STONE MANOR KENNELS IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN AND THE OWNERS PROSECUTED FOR ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. 

SMK HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR “40 YEARS”. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE ACCOMMODATING FACILITIES THAT ARE CLEAN, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED, AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS FOR POTTY BREAKS. THIS IS ALL FALSE. 

THEIR FACILITY IS IN INHABITABLE CONDITIONS. IT SMELLS OF MOLD/MILDEW. THE KENNELS ARE RUSTED, BROKEN AND NOT UP TO CODE. THERE ARE NO RUNS ATTACHED TO THE KENNELS. THE FACILITY IS DAMP AND COLD. 

THERE IS NO ONE ON SITE FOR 12+ HOURS AT A TIME. 

DOGS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP WITH BEHAVIORAL CHANGES, INJURIES DUE TO SITTING IN THEIR OWN URINE AND FECES FOR DAYS, TRAUMA, AND SEVERE ILLNESSES. IN ONE CASE REPORTED SO FAR, A DOG DIED SHORTLY AFTER BEING PICKED UP DUE TO EXTREME NEGLECT. 

AS A RESULT OF THIS PETITION, THE MANY DOG OWNERS THAT HAVE BOARDED THEIR DOGS THERE AND DOG OWNERS ALL OVER MARYLAND AND RHE COUNTY, ASK THAT STONE MANOR KENNELS BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND THE OWNERS PROSECUTED. 

PLEASE HELP US PROTECT THESE INNOCENT ANIMALS.