AMBERSON FARM HENS NEED YOUR HELP
ISSUE: Keith Amberson of Amberson Farms in Lake Stevens,
Snohomish County, Washington left 50,000+ caged hens used for egg
production to starve to death and die of thirst in their cages.
Cited by the Department of Ecology for gross environmental
violations, Keith Amberson, the owner, decided it was cheaper to
starve his hens than to pay the $21,000 fine and clean up the
filth.
Despite the evidence submitted by the Snohomish County
sheriff's deputies and animal control officers, and a video that
showed live chickens forced to eat dead chickens to stay alive
and rats swarming in the chicken houses, the County Prosecuting
Attorney's Office said on March 25th it is declining to file
charges.
- Prosecutors' offices base their priorities on public reaction.
It is hearing from YOU that encourages them to proceed with
prosecution. Please politely contact:
Politely urge them to file second-degree animal cruelty charges
against the farm's owner, Keith Amberson.
- Please thank the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office for their
investigation and for recommending that second-degree animal
cruelty charges be filed against the owner in their report to the
Prosecutor's Office.
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Ms. Jan Jorgenson
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S 606
Everett, WA 98201
Ph: 425-388-3393; fax: 3805
E-mail: sheriff.office@co.snohomish.wa.us |
- For more information and updates contact Pasado's Safe Haven, a
sanctuary for abused and neglected animals:
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Susan Michaels, Director
Pasado's Safe Haven
PO Box 171
Sultan, WA 98294
Ph/fax: 360-793-9393
E-mail: susmichael@aol.com
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- Also see previous alert
Thank you. United Poultry Concerns. April 12 1999
United Poultry Concerns, Inc.
PO Box 150
Machipongo, VA 23405-0150
757-678-7875
www.upc-online.org
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