Six hundred adult dogs will soon call a 40-acre plot of land in Belle Prairie Township home, this coming after the Morrison County Commissioners approved an application to build a dog kennel on the land

http://www.mcrecord.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=37603&SectionID=8&S=1

There is also an article in the Star Tribune... http://www.startribune.com/462/story/201592.html which does give a little more info, so at least the news on this situation is spreading.

McDuffee, Gary and Wanda /Happy Tails Kennel

1805 Riverview Dr., Little Falls, MN 56345

Ph: 320-632-3870

Cell: 320-232-9090

Fax: 320-632-8315

Email:

Website:

They BREED Cock A poo's!!

FAMILY BUSINESS IS PUPPY MILLS

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Another news report....

"McDuffee said he's been in the dog-breeding business for 25 years in Morrison County and has always been a good neighbor. He said he's addressed all of the concerns about noise, manure and odor.

"I plan to run a very nice operation," McDuffee said."

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060123/NEWS01/101230006/1009

so far all I am finding is miniature breeds..what kind of noise can they make?? they are DEBARKING for thw workers at puppy mill!

NOT FOR NEIGHBOURS!!

I Am getting sick when I imagine the warehouse they plan to build!!

Dammit! Sometimes I really HATE humans!

Another article in the Star Tribune.  This guy McDuffee set up another mill 10 miles away in 2001. 

"There was no controversy at all," McDuffee said of the existing kennel, which is 10 to 12 miles from the site of the proposed facility. Debarking is conducted there. As for why he's facing opposition now, McDuffee said, "We have people in the area who don't want a kennel. ... It's something new to them."   http://www.startribune.com/462/story/201592.html

*** ALL INFO CROSS-POSTED FROM ABOLISH ANIMAL ABUSE GROUP ***

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From what I have read, this mill would have 600 breeding females, not just a total of 600 dogs. I was hoping to get more info first and have the other mill (started in 2001) included. Appearently there is something like 800 dogs in it. 

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