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124 Unadoptables in a Semi: Destination Unknown

Francesca_Knowl
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Local Story that's been unfolding for the last month or so- owner of a shelter for dogs deemed too dangerous to be adopted out has been under scrutiny for what some call neglect of the dogs. Saturday, he suddenly loaded them all into a semi and took off for parts unknown.

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dspencer
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AZPops wrote:
Awh heck, on second thought, nevur mind!




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Oh go ahead Anonymous and say what you want to say! :B
Pops will never know.

AZPops
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Awh heck, on second thought, nevur mind!




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Code2High
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They are saying there are actually 124 live dogs, which if it is true, is vastly better news than I'd have expected.

He won't have such an easy time the second time around. I'm sure there are still people who are crazy enough to support what he's doing, but a very large portion of the rescue community is aware of this situation. Unless he can totally conceal who is behind the operation, he'll have a much harder time getting donations going forward.
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Francesca_Knowl
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n7bsn wrote:
Francesca Knowles wrote:


Local scuttlebutt is also heavily weighted towards his being holed up somewhere closer to home here on the Olympic Peninsula. Rumors fly, of course, and they now include speculation that Markwell has friends on one of the local reservations, where the dogs would be out of anyone's reach. But I'm havin' a hard time believing that the Tribe would want to get involved in such a mess...


Eh? Do you actually know anyone in Forks? Do you actually know anyone that knows him?

Somehow I think not.

Word I had from friends there was that what he said he was doing, he was doing, and since the dogs have arrived where he said he was taking them.....

Why, yes, I spend a lot of time on that side of the Peninsula and do know people in Forks. And frankly, I think you're blowin' smoke about what you say you heard from "friends there"....

But no matter...looks like the Perp has achieved his objective, that being:

To dispose of the dogs in as public a way as possible, while still retaining his right to restart in what has proven to be a very lucrative business. Why else would he have rejected the offer from a more-local group that contained a proviso that he refrain from opening another "shelter" like this one?

So much more dramatic/publicity/donations-getting than just turning them over to respectable folks prepared to care for them properly...
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n7bsn
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Francesca Knowles wrote:


Local scuttlebutt is also heavily weighted towards his being holed up somewhere closer to home here on the Olympic Peninsula. Rumors fly, of course, and they now include speculation that Markwell has friends on one of the local reservations, where the dogs would be out of anyone's reach. But I'm havin' a hard time believing that the Tribe would want to get involved in such a mess...


Eh? Do you actually know anyone in Forks? Do you actually know anyone that knows him?

Somehow I think not.

Word I had from friends there was that what he said he was doing, he was doing, and since the dogs have arrived where he said he was taking them.....
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They arrived Wed

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Code2High
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Local LE were in the hoarding location a few days ago and saw "some" of the dogs. They only went into the first floor. My guess would have to be that many have already died.

Basically I think he removed what he could of the evidence.... dead and dying dogs. God only knows where the rest are now. They need a miracle.

One dog was gotten out the other night, by court order.

The others could have been saved, but clearly someone in the city was blocking LE from taking appropriate action.
susan

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But we're all assuming (hoping) he's providing at least a minimal level of care, even though that's probably not likely from the reports of the condition of the "shelter." I think it's possible the dogs were crammed into the trailer (w/o crates) and haven't seen the light of day, or any food or water, since then.

Since he seems to perfectly fit the profile of a hoarder, I doubt he's released the dogs out in the middle of nowhere. He'd want to keep them under his control, believing he's taking better care of them than anyone else could.
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Pawz4me wrote:
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The thing I don't get: why aren't people reporting a semi trailer with a hundred barking dogs inside???? It's not like this group would be "low profile". Most people would report it - which is why I wonder if he isn't just holed up somewhere, while these dogs die from starvation/dehydration.....


I'm wondering about that, too. And there are lots of other things to wonder about. 124 dogs in a 53 foot trailer? What are the logistics of that, unless he already had a specially modified trailer so that crates could be stacked securely? It doesn't sound like he's that organized or has that kind of money. Plus I assume he'd have to be hauling dog food and some water with him. But I'm thinking he couldn't haul that much water, so he'd have to be refilling fairly frequently along the way. Which you'd think would draw some attention, not to mention the attention he'd get stopping to walk that many dogs. And the time it would take to feed/water/walk them . . . :h

The story just doesn't compute.

There's a conversation on Facebook ongoing, where some folks are raising the same questions. It does seem logistically impossible that such a conspicuous rig/cargo could just disappear like a puff of smoke...

Local scuttlebutt is also heavily weighted towards his being holed up somewhere closer to home here on the Olympic Peninsula. Rumors fly, of course, and they now include speculation that Markwell has friends on one of the local reservations, where the dogs would be out of anyone's reach. But I'm havin' a hard time believing that the Tribe would want to get involved in such a mess...
" Not every mind that wanders is lost. " With apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien

Pawz4me
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Deb and Ed M wrote:
The thing I don't get: why aren't people reporting a semi trailer with a hundred barking dogs inside???? It's not like this group would be "low profile". Most people would report it - which is why I wonder if he isn't just holed up somewhere, while these dogs die from starvation/dehydration.....


I'm wondering about that, too. And there are lots of other things to wonder about. 124 dogs in a 53 foot trailer? What are the logistics of that, unless he already had a specially modified trailer so that crates could be stacked securely? It doesn't sound like he's that organized or has that kind of money. Plus I assume he'd have to be hauling dog food and some water with him. But I'm thinking he couldn't haul that much water, so he'd have to be refilling fairly frequently along the way. Which you'd think would draw some attention, not to mention the attention he'd get stopping to walk that many dogs. And the time it would take to feed/water/walk them . . . :h

The story just doesn't compute.
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Code2High wrote:


Let's be accurate instead of polite... he's not a shelter owner, he is a hoarder.


And in an ironic twist - the hoarders often become the worst abusers.

The thing I don't get: why aren't people reporting a semi trailer with a hundred barking dogs inside???? It's not like this group would be "low profile". Most people would report it - which is why I wonder if he isn't just holed up somewhere, while these dogs die from starvation/dehydration.....
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Well, "Tuesday morning" is here...no word of arrival anywhere...

Can't make out what gives with the group that's supposedly "coordinating distribution of the dogs", according to the Daily News.

Facebook page for "Guardians of Rescue" has lots of folks posting questions about the dogs, but not a word of reply so far- not even a nod that G.of R. is involved. :h
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It is a very odd story. Wonder if we'll ever find out what actually went on.

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The article says the trip has been delayed as "he is the only driver, and he has to take time to water and exercise the dogs"....if one were to stop at a rest area, how long would it take to water and exercise 124 dogs...:h....Dennis
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Code2High
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I believe the warehouse was entered after, and pictures are up on FB.

Let's be accurate instead of polite... he's not a shelter owner, he is a hoarder.
susan

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