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STACEY ELIZABETH KELLNER, ACO and owner of an animal rescue, facing animal cruelty charges

- Pennsylvania, USA -


53-years old STACEY ELIZABETH KELLNER (pictured), animal control officer and owner of Pibbles Paws Safe Haven - Dog Rescue, is facing animal cruelty charges.

Additionally, the Department of Agriculture revoked the “rescue’s” license meaning that KELLNER can no longer receive or transfer dogs.


69 NEWS reports that back in 2019, the news agency spoke with KELLNER regarding the issue of “stray” dogs, whom I prefer to refer to as homeless.

According to 69 NEWS, the Pennsylvania SPCA now says that KELLNER is the issue.


As reported by 69 NEWS, since 2019, a total of six Northampton County municipalities contracted KELLNER as their Animal Control Officer. KELLNER does not have the authority to make arrests, but can enforce certain laws and pick up “strays”.


In December 2020, Lower Nazareth Township advised through a press release that they were pleased to announce that Pibbles Paws Safe Haven would be serving as their Animal Control Officer. A recent Facebook post, however, advised that “effective immediately, the participating municipalities of the Nazareth Area Council of Governments have suspended the Animal Control Officer contract with Pibbles Paws Safe Haven. This includes Lower Nazareth Township.”


The post goes on to say: “The allegations put forth against this organization do not align with the humane treatment of animals that the Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors or the Nazareth Area Council of Governments expect to see from an Animal Control Officer.”

Court records show that KELLNER is facing one misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals and two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals causing severe bodily injury or death.


69 NEWS further reports that KELLNER’s facility failed multiple inspections and “October records show up to 38 dogs were found on site, some in very poor health with no vet records, kept in unsanitary, dangerous conditions, and without certified rabies vaccination records or bills of sale.”


If convicted, KELLNER could be barred from owning or caring for animals for only ten years.


According to 69 NEWS, KELLNER “still works with multiple municipalities.”


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JAMIE LAWRENCE GOULD witnessed dragging a week old puppy by a leash wrapped around his neck

- New York, USA -


Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard announced the arrest of 31-years-old JAMIE LAWRENCE GOULD (pictured).


In a news release, Sheriff Allard said that on August 11, 2023, deputies responded to a report about a male dragging a puppy.


After reaching out to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, I learned the following:

“Mr. Gould had obtained the puppy the day of his arrest on 08/11/2023 from an unknown source. Shortly after obtaining the puppy, he was seen with the puppy in the Town of Bath. Several witnesses reported that Mr. Gould was dragging the puppy on a leash, which was wrapped around the puppy[‘s] neck with no collar. He was also seen by the witnesses tossing the puppy to the ground from waist level. His actions did injure the puppy.”


The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office tells me that two members of the sheriff’s office quickly removed the puppy and immediately took the furbaby to a local vet. The puppy was found to be injured.


The email from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office stated that GOULD “willingly turned the puppy over and is currently in foster care.” I further learned that the Voiceless Victim is a male and has been renamed Sargent. It is believed that Sargent is between 6-8 weeks old. The good news is that Sargent has since fully recovered and is doing well.


The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office alleges that GOULD, of State Route 415, Bath, New York, “unlawfully possessed a controlled substance.”


GOULD was arrested and charged with Torturing or Injuring an Animal and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree.

He was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and released.


The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office tells me that at this time the investigation is still pending, so no additional information can be released.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.



GOULD’s mugshot shared from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office.


Sargent’s photo provided to Voice For Us by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office.





 
 
 

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