Mar 24, 2009 11:04 pm US/Central
Mixed Verdict For Breeder Accused Of Animal Abuse
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (WCCO) ―
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Kathy Bauck owns Pick Of The Litter breeding facility in New York Mills, Minn., northwest of the Twin Cities. She stood trial in the Otter Tail County Courthouse in Fergus Falls. (File)
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A jury has come back with a verdict against a dog breeder accused of animal cruelty.
At about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday a jury found Kathy Bauck not guilty of two felony counts of animal abuse. They found her guilty of four lesser misdemeanors.
Bauck owns Pick Of The Litter breeding facility in New York Mills, Minn., northwest of the Twin Cities. She stood trial in the Otter Tail County Courthouse in Fergus Falls.
Video obtained by WCCO's I-TEAM showed animals that didn't have enough strength to stand. Others were sitting in their own feces. Some were also underweight. Others were dunked in insecticide.
Bauck has maintained her innocence, saying she never neglected or abused the hundreds of dogs at her facility. She told jurors she was trying to keep the pets from getting ticks by dipping them in the insecticide.
She said she was set up by a guy she hired for work and that he recorded the video used against her at the trial.
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