Humane Society of Missouri statement regarding William Zobel guilty plea in Greene County horse rescue case November 28, 2008 William Zobel plead guilty this morning to four Class A misdemeanor counts of animal abuse and one Class A misdemeanor count of failure to dispose of an animal carcass and, further, agreed to forfeit ownership of the approximately 120 horses that Greene County authorities confiscated from his rural Republic ranch in January. He was sentenced to five concurrent one-year jail terms, but the execution of those sentences was suspended. He was given two years of unsupervised probation and will not be allowed to own or possess any animal or engage in any business of animal husbandry.
Humane Society of Missouri rescuing 73 dogs and cats from substandard breeder in Howell County October 23, 2008 Working in cooperation with the Howell County Sheriff’s Department, a team from the Rescues and Investigations Division of the Humane Society of Missouri is rescuing 67 dogs and puppies and 6 cats from a breeding facility near West Plains in Howell County in south central Missouri.
Humane Society of Missouri Responds to Urgent Request for Animal Rescue at an Indiana Substandard Puppy Mill October 9, 2008 At the urgent requestof the Indiana State Police;the Sullivan County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department and theHumane Society of the United States, the Humane Society of Missouri Rescue Team removed 66 dogs, horses, cats and a goat yesterday morning from a property in Sullivan County, Indiana, south of Terre Haute.
Humane Society of Missouri Disaster Response Team is a Key Part of Hurricane Gustav Evacuation and Recovery Efforts September 4, 2008 At the request of the Louisiana SPCA, an eight-member team from the Humane Society of Missouri's Disaster Response Unit has been in the New Orleans area since August 29 aiding in the evacuation and care of pets in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. Team members checked in and loaded thousands of pets of evacuees onto air conditioned trailers to be taken to temporary shelters north of New Orleans. Personal pets of many of the first responders -- police, emergency medical workers, etc. -- also were evacuated and subsequently cared for by the Humane Society of Missouri team in a temporary shelter in Baton Rouge. The team returned to New Orleans today to perform animal rescues in hardest hits areas as directed by Louisiana Emergency Management authorities.
HSMO Team to Evacuate Personal Pets of First Responders August 31, 2008 Today the team resumed efforts to evacuate pets and people from New Orleans. The mayor of New Orleans has ordered that all persons, including first-responders, evacuate the City today. Therefore, this afternoon the HSMO team will relocate to Southern University in Baton Rouge to wait out the storm.
Disaster Response Team Deploys to New Orleans August 29, 2008 At the request of the Louisiana SPCA, an eight member team from the Humane Society of Missouri's Disaster Response Unit left today to aid in the possible evacuation and rescue of animals in the wake of Hurricane Gust.
Humane Society of Missouri conducting largest animal rescue in organization’s history August 19, 2008 Working in cooperation with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, a 26-person team from the Humane Society of Missouri is rescuing more than 360 animals on an 80-acre property outside of Pleasant Hope, Mo. in Polk County in southwest Missouri.
