNJUST

[wrknapbt]

Well the battle is still going. The state had a custody hearing for the dogs yesterday and they had their "expert vet" say that the dogs where dehydrated by 8% and that the teeth had been filed. But the expert vet could not tell them how old the old dog's scares where. They have 10 days to have a vet go check the dogs out and come up with 30K for the 9 month carebill that they are projecting it will cost to care for the dogs while the case is being heard. His family is looking for someone in the area who can testify on the use of treadmills

Oh and No Quarter they had the nerve to say that his dogs where wormer. GTFOH!!!!!!!!!!

[skipper]

But you would love to be the doctor earning that money though

Jack
(Sorry to go off-topic)

LOL sure i would. But i do believe health care should be a basic human right. Not depending on what size your bank account is.

[Officially Retired]

LOL sure i would. But i do believe health care should be a basic human right. Not depending on what size your bank account is.

This is my last post, because I don't want to take away from this one, but we absolutely disagree then.
The simple truth is, your health is YOUR responsibility ... it is not your "right" to have someone else (other people) take care of you.
You are responsible for taking care of yourself. Period. And I mean period.
We human beings have become so weak, and so expectant of "help" from everyone else, except our own selves, it really is insane.


Edit: Any further comments on this subject can go here

[skipper]

Sorry for going off topic. this is about a man fighting to get his dogs back who i really hope he does!!

[SGC]

That’s a real shame. How can he fight a bunch of trumped up lies?

Here are a couple of local news articles about his dogs being taken –

http://www.nbc29.com/story/24482793/...-fluvanna-home

http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlin...241371741.html

The first article had a longer clip that I saw when it was first broadcast and they seemed more sympathetic to his plight, I wonder if that 29 News would do another story on this? They showed some nice insulated dog houses and his set ups are fine, nice pens for pups and kennels and a couple chain spots.

I just looked at the video in the second news story link and they show photos of the “evidence papers”… They list all sorts of stupid stuff, like a paper plate, a bottle of fish oil, 5 bones, a metal spring, a bottle of unknown liquid, 2 bottles, a slip cable, 6 chains, bag of feed, animal skin, a harness, a pellet gun, container with books and papers, a computer, etc…

What they said in the hearing yesterday sounds ridiculous. Their “expert” said the dogs were 8% dehydrated, did they ever think that maybe this was from the stress of being taken, and 8% is not life threatening. And teeth were filed? And the dogs had worms? What BS.

And they want $30,000 for holding his dogs for 9 months? Wow, that is just wrong. Even without that, he needs deep pockets to fight the court stuff, let alone the dogs’ care bills, when they could have just let those dogs stay where they were.

It sure sounds like a lot of trumped up crap, as don’t they usually have to serve a search warrant and have animal control look into how the dogs are kept before they just storm in and take all the dogs?

Did he ever take his dogs to any confirmation shows? If he can prove he shows the dogs as a hobby, this might help. Treadmills are used for other breeds too, and so are breeding stands.

You might get more support by posting his story on Facebook. I am not on Facebook but it gets a lot of use and might be worth a try.

[SGC]

Another news article from today --

http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlin...242627881.html

Officials in Fluvanna County have determined what will happen to several dogs seized in an apparent dog fighting ring.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Jeff Haslip says a judge ordered the dogs to be seized by the county.

Thirty-nine-year-old Brenton Mathis, the original owner of the dogs, has 10 days to appeal the ruling. If he does, he has to post a $30,000 bond for the animals. If Mathis doesn’t appeal, then the county will decide what to do with the dogs.

The dogs were seized from a home last week, after a neighbor complained about there being more than 30 dogs on the property. Ten dogs were collected by authorities.

Mathis was arrested and charged with 8 felony counts of fighting animals, 8 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and one felony count of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

He is being held without bond, and a hearing is scheduled for February 18th.

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I hope he can get a good lawyer and fight this.

[SGC]

Any updates?

The dog charges are such BS. I hope he can get those dropped and get his dogs back.

[SGC]

There was a hearing yesterday and it does not look good for him.

Sounds like a lot of trumped up crap to me. If he’d had hounds or another breed, no one would have bothered him. But anyone with pit bulls is suspect these days, it’s truly a fucked up system.

Filed teeth? And scars? Of 10 dogs, 4 adults and 6 puppies, how could 8 dogs have scars when they first said only 1 dog had a scar? And how could he be charged for not providing care when his set ups had shelter, food, and water?

Pretty sad. I still hope he can fight this.

http://www.newsplex.com/news/headlin...246049641.html

Feb. 18, 2014
The case against a Fluvanna County man accused of running a dog fighting ring is moving forward.

On Tuesday, a judge heard evidence against Brendon Mathis during a probable cause hearing in Fluvanna Co. He is facing eight counts of felony animal fighting, one felony count of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and 10 misdemeanor counts of failure to care for an animal.

The judge also heard from two officers and a veterinarian about what conditions the dogs were found in, and what else was discovered on Mathis' property.

The veterinarian tested that three of the 10 dogs seized had evenly filed-down teeth, and that 8 had scarring consistent with dog fighting.

Literature about the rules for dog fighting, as well as cages and a device used to strengthen a pit bull’s jaws were also reportedly found on the property.

Mathis is due back in court on Monday, Feb 24. He is currently being held without bond.