Thursday, April 29, 2004
61 Spaniels found in Farm Raid - The Wawayanda 61
The following is an excerpt from the Times Herald-Record. It was published on March 24, 2004 and can be found online at 61 Spaniels
ESSCLI-Rescue (the rescue organization that handled Sparky's rescue) has launched a campaign to rescue these dogs from their current situation. This is not as simple as it might seem. There was an initial court hearing at which ESSCLI-Rescue representatives presented 2 documents; one was a proposal for ESSCLI-Rescue's participation and how with the help of the national Springer Rescue organization(ESRA), the Mid-Atlantic ESS Rescue, NEESSR, and the local shelters, the dogs could efficinetly be moved to foster care. The second was an overview/mission statement of the ESSCLI-Rescue Program.
This first hearing for the Stoltz family did not go as we had hoped. At the time of the hearing it seemed apparent that the judge could not grasp the magnitude of what was going on at the Stoltz farm. Basically, the judge ruled that he couldn't see any reason why if there were still 51 dogs remaining at their home, why the other ten couldn't be returned. He requested that an inspection be done on Saturday, April 10th, and the findings of that inspection would determine whether or not the 10 would be returned.
When one of the rescue coordinators from ESSCLI spoke with the deputy, he said that the judge allowed them to show up for the inspection an hour early and that the inspection was certainly not glowing. To make a long story short, the judge did not give the Stoltzes back their ten dogs that are now currently in shelters.
The Stoltzes will go to court on May 4th and at that time the fate of these dogs will be decided. Unfortunately the judge appears to not understand the gravity of the dogs conditions. At this time the remaining 51 are still living in 4 sheds with no ventiliation. They remain soaking wet from urine. Their mats have been shaved off, but not their entire coats, so basically they have holes! Further, their food is thrown in piles on the floor for them to eat (the same floor that they urinate and deficate on).
When ESSCLI-Rescue coordinators spoke with the Deputy Sheriff, he asked if they would tell everyone that they knew to email, write letters and/or call the judge and tell them what they thought of his ruling at the first hearing.
The final court date has been moved up to May 4th as the judge realized that there was a lot of ground to cover and that was the only day that he could schedule it early enough. There are 54 counts of abuse that have been charged against these people.
If you would like to pass on your opinion to the judge as to why you think these dogs should be taken away and given to individuals where they could get love and attention; either through rescue or through a shelter, please feel free to contact him.
Sparky and I are asking that readers of this site provide a voice for those 61 Spaniels without a voice by writing to the judge via email to let him know what you think about his ruling. If you do feel you can send an email, please email the judge, but additionally, (and very importantly), it is imperative that you cc: sparkysquest at hotpop dot com with your email. It might be very easy for the judge to delete emails after he figures out that he is getting bombarded. What I will do with all the emails is send them to the ESSCLI-Rescue coordinator so that they can fax them to the DA. This way all of our thoughts will be there no matter what. Unfortunately it is not possible to cc the DA via email as it appears that they either do not have that availability or don't want to be overwhelmed with that info on email. They did however give me the fax number, so that is how we will proceed.
The contact information that you need, is this:
Judge Gromacki
Wawayanda Town Court
74 Ridgebury Hill Road
Slate Hill, NY 10973
845-355-5706 or 845-355-5750
Email is: Judgegromacki at pioneeris dot net
CC Sparky: sparkysquest at hotpop dot com
(Please note, you will have to enter this email into your email client, in order to stop automatic spam emails I have written out the email addresses.)
If you would like any further information regarding what is going on, please feel free to contact Sparky and I will update you as soon as I can. Information will also be posted here at sparkysquest.com.
| Wawayanda – The 61 spaniels raced out of four sheds, their hair matted with feces and dirt. Their tails wagged, but the smell of urine staggered onlookers. The dogs' owners, Jack and Frances Stoltz, were charged with 61 misdemeanor counts of neglect yesterday. Authorities took away nine dogs immediately for emergency cleaning. Later, he [Jack Stoltz] said the couple got one dog. Then they bought her a mate. Then there was a litter. "Unfortunately, we didn't get rid of them fast enough, and it just went on," Stoltz said. Now the females and males live in separate quarters. They do not breed them and do not sell their dogs, Stoltz said. They have no one to help them care for their massive pack. The heated sheds lacked ventilation, creating a noxious steam bath inside. There was no sawdust on the ground to absorb urine. Sheriff's Deputy David Ayers said the hair on some was so matted they couldn't even walk. |  |
ESSCLI-Rescue (the rescue organization that handled Sparky's rescue) has launched a campaign to rescue these dogs from their current situation. This is not as simple as it might seem. There was an initial court hearing at which ESSCLI-Rescue representatives presented 2 documents; one was a proposal for ESSCLI-Rescue's participation and how with the help of the national Springer Rescue organization(ESRA), the Mid-Atlantic ESS Rescue, NEESSR, and the local shelters, the dogs could efficinetly be moved to foster care. The second was an overview/mission statement of the ESSCLI-Rescue Program.
This first hearing for the Stoltz family did not go as we had hoped. At the time of the hearing it seemed apparent that the judge could not grasp the magnitude of what was going on at the Stoltz farm. Basically, the judge ruled that he couldn't see any reason why if there were still 51 dogs remaining at their home, why the other ten couldn't be returned. He requested that an inspection be done on Saturday, April 10th, and the findings of that inspection would determine whether or not the 10 would be returned.
When one of the rescue coordinators from ESSCLI spoke with the deputy, he said that the judge allowed them to show up for the inspection an hour early and that the inspection was certainly not glowing. To make a long story short, the judge did not give the Stoltzes back their ten dogs that are now currently in shelters.
The Stoltzes will go to court on May 4th and at that time the fate of these dogs will be decided. Unfortunately the judge appears to not understand the gravity of the dogs conditions. At this time the remaining 51 are still living in 4 sheds with no ventiliation. They remain soaking wet from urine. Their mats have been shaved off, but not their entire coats, so basically they have holes! Further, their food is thrown in piles on the floor for them to eat (the same floor that they urinate and deficate on).
When ESSCLI-Rescue coordinators spoke with the Deputy Sheriff, he asked if they would tell everyone that they knew to email, write letters and/or call the judge and tell them what they thought of his ruling at the first hearing.
The final court date has been moved up to May 4th as the judge realized that there was a lot of ground to cover and that was the only day that he could schedule it early enough. There are 54 counts of abuse that have been charged against these people.
If you would like to pass on your opinion to the judge as to why you think these dogs should be taken away and given to individuals where they could get love and attention; either through rescue or through a shelter, please feel free to contact him.
Sparky and I are asking that readers of this site provide a voice for those 61 Spaniels without a voice by writing to the judge via email to let him know what you think about his ruling. If you do feel you can send an email, please email the judge, but additionally, (and very importantly), it is imperative that you cc: sparkysquest at hotpop dot com with your email. It might be very easy for the judge to delete emails after he figures out that he is getting bombarded. What I will do with all the emails is send them to the ESSCLI-Rescue coordinator so that they can fax them to the DA. This way all of our thoughts will be there no matter what. Unfortunately it is not possible to cc the DA via email as it appears that they either do not have that availability or don't want to be overwhelmed with that info on email. They did however give me the fax number, so that is how we will proceed.
The contact information that you need, is this:
Judge Gromacki
Wawayanda Town Court
74 Ridgebury Hill Road
Slate Hill, NY 10973
845-355-5706 or 845-355-5750
Email is: Judgegromacki at pioneeris dot net
CC Sparky: sparkysquest at hotpop dot com
(Please note, you will have to enter this email into your email client, in order to stop automatic spam emails I have written out the email addresses.)
If you would like any further information regarding what is going on, please feel free to contact Sparky and I will update you as soon as I can. Information will also be posted here at sparkysquest.com.
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