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YELLOWSTONE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE GOING FROM POOPIES TO PUPPIES; NEW LITTERS EXPECTED IN LATE SUMMER
  by MONTANA NEWS ASSOCIATION

Syndicated by: Montana News Donald Cyphers Editor-In-Chief

Billings Mt., May 5, 2009--/MNA PRESS/--Billings attorney Liz Honaker, who has previously successfully represented Shady Lane Kennels owner Linda Kapsa in a civil lawsuit against Yellowstone County, is asking the Yellowstone County Attorney’s office some very pointed questions. Questions that Deputy Yellowstone County Attorney Kevin Gillen, of the civil division, apparently doesn’t want the public to know about, as evidenced by his attempted refusal to release Honaker’s letter to the local liberal media.


Yellowstone County must face the fact that their gross miscalculation of the consequences of their raids – according to some, conducted purely to further the political agenda of Animal Rights Fanatic (ARF) Deputy County Attorney Ingrid Rosenquist – has burgeoned into an albatross around the County’s neck. Now, because of this ARF Ingrid Rosenquist, the taxpayers face a bill that is quickly nearing the hundred thousand dollar mark. The County Attorney’s office showed little to no foresight in its rush to attack Linda Kapsa in an effort to bring more attention to a political agenda. Now, the ripple effects of the County’s reckless actions are being felt.


The Yellowstone Valley Kennel Club plans to hold a three day event at METRAPark in June , in which attendance of over more than 125 breeds is advertised. How many of those attending are aware that there have been multiple outbreaks of Parvo among Linda Kapsa’s dogs, resulting in numerous fatalities, while in the County’s custody at METRA?

According to www.workingdog.com: “Parvo is highly contagious to unprotected dogs, and the virus can remain infectious in ground contaminated with fecal material for five months or more if conditions are favorable. Extremely hardy, most disinfectants cannot kill the virus, however chlorine bleach is the most effective and inexpensive agent that works, and is commonly used by veterinarians.
The ease with which infection with Parvo can occur in any unvaccinated dog must be stressed. The virus is extremely hardy in the environment. Withstanding wide temperature fluctuations and most cleaning agents. Parvo can be brought home to your dog on shoes, hands and even car tires. It can live for many months outside the animal. Any areas that are thought to be contaminated with parvo should be thoroughly washed with chlorine bleach diluted 1 ounce per quart of water.”
Now, with a continuance having been granted until the middle of July, the County faces even more complications with the logistics of caring for over 200 dogs that it took without cause. More bitches are pregnant, with litters due at the end of the summer. It looks like Yellowstone County has turned into a puppy mill operation, itself.