Dozens of dogs, cats, birds seized after concerned residents complain
By Diana Bowley BDN Staff
GARLAND, Maine — A man and woman have been summoned for animal cruelty after authorities seized 45 animals including cats, dogs, and birds from their Oliver Hill Road home.
The animals were taken last Friday from Mark McIntosh, 40, and Jennifer Stanley, 31, who are scheduled to appear in Newport District Court on Oct. 10. The animals are being boarded in shelters around the state until the court hearing.
“They were found in various conditions of health; some of them were good, some of them were bad, some of them needed treatment, some of them needed food, and some of them needed shelter,” Penobscot County Chief Deputy Tony Morton said Monday.
The Sheriff’s Department received multiple complaints from residents concerned about the well-being of the animals, Morton said.
Among those concerned residents was Julie Gallagher of Milo, a member of Prevent Euthanasia through Sterilization, or PETS, who stopped last week to offer the couple free food for the animals.
Gallagher said when McIntosh opened the door to his mobile home, “this little dog flew out and I’m thinking overgrown Boston terrier-type dog, and all she was was a rib cage with mammary glands — she had had puppies. She had nothing for herself let alone to give to her puppies,” she said.
Gallagher said she and others with PETS had been helping another Garland resident on the same road deal with feral barn cats when she first noticed the condition of some of the animals that were outside on the McIntosh-Stanley property. She said she decided to stop and offer help. After seeing the condition of the animals, she said she called the state Animal Welfare Office and then sought immediate help from Joe Guyotte of Dover-Foxcroft, Garland’s animal control officer.
“Guyotte just got onto this like — he was just determined,” Gallagher said. He enlisted the aid of Detective Robert Jordan of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department.
Guyotte and Jordan and city officials went to the Oliver Hill Road home Thursday to check on the animals, and returned Friday with a search warrant. The animals seized included 11 cats, 16 dogs and eight house birds, including some exotic ones, he said. Other animals taken from the property included geese, ducks, guinea pigs and hamsters.
“We had to do something,” Guyotte said Monday. One dog that had puppies was in a terrible state, yet she wagged her tail, he said. “I’ve seen some things in my life, but I’ve never seen anything any more pitiful,” he said.
A message left for McIntosh and Stanley on Monday was not immediately returned.
On 8/26/08 at 9:11 AM,
unlockautism wrote:
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I have to be careful what i write . This was my son's birthmother ( 99%) sure. Same name , about the same age....... He was only 8 weeks old when He was placed with me. He is twelve now. Someone please tell me , why is there nnnnnnnooooooooo punishment for these types of people??????? It was like that with her all those years back when he was living in that messssss. He was abused and neglected severely. But, yet somehow she is able to continue to do it over and over with other births and other animal abuse. I don't get it???????????????????? Will there ever be a punishment put down on her? Horrifiedddddddddddddddddd just sickenedddddd. My poor baby , the world can be cruel.
On 8/26/08 at 3:49 PM,
tabitham84 wrote:
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lol and you were stupid enough to knock her up and bring a child into a horrible world like that? Good job there buddy.
On 8/26/08 at 8:06 PM,
nicole wrote:
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Hey Tab, maybe you should read more carefully...the child was placed with the original poster.....means maybe he was taken by DHS and provided a more fit home...brainchild.
On 8/26/08 at 8:16 PM,
unlockautism wrote:
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oh my goodness..... I re-read what I wrote and can see tabitham84 that you think I am the father.lol NO WAY . I was his foster and now his mother! haha I probably would have said the same thing. but , seriously , I e-mailed my mom and sister the article and they both agree as I do , that he would of been killed in that evironment. sad.........and it contiues on.....
On 8/26/08 at 8:30 PM,
oliverhillresident wrote:
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to tabitham84
unlockautism said "he was only 8 weeks old when he was placed with me"I dont see what gender unlockautism is,and if the child was placed with them,it would seem as tho he???didn`t "knocked" the birth mother up.
On 8/26/08 at 8:55 PM,
luv2beoutdoor wrote:
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This is to "tabitham84"....."unlockautism" didn't knock-up the person mentioned in this article, this child was placed in his/her home...you know, like adoption. You should read and comprehend better what is being written in the story and the comments before jumping to conclusions and rude things to people.
On 8/26/08 at 9:10 PM,
tdoverfoxcroft wrote:
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you should see this trailer...it should be condemed...i cant believe people live in it....the dump looks better
On 8/28/08 at 1:28 PM,
SteveyDee wrote:
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Knocking up is such a harsh word. Why dont we use "unwanted love child" sounds better and more sensitive. Best wishes REV Steve.
On 9/13/08 at 8:08 AM,
momof2 wrote:
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They will get away with it, people always do, just a few days in jail and some fines. She neglected her baby and is still on the streets to get pregnant again! Remember the drunk who drug the blind cow down the road in that area a few years ago? Well, he didn't have a license, was drinking, wrecked the vehicle he was driving, left the scene, and drug the poor animal down the road. What did he get? 9 days in jail and a few fines. What did he learn? Nothing he's still a drunk!! These people will get away with it because there's no justice for animals, yes they have been rescued, but there won't be enough punishment for these people to learn a real lesson!!!!
On 9/25/08 at 3:40 PM,
CindyLou wrote:
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I think these people should be made to live the same way they treated these animals. Unbelievable how this type of scum can be allowed in society.
On 4/3/09 at 12:52 PM,
LiveLaughLove wrote:
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idiot
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