Hearing set Thursday in ‘puppy mill’ case
A hearing on whether or not some 300 dogs from a Nicholson puppy mill will be confiscated and released for adoption will be held Thursday.
The forfeiture hearing has been set for 2 p.m. Thursday, April 17, before Judge David Motes in courtroom 3 at the Jackson County courthouse.
In February, more than 300 puppies were removed from a Nicholson kennel following the arrests of its owners after allegations of abuse and neglect. The kennel license has been revoked by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and state officials said the owners would likely never be allowed to operate a kennel again because of the condition of the dogs.
Kennel owners and operators, Marie, Jennifer and Ronnie Hughes and Brandy Stone, were all charged with misdemeanor and federal animal cruelty charges.
