Thanks for the info, Cindy, and welcome to the list!

Too bad no one suggested a spay/neuter requirement to the judge for the
childrens' dogs.

-Tish



> Hi Tish,
>
> I just joined the list, and am the proud "parent" of an aussie, a
> malinois, and a 3 yr old farm collie, "Ginger".
>
> I read the email about the maltese petition here in TN.  The petition was
> real, however, the matter has already been resolved.  The foster families
> were allowed to keep their foster malteses.  It is my understanding that an
> anonymous benefactor made a rather substantial donation to the county to
> pay for the foster families to keep the maltese they had been caring for,
> which was accepted, and the auction has been halted.
>
> Unfortunately, Saliski's minor children are being allowed to keep their
> personal dogs (also unaltered maltese).  While she was banned from owning
> anymore dogs in her lifetime, I won't take a bet on whether Saliski will
> probably breed and sell under her children's names.  That was one of the
> things that helped get her convicted in the first place, along with only 10
> counts of animal cruelty, of 230 maltese that were seized.
>