7/23/2008 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARDOF HEALTH - PUBLIC MEETING Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, July 2 , 200 . Board Members Present: Also Present: Lucy B. Burton, Chairman Glen Harrington, Health Agent Burton Caplan, Vice Chairman Veronica Warden, Assistant Health Agent c alliope Egloff, Clea Chairman Lucy Burton called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. APPOINTMENTS . 7:16 PIM—Charlene P Iley -Show cause Hearing—Kennel Kimberly Daly, from Rockland, introduced herself to the Board. IUs. Daly stated that she had purchased a dog from Charlene Pelley, owner of Seashore fennels, on April 1 , 2008. Ms. Daly stated that shortly after she brought the puppy home, it became sick, and she contacted Charlene Pelley, who instructed her to return the puppy to the fennel for a dextrol shot. When the puppy did not respond to the dextrol shot, Ills. Daly was told to leave the dog overnight and MIs. Pelley would take it to a veterinarian next day. After a series of phone calls between MIs. Daley and Mks. Pelley involving discussion as to whether or not the dog had been seen by a veterinarian, MIs. Daly learned that the puppy had not been seen by a veterinarian. M . Daly returned to the kennel and took the dog home. MIs. Daly subsequently took the dog to a veterinarian, who diagnosed hires with Coccidia, hookworm and ringworm, and May 2, 2008, the dog had to be euthanized. MIs. Daly stated that she has spent$6540 on the dog and its healthcare, none of which has been repaid or shared by the Seashore Fennels, and she was looking for an explanation. Veronica Warden presented a chronological order of events involving the Seashore Kennels, which brought to light additional puppies purchased from the Kelleys during May and June of 2008 that were diagnosed with liver disuse, and one who was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, dehydration and anemia, went into cardiac arrest and died a day later. Charlene and Richard Pelley introduced themselves to the Board as the operators of Seashore Fennels which they run out of their hone at 171 Sandwich Road. Glen Harrington asked the Pelley hover many dogs they had in their kennel, and the Pelleys, who cold not give an enact number, finally carne up with an estimate of 9 Yorkies, Maltese, 1 Pomeranian, and 1 Doberman, plus 11 puppies. Glen Harrington commented on the following items that represent a basis for BOH action- 1) the Kelleys are operating a kennel as a business, out of their hone, which is zoned for residential, not commercial, which means that they are out of compliance with the BOH regulation. If the I elleys reduce the number of dogs to less than 10, this will bring them into compliance with the BOH regulation 2 In the past 6 gears there have been 5 complaints of sick dogs corning from the Seashore fennels