Kim Bennett is known for having animals living in deplorable conditions. She has been banned from adopting in numerous shelters, in various counties. At any given time it is estimated that she has between 25-40 dogs. Some of the dogs live in her house, where their living conditions are unknown. However, others live outside in 10X10 kennels. These dogs have little to no shelter from the elements, have disgusting water, and for some time did not even have food bowls. One dog in particular used to eat off the ground, out of dirt, and on his own feces. There have been numerous dog fights on her property, and several dogs have died while in her care. One most recent incident involves a German Shepherd puppy. This dog was mauled, and buried on her property. When Kern County Animal Services failed to do anything after repeated attempts via e-mail and phone, the Kern County Sheriff's was called out the night that this dog died. The Sheriff's Dept. was called due to inaction on the part of animal control in the past. Those who were aware of this mauling felt it better to go straight to the sheriffs with the hope of getting something accomplished. However, the officers were given video of the dog fight, and offered video of her dogs being chained to stationary objects for more than 60 consecutive hours, as well as shown the deplorable conditions of the kennels in the back of her yard. They did nothing. They saw the red water that the dogs were drinking, and one sheriff's deputy responded that the water is no worse than what a dog would drink at the lake. Since going public with the information, many other rescuers have reached out with equally horrifying stories regarding their own experiences with her, and still nothing from Kern County. Many of the dogs in her care, are dogs with high pledges due to behavioral or medical issues, they are pulled, and either she or the rescues she works with pocket the money, and these dogs are not taken care of. In Kern County, the legal limit for fosters, without a kennel license, is 10. She is consistently over her legal limit, but Kern County looks the other way, why? A few months ago a petition for the Boron dog, a case in which a dog lived a miserable life, chained 24/7, and sometimes without shade, food, water, or shelter came about as a result of a lack of action from Kern County Animal Services. Kern County Sheriff's Dept., and Kern County Animal Control could find "no violations". Nick Cullen, the Kern County Animal Control supervisor even told me that, calls for animal abuse or neglect do not constitute and emergency in Kern County. This was in response to my asking why it took them 48 hours to respond. Now we have a new, and even worse situation, and unfortunately it is also in Kern County. Kim Bennett lives in Ridgecrest, California, but lives outside city limits, so unfortunately falls under the jurisdiction of the county instead of the city. At an Animal Control Commission meeting, Nick Cullen, said that if someone could get him a video of the Boron dog tied up for more than the legal limit (which is 12 hours in Kern County) then he could bring charges. However, just like with the sheriff's department, animal control did not want not want to see the video footage. This video was offered to animal control more than once, and not only did they not take action, but did not even respond!! Please join us in demanding justice for these dogs, and demanding action in Kern County. Kern County needs to charge Kim with all violations for which there are proof, remove all dogs in her care, and prevent her from ever getting a dog again! Please reach out to Kern County Animal Services via e-mail at animalcontrol@co.kern.ca.us or phone at 1-661-868-7100. It will take all of us to not only stop her, but to prevent this from continuing to happen in Kern County. Please also visit this website dedicated to helping these dogs, and providing more information. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvoice4thedogs.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Fkim_bennett_the_dog_house%2Findex.html&h=EAQH08fvx&s=1&enc=AZPd5YYiS0dlrBUvHqpx1ceWWsm4FIi9J9QbWb-Q4au090aXPB4B4lUj9naCP8A__fdEr7tZOULMMbpkiODfQZNb&hc_location=ufi