Cases:

ID: 10224
Breed: Yorkshire Terrier
Breeder:  Chappell, Burl & Joyce
Broker:  Mid America Pet LLC
Details: Mild coughing/sneezing.

ID: 9068
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Breeder:  Wagler, Daniel (Anna)
Broker:  Unknown
Details: Healthy

ID: 8881
Breed: Maltese
Breeder:  La Follette, Ruby
Broker:  Mid America Pet LLC
Details: Healthy

ID: 8275
Breed: Chihuahua
Breeder:  Eagon, Boyce & Shawn
Broker:  The Hunte Corporation
Details: Retained testicles.

ID: 7242
Breed: Shiba Inu
Breeder:  Kruse, Steve
Broker:  Unknown
Details: Kennel cough; bloody/mucousy stools; can not housebreak.  Has had bouts of diarrhea, lethargy, loss of apetitie; anorexia; dehydration.  Diagonsed with SIBO and is on antibiotics now.

ID: 7163
Breed: Bulldog
Breeder:  Graves, Sharon (Thomas W)
Broker:  The Hunte Corporation
Details: URI; coccidia

ID: 7000
Breed: Golden Retriever
Breeder:  Carmack, Diane
Broker:  The Hunte Corporation
Details: Overbite.

ID: -26007
Breed: Cocker Spaniel Poodle
Breeder:  Brengman, Byron
Broker:  Lambriar, Inc.
Details: Healthy

Petshop:

Name: Broc's Puppies
DBA: 
Address: 2291 South Lake Tahoe Blvd
City: South Lake Tahoe
State: CA
Zip: 96150

Miscellaneous:
June 2nd, 2009

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - El Dorado County Animal Service officers served a search warrant at Broc-s Puppies on Tuesday afternoon, reportedly seizing a variety of records from the store and prompting the store owner to level allegations of harassment against the officers.

The store has been a thorn in the side of South Shore pet advocates since it opened about a year ago. The advocates claim the store is selling puppies bred in inhumane, factory-like conditions - operations known as puppy mills.

Although store owner Dennis Franks said he receives puppies from one of the biggest, if not the biggest, dog broker in the U.S. - the Goodman, Mo.-based Hunte Corporation, he says he does not sell puppies bred in puppy mills. Following the search on Tuesday, Franks said -there is no such thing- as puppy mills.

Animal Services Lt. Robert Great declined to comment on the details of the search, which was assisted by South Lake Tahoe Police.

-Right now, that-s currently under investigation,- Great said.

El Dorado County Assistant District Attorney Hans Uthe also declined comment on the details of the search, although he said records of animals -that have come and gone- through the store were among the items seized.

-There are some concerns, and it-s just really premature to comment on them,- Uthe said.

No puppies were taken from the store, but boxes were carted out, along with a file cabinet drawer, and placed in the South Lake Tahoe Police Crime Scene Unit van.

Franks stood at the store-s back entrance while officers hauled out the items. Although he declined immediate comment, Franks later said a computer tower, receipts, tax documents and America Kennel Club papers were among the items seized during the warrant service.

-They-re messing me up, there was no reason for this,- an obviously frustrated Franks said Tuesday. He said the raid was part of systematic harassment by pet advocates.

-I-m coming to get every one of their jobs,- Franks said. -I-m tired of this harassment.-

Although Franks was still operating the store as of Tuesday evening, he said the extent of the raid has hurt his bottom line and -could very well put me out of business.-

He said the store is -trying the best we can- to follow the law.

-We try to do everything by law. We try to follow the law the best we can. It-s impossible to be perfect,- Franks said.

A copy of a search warrant for Tuesday-s raid had not been returned to the El Dorado County Superior Court clerk-s office by Tuesday afternoon, according to a clerk at the office, but Uthe said he was hopeful the investigation into the store could conclude within two weeks.

-We-re not interested in keeping anyone in the dark on this, we just have be sure we have the facts,- Uthe said.

In April, the City Council passed an ordinance that will ban the retail sale of puppies and kittens in South Lake Tahoe in May 2011.

-Tribune staff writer Sara Thompson contributed to this story.

Source: http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/2009906029959