(Your emails are needed)
It appears AHS Supervisor Keith Streff failed honor his duties as a Humane Agent under Statute 343.12 DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS.
Agent Streff despicably and irresponsibly allowed 80-100 rabbits to remain at Peacebunny Cottage after 47 dead rabbits were found decaying among hundreds of live rabbits living in deplorable neglectful conditions, 2 more euthanized on site and 12 babies thereafter died in rescue attempts totaling 61 dead rabbits. Further, many bunnies recovered/moved from the Peacebunny Farm have since died or been euthanized and the count of those deaths is not made public. HOW INCREDIBLY APPALLING.
Liv Hagen, Humane Investigations Mgr. oversees cruelty and neglect cases and Humane Investigations agents; collaborates with law enforcement and legal teams and has allowed this injustice to happen under her watch as well as the President and CEO Janelle Dixon.
We agree 100% with the opinions of Minnesota Federated Humane Societies and Rabbit Rescue of MN.
Stephanie Smith goes on trial over charges of animal cruelty and neglect next Tuesday Aug. 22nd, we the petitioners insist this wrong is made right by Liv Hagen and that Stephanie Smith be Prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as well the remainder of the rabbits removed from this cruel, neglectful animal abuser. So far Mrs. Smith has been given a slap on the hand by the people in charge while animal cruelty laws are not honored.
Statute 343.12 DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS Upon application of any agent appointed by the federation or a county or district society, it shall be the duty of, any sheriff or the agent’s deputy or any police officer to investigate any alleged violation of the law relative to cruelty to animals, and to arrest any person found violating those laws. It shall also be the duty of those officers to take possession of any animals in their respective jurisdictions which have been cruelly treated, and deliver the same to the proper officers of the county or district for custody and care.
Subdivision 2 – Nourishment; shelter. No person shall deprive any animal over which the person has charge or control of necessary food, water, or shelter.
Subdivision 5 – Abandonment. No person shall abandon any animal.
Subdivision 7 – Cruelty. No person shall willfully instigate or in any way further any act of cruelty to any animal or animals, or any act tending to produce cruelty to animals.
What can you do?
Respectfully email both parties responsible for overseeing the failure of duties by Agent Keith Streff.
Liv Hagen - Shelter Behavior & Humane Investigations Manager at Animal Humane Society
lhagen@animalhumanesociety.org
liv.hagen@animalhumanesociety.org
Janelle Dixon - President and CEO
janelle.dixon@animalhumanesociety.org
View the original petition here
For The Rabbits,
Linda Sue