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Reputed puppy mill thrived despite a history of trouble
By admin on Feb 25, 2009 | In In the News | Send feedback »
By Lynn Thompson
Times Snohomish County Reporter
When Ruth Brumbaugh answered an ad in the Little Nickel Classifieds for a Yorkshire terrier, she envisioned a companion dog who would alert her to strangers.
What the elderly widow got was almost $1,200 in veterinary bills for a dog that was deaf, couldn't bark and within six weeks had to undergo a Caesarean section to deliver two stillborn puppies.
The bill of sale, signed by Snohomish kennel owner Renee Roske, said the 7-year-old female was spayed.
Now, officials are investigating Roske's role in what they allege is an illegal puppy mill that netted millions of dollars in the past decade. Last month, sheriff's deputies seized hundreds of sick and diseased dogs at homes in Snohomish and Skagit counties owned by Roske's parents and sister. Her parents and another couple have been charged with felony animal cruelty.
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