Willow, Alaska – Last week, over two dozen dead sled dogs were found at property in the Caswell Lakes area. According to reports, the husky mixes likely starved to death after being abandoned. Tragically, the local animal control agency had been repeatedly warned about problems on the property, reported to be a dog-sledding kennel called Walker’s Wild Ride, but nobody took action, and the dogs died without care.
One person has been arrested since the grim discovery. Misty Rehder, 35, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with 26 counts of animal cruelty. Area mushers who were familiar with the situation say that the neglect was known months ago, and the officials at Mat-Su Animal Control were notified but did not take action. One good Samaritan claims to have attempted to bring food and straw but claims she was turned away by an animal control officer.
Many of the dogs on the property were chained to plastic barrels, or un-insulated wooden structures – they had no way to escape their slow, painful demise.
A local musher by the name of Mike Dolinar visited the property and found dogs frozen to death in their paltry shelters. Dolinar found one dog who had beaten the odds – that dog, Woody, was rushed to a veterinarian for care.
The local animal control agency has stated they are investigating the situation. Locals are calling for accountability.
independent investigations and reporting.
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Animal control should lose their jobs. They should go to jail. They should pay huge fines and have their faces plastered all over the town as disgusting POS.
The other POS that owned the poor dogs the same he’s just as vile. They should be on the list of people never allowed to adopt or have animals they’re all horrid.
FELONY CHARGE for ALL the “Authority” Pieces of Shit Involved here!!!!!!!!!! UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!
Death Penalty for the Evil Scum “Owners” of these innocent voiceless living beings!
To everyone involved Rot in Hell
Obviously the animal control employees were just as cruel and worthless as the individuals that had the dogs. A just punishment would be to take all the despicable individuals that had a hand in the demise of these innocent dogs; lock them up, and let them starve to death. Society has no use for such people.
This SH__ has got to end! No more mushing or sledding using animals!
Stop this cruel Obunoxio
I agree 2000%. The animal control and care people need to be charged with felonies. Also they knew of the problem and did nothing about it and then what’s even worse. There was a woman who tried to take food and water to these innocent poor, starving to death creatures and the fucking Animal control and care. People turned her away and would not allow her to feed and water them. that is disgusting. I’d like to know who that particular officer is cause that one should be beaten to death. Yes, I said it and I’m sure a lot of people would agree with me that fucking failure piece of shit of a human being is a disgusting vile worthless piece of shit. !!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
MUSHERS IN ALASKA ARE CRUEL PERIOD FULL STOP. I’VE LIVED T]HERE THEY ARE ALL ABUSED ANIMALS. BE BETTER. STOP ABUSING DOGS FOR “SPORT”. THE AUTHORITIES DON’T CARE BECAUSE THIS IS ALMOST NORMAL….
GIVE ME THESE EVIL MONSTERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE POOR HELPLESS CREATURES OF GOD AND I’LL FEED THEM SLOWLY FEET FIRST INTO MY WOOD CHIPPER !
I’ll help !
count me in.
I love the wood chipper idea❣️❣️
I love the wood chipper idea❣️❣️
Tie animal control workers and monster musher in same spots. Then walk away. End of! Disgusting POS. Those innocent dogs did not deserve this. Human monsters everywhere including in jobs meant to protect animals.
I hope to heavens the worthless excuse for humans who work for animal control and the animal control officer who refused help are also charged.
WHAT SORT OF COLD, EVIL HEARTLESS INDIVIDUAL WOULD TURN THEIR BACK ON THESE POOR DYING INNOCENT DOGS??????
DEPLORABLE CRUELTY CASE!!!!
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!!
GOD SEES ‘ALL’ THINGS BE SURE OF THIS!!! THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ABHORRENT CRUELTY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!!
Why would animal control turn away someone trying to care for the dogs? Animal control and the shelter that was contacted should all be fired. Those dogs might have been saved otherwise. As for the owner, tie it to a tree and let it freeze to death.
DAILY EVIL FROM DEVIL USA. FIRST HANG THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, THEN HANG THE OWNERS OF THESE POOR SOUL DOGS
Agree
The people who work for this agency should all be charged with negligence & animal cruetly AND sent to jail! It appears they are not capable of doing their job. This is a disgusting situation.
More seat warmers in another govt dept. Sack these useless humans, as for the owners of this Animal Cruelty the least you can do is STERILISE them regardless of age. Apart from these cases of Cruelty it’s about time to step forward and STERELIZE dumb people across the Planet and put a END this endless disregard of other Species we share our Planet with.
More seat warmers in another govt dept. Sack these useless humans, as for the owners of this Animal Cruelty the least you can do is STERILISE them regardless of age. Apart from these cases of Cruelty it’s about time to step forward and STERELIZE dumb people across the Planet and put a END this endless disregard of other Species we share our Planet with.
FIRE AND JAIL EVERY SINGLE SO CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER !!!!! Alaska sucks for animals anyway because of people …..just 1 more heartbreaking example.
those beautiful poor husky malamute dogs need justice!! Jetasend those Muthurphuckers into space!! or Drop them on a deserted island to fend for themselves and see how it is to starve to death!
Long jail sentences and huge fines for these inhuman inhumane scum!!
RIP sweet puppers. I’m heartbroken to know authorities refused to help save your lives!! They must be held accountable as well!!
WTF
id say felony animal cruelty.
heartbreaking
These people deserve jail where they should be treated the same as what they did to these poor dogs
The Animal Control Officer who knew about this and did nothing should be charged also and have to face the same charges as this other person. These dogs died a horrible death! The local animal control agency investigating isn’t enough. There are already 25 dogs dead and are the proof! Justice needs to be served for these dogs! Make an example of both! Did Woody make it or did he become a statistic too?
The animal control. officer who knew of the situation and also refused the help of others, should be arrested and charged with the charges the owner was issued. Absolutely disgusting.
Animal control, mushers and owners of those dogs should all be whipped then thrown in a pit to starve and die like these poor helpless dogs did and no one helped them! Damn freakin bastards all of them! Kill them one by one to make them pay for these dogs lives
Mushers suck they abuse these dogs for the money and don’t give a shit about them. Screw all these people fire the animal control piece of shit and we’ll stay ontop of this believe me!!!!! Until they die. I’m
One day these people that abuse animals will get what’s coming to them… either by the state or by the street… and if officials don’t do their fucking job and stopping these abusers, people will start taking care of these assholes themselves, because we’re sick of officials not doing shit to help these poor animals.
There are NO WORDS…. MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF HIM…FENLONY CHARGES & MANDATORY PRISON TIME with not good time off for good behavior.
This. Should. Never. Had. Happened Shame on all that were aware except the lady that tried to help.
literally no words can even express what I feel right now. RIP these beautiful dogs
Charges need to be brought against the local animal control for doing nothing to prevent the dogs’ death! The animal control is just as guilty as the owner! Disgusting monsters!! Shame on you all!!!👹👹👹
Justice for these poor dogs.
Freezing and starving- what a horrible way to die. I hope they find the owner and get him years for every life that perished. I hope he rots in prison!!!
Kelly; Did you really read the article? I doubt it. The owner was a she, not a he. Her name is Misty.
And that was reliant because. Did you not get that 25 dogs are dead? You should be upset and mad about senseless deaths not the gender of the subhuman. Your priorities such.
And that was reliant because. Did you not get that 25 dogs are dead? You should be upset and mad about senseless deaths not the gender of the subhuman. Your priorities such.
The people who abandoned the poor dogs must get a long term conviction. The animal control manager must be fired because he was made aware that there problems in the kennel facility where the husky mixes were found deceased. Those poor dogs suffered for weeks. They died in the worse possible way.