Sheboygan humane society seeks $170K from kennel
The Sheboygan County Humane Society is seeking more than $170,000 in restitution in a case involving the former Kinship Companions kennel
Sheboygan humane society seeks $170K from kennel The Sheboygan County Humane Society is seeking more than $170,000 in restitution in a case involving the former Kinship Companions kennel Check out this story on sheboyganpress.com: http://shebpr.es/2FqRGCu
McLean Bennett, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 4:57 p.m. CT Jan. 29, 2018
Two of the 37 dogs seized from a Town of Wilson home last week as they appear at the Sheboygan County Humane Society Friday July 7, 2017 in Sheboygan, Wis.(Photo: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)Buy Photo
SHEBOYGAN – The Sheboygan County Humane Society is seeking more than $170,000 in restitution from three defendants in a criminal case involving the former Kinship Companions kennel.
Investigators last year found dozens of dead dogs in freezers and seized 36 live dogs at the former kennel in the town of Wilson.
The humane society, which since July has mailed regular invoices billing the kennel's former owner for care of those animals, is now looking to collect that amount in filings sent to attorneys for Christy Tuchel, Anthony Keyport and Breanna Mikula. The most recent invoice, sent earlier this year, was for more than $33,800 and included costs for boarding and treatments.
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Tuchel owned the former kennel and Keyport had at one time managed it. Mikula, Tuchel's daughter, had also helped manage caring for dogs there, according to previous court documents.
One of the 37 dogs seized from a Town of Wilson home last week as they appear at the Sheboygan County Humane Society Friday July 7, 2017 in Sheboygan, Wis. (Photo: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Prosecutors last year filed a combined 113 charges against all three after sheriff's deputies in June seized what officials have described as 36 malnourished golden retrievers and Bernese mountain dogs found living at the rural facility.
The humane society's executive director wasn't immediately available for comment Monday.
Joel Urmanski, the Sheboygan County district attorney handling cases against all three defendants, on Monday said he couldn't speak to details in the humane society's filing.
The three defendants are expected to appear in court next week for a plea hearing, and a jury trial is scheduled for later next month.
An attorney for Keyport wasn't immediately available for comment Monday. The attorney representing Tuchel and Mikula has said he's unwilling to answer questions about the case.
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