Nearly A Hundred Dogs Seized From House

Mobile Police Department Mobile County Animal Shelter  The owner of the Mobile County home says he just has a big heart.
by Diana Lucio
Published: Wed, March 25, 2009 - 10:02 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, March 26, 2009 - 12:18 pm CST
Thursday 1:15 a.m.
- Mobile Animal Control says 78 dogs and four puppies were seized from the two bedroom house.
- A vet is checking them one by one and all appear to be healthy.
- 38 of the dogs are being housed at the City of Mobile animal shelter. The other 44 are being boarded at the brand new Mobile County Animal Shelter on Halls Mill Road.
- They are all available for adoption immediately.

Wednesday 11:02 p.m.
A Mobile couple is caught hoarding nearly a hundred dogs in there house.
Mobile animal control seized the dogs last night at a house on San Souci Road.
Officers were tipped off after several neighbors complained about the noise level.
The dogs were all well taken care of but police say 53-year-old Robert Dees and his girlfriend 52-year-old Ouida Curtis will face felony charges for animal cruelty. Dees tells News Five he rescued the strays to give them a home.
"I'm guilty of having a big heart. I'm very sorry you know...sorry for the neighbors, I didn't mean for it to happen like this."
The dogs were taken to both the city and the Mobile County animal shelter. Mobile Police tell us the couple is also facing felony charges for stealing water and power from nearby residents to run the house.
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This couple should get a big “Thank You” for putting their “pity” into action.  Shame on the authorities for sticking felony charges on this couple!  IT STINKS!

Mr Dees seems to be genuine about loving and taking in strays to give them a home. These people are doing a good deed. Doesn’t appear that any of the animals were being mistreated.

I was renting a house with a water well once and the pump lost its prime.  My neighbor hooked one end of a garden hose to his outside hose bibb and the other end to one of mine.  I had plenty of water until I could get the pump working again.  I just don’t know how someone could pull that off without the other party noticing the hose and the constant sound of water running.

Thats what i was wondering.  You know they had to see that extension cord? I wonder if anyone has talked to the neighbor to see if they really were stealing or if they had permission?

How does one steal water and power from a neighbor without them noticing?

stealing from the neighbor, didn’t they think there bill was high?

100 dogs? I thought the news last night said 30 dogs? stealing is stealing

News report didnt say, just that they were stealing electricity and water.

who were they stealing the electricity from?

“facing felony charges for stealing water and power”

That was a separate charge from the felony animal cruelty.  These people obviously have some problems, but I don’t understand the felony animal cruelty charge.  I don’t think their intent was to be cruel to all those dogs.

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