January 19, 2004
Purported puppy mill raided
Full story: The Kentucky Post
Just a few hours earlier a small army of sheriff's deputies, state troopers, animal control officers and volunteers had completed the arduous process of safely moving the 108 live dogs seized from Tonya Moukaddem's Berry, Ky. farm overnight. The animals were confiscated after Grant and Harrison County sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant at the Renaker-Berry Road property and turned up evidence of what they say was rampant animal abuse and neglect. The bust was the culmination of years of complaints and months of intense investigation into kennels operated by Moukaddem and her former husband, Ken Sunbom, in rural areas of Grant, Pendleton and Harrison counties. Thursday night, Moukaddem was arrested for parole violations related to a conviction two years ago for felony theft. She and Sunbom, who is currently charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, are in the Grant County Detention Center in Williamstown, just footsteps away from the shelter housing the confiscated dogs. Grant County Deputy Sheriff Chuck Dills, who spearheaded the wide-ranging investigation, says more charges will be filed against the two early next week.Posted by stupefied
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