Thirty horses among animals seized from sanctuary
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Thirty horses among animals seized from sanctuary
February 14, 2011
Police in Illinois have seized more than 100 animals, including 30 horses, from a sanctuary in Cook County. Investigating officers found a dead miniature pony in a stall.
The miniature horse found dead.
The Tinley Park woman who ran the sanctuary has been charged with multiple counts of neglecting and cruelly treating animals. Dawn Hamill, 41, was charged on Friday with eight counts of neglect of owner's duties and two counts of cruel treatment.
Police said in a statement that Hamill had thanked investigators following her arrest for intervening in a situation that had grown out of control.
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said investigators found more than 100 animals on her property, many malnourished and some dead.
The Cook County Sheriff's Police Animal Crimes Unit began an investigation after receiving tips that conditions at Hamill's Dazzle Painted Pasture Animal Rescue/Sanctuary, on the 5500 block of West 175th Street in Tinley Park, had deteriorated, and that animals were endangered.
After surveillance of the property, officers were able to obtain a search warrant on Friday.
When they entered, investigators found dozens of animals living in unhealthy conditions in barns, trailers and sheds that were often unheated and without food or water provisions.
Officers found a dead three-year-old miniature horse in a stall in the barn, along with a dead Himalayan cat.
In addition, police found eight puppies exposed to Parvovirus, housed in an unheated garage without food or water.
Other sanctuary dogs had skin conditions, and one had a problem with its legs; all of the cats had respiratory problems, many had ear and eye infections.
Hamill agreed to euthanize one dog on the property due to age, and another due to aggression issues.
Over the course of nearly five hours, with help from the Animal Welfare League and Cook County Animal Control, police removed 63 dogs, 31 cats, and six rabbits from the sanctuary. One cat later died.
Police also seized livestock, including 30 horses, ponies, sheep, goats and llamas, many of which are being housed at shelters and stables across the county.
Hamill founded Dazzle Painted Pasture Animal Rescue/Sanctuary in 2006.
She procured animals from all over, police said, including online, and kept them in the sanctuary or took them to adoption events.
Investigators learned that, over the years, Hamill became increasingly unable to care for the large quantity of animals she continued to take in.
All the domestic animals removed from Hamill's facility are being treated and groomed at the Animal Welfare League at 10305 Southwest Highway in Chicago Ridge.
Hamill is to appear in court on March 11 in Markham.
February 14, 2011
Police in Illinois have seized more than 100 animals, including 30 horses, from a sanctuary in Cook County. Investigating officers found a dead miniature pony in a stall.
The miniature horse found dead.
The Tinley Park woman who ran the sanctuary has been charged with multiple counts of neglecting and cruelly treating animals. Dawn Hamill, 41, was charged on Friday with eight counts of neglect of owner's duties and two counts of cruel treatment.
Police said in a statement that Hamill had thanked investigators following her arrest for intervening in a situation that had grown out of control.
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said investigators found more than 100 animals on her property, many malnourished and some dead.
The Cook County Sheriff's Police Animal Crimes Unit began an investigation after receiving tips that conditions at Hamill's Dazzle Painted Pasture Animal Rescue/Sanctuary, on the 5500 block of West 175th Street in Tinley Park, had deteriorated, and that animals were endangered.
After surveillance of the property, officers were able to obtain a search warrant on Friday.
When they entered, investigators found dozens of animals living in unhealthy conditions in barns, trailers and sheds that were often unheated and without food or water provisions.
Officers found a dead three-year-old miniature horse in a stall in the barn, along with a dead Himalayan cat.
In addition, police found eight puppies exposed to Parvovirus, housed in an unheated garage without food or water.
Other sanctuary dogs had skin conditions, and one had a problem with its legs; all of the cats had respiratory problems, many had ear and eye infections.
Hamill agreed to euthanize one dog on the property due to age, and another due to aggression issues.
Over the course of nearly five hours, with help from the Animal Welfare League and Cook County Animal Control, police removed 63 dogs, 31 cats, and six rabbits from the sanctuary. One cat later died.
Police also seized livestock, including 30 horses, ponies, sheep, goats and llamas, many of which are being housed at shelters and stables across the county.
Hamill founded Dazzle Painted Pasture Animal Rescue/Sanctuary in 2006.
She procured animals from all over, police said, including online, and kept them in the sanctuary or took them to adoption events.
Investigators learned that, over the years, Hamill became increasingly unable to care for the large quantity of animals she continued to take in.
All the domestic animals removed from Hamill's facility are being treated and groomed at the Animal Welfare League at 10305 Southwest Highway in Chicago Ridge.
Hamill is to appear in court on March 11 in Markham.