NEWARK, Ohio—Two women who ran an Ohio animal rescue operation have pleaded guilty to charges related to the abandonment of more than 20 cats in a trailer that was then tied shut.
They were charged in August after the Licking County Humane Society took custody of the cats left behind by the women’s Pittie Paw Rescue agency.
Kristin Beaupry, of Centerburg, and Joyce Meisenhelder, of Heath, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of prohibitions concerning companion animals and abandoning animals.
Defense attorney Sam Shamansky says his clients recognized the seriousness of their misconduct.
Ohio hospital ends use of cats for airways procedure class
CINCINNATI—Cats will no longer be used by an Ohio children’s hospital for teaching doctors a method of examining human airways and lungs.The animal rights group says there are alternative techniques to putting tubes down cats’ throats. PETA says the practice can cause respiratory distress, collapsed lungs or cardiac arrest.
Children’s hospital spokesman Jim Feuer confirmed Thursday the hospital recently sent a letter to PETA saying it would no longer use animals in the course. He didn’t provide any other details.
Group rescues 43 dogs from a hoarding situation in Kansas
CHETOPA, Kan.—An animal rescue group says it is housing 43 dogs that were found in three different properties in southeast Kansas.Chetopa Police Chief Scott Faegen said the owner surrendered the animals after a new ordinance limited the number of domesticated animals someone can keep to six.
Faegen said the animals weren’t malnourished or sick but were being kept in a hoarding situation.
All of the dogs were taken to a shelter in Mission of the dogs tested positive for heartworms.
The rescue group says it needs more foster homes to help care for the animals.