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President of Van Zandt County Humane Society arrested for ‘pet flipping’
east texas matters ^ | Sue Necessary

Posted on 10/19/2019 1:56:10 PM PDT by Morgana

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The president of the Van Zandt County Humane Society has been arrested for stealing dogs.

Cynthia Diane Durham, 61, was arrested Wednesday by Van Zandt County Precinct 2 Constable Jesse Ison and charged with theft of property. She is in the Van Zandt County Jail on a bond of $250,000.

She is accused of participating in a process known as “pet flipping,” or stealing pets to be transported elsewhere for resale as a “rescue.”

According to a press release from Ison, the victim, Jeremy Housden, contacted his office on July 15 to report the theft of the family’s two blue heeler hounds while the family was out of town.

During the investigation, Ison said, Sergeant Deputy Jason Burns received information connecting Durham to the crime scene and the alleged theft.

Burns interviewed Durham, whom Ison said confessed to the theft. Ison said Durham told investigators she believed the dogs were neglected.

Ison said that was disproved during the investigation.

Ison said Durham then told Burns that she had transferred the dogs to a rescue group in Wisconsin where they were being prepared for adoption.

Burns located a photo of the stolen dogs listed for adoption on the “Unchained K-9 Rescue & Rehab” website in Wisconsin. Burns showed Housden the photo and he positively identified the dogs as his stolen family pets.

Burns contacted the rescue group and spoke to the owner, Patricia Junk, to notify her that she was in possession of stolen property. Junk refused to release the dogs to a law enforcement agency and refused to cooperate with the investigation.

Burns also discovered that the suspects posted a photo of the stolen dogs on the rescue group’s website stating “Available soon,” according to Ison.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
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1 posted on 10/19/2019 1:56:10 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Yikes, what a miserable excuse for a human.

Hands off my pet or I’m coming after you...


2 posted on 10/19/2019 2:01:02 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Morgana

I have heard of cat juggling, but not pet flipping.


3 posted on 10/19/2019 2:02:23 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Morgana

53-year old Patricia Ann Junk of Merrillan Wisconsin is currently wanted at large for alleged Theft of Property >$750<$2500. The Jackson County Sheriff’s office in Wisconsin is currently searching for Junk and once arrested, she will be extradited back to Texas.


4 posted on 10/19/2019 2:03:41 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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5 posted on 10/19/2019 2:04:00 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites

Ah. Cat juggling. Well excuse me.


6 posted on 10/19/2019 2:07:31 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Morgana

This must be what replaced dwarf tossing.


7 posted on 10/19/2019 2:07:51 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Morgana

Patricia Junk.


8 posted on 10/19/2019 2:08:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Morgana

what a weird story. how did the lady find those 2 dogs at the guy’s house? how much was she selling them for? what other dogs did she do it to? if she’s at the humane society I’m sure the took the cream of the crop drop offs and sold them as well but, who’s to know since the article is awful


9 posted on 10/19/2019 2:10:30 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: Morgana

“...two blue heeler hounds...”

Not a smart move to mess with a Texan’s blue heelers!!!!


10 posted on 10/19/2019 2:15:17 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: spacejunkie2001

This doesn’t surprise me at all.

People claim to have “found” kittens in the street all the time. Then add in the profit incentives of “rescues” and it makes sense.

Up here in the Northeast most of the dogs available for adoption are shipped up from the South (or even from Puerto Rico). Joe or Jill Private Citizen often runs the “rescue organization”. These mutts of various ages are often shipped up and immediately sold—forget the “donation” terminology—for $400-500 dollars. The customers are often secured before the dogs are actually shipped up. You can just imagine the Bubbas down South happy to let their dogs breed for their cut of that. Likely a fair amount of dog swiping goes on too.


11 posted on 10/19/2019 2:16:15 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Morgana

They Will Take Your Dog and Make You Apologize

https://dogbitelaw.com/blog/they-will-take-your-dog-and-make-you-apologize


12 posted on 10/19/2019 2:21:05 PM PDT by Norski
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IMO most pet ‘rescues’ are little more than dog trafficking operations. Their inventory is donated and then sold for $100 or more.....


13 posted on 10/19/2019 2:25:38 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: TnTnTn
“Rescue” is all the rage with sufferers of Morgellons, carpal tunnel and chronic fatigue. A WT racket. Hurts animals. Anger.
14 posted on 10/19/2019 2:31:27 PM PDT by coaster123 (Distrust everyone under fifty.)
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To: Norski
We won’t pay our bills and will claim victimhood.
15 posted on 10/19/2019 2:32:43 PM PDT by coaster123 (Distrust everyone under fifty.)
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To: Morgana

People who do this would probably acid wash their hard drives or visa versa.


16 posted on 10/19/2019 2:34:47 PM PDT by Don Corleone (nothing upsets the left more than the truth)
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To: spacejunkie2001

I guess this is why the pound only has pit bull mixes... any cool breeds get sold.


17 posted on 10/19/2019 2:36:51 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Don Corleone

Heck of a story....it has a perp named Junk along with an author named Necessary.


18 posted on 10/19/2019 2:41:14 PM PDT by tenthirteen
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To: RetiredTexasVet; Windflier

not a smart move to mess with people’s dogs from Texas period.

Windflier texas ping please.


19 posted on 10/19/2019 2:56:02 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: tenthirteen

“author named Necessary.”

Yes I did notice this while posting.


20 posted on 10/19/2019 2:56:40 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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