May 5, 2008
Dog breeder faces 46 counts of animal cruelty
Authorities found 41 dead dogs at a kennel owned by Troy Tagtmeyer, who is also the varsity boys basketball coach in a small town in Kit Carson County.
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“WHATS A HEADLINE?”
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Arvada
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What a jerk!
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“I <3 Cheese :o) ”
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BURN MF, BURN!
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“Play Nice”
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Appalling! Horrible, so very very sad, poor puppies. ;(
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Oh my god I am ashamed to live in Kit Carson county with people who would do that!!! The pictures of that poor dog is appalling!!
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“I <3 Cheese :o) ”
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He died. If he looked that bad, I can only imagine what the other 41 dogs that passed looked like....poor babies. |
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Golden
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Oh yes- this makes me sick inside! This is one of those things that makes you wish we punished people by doing to them what they did to their victimd- but even that isn't bad enough for this slug- those poor doggies didn't understand- I hope there's a special hell for prople who hurt animals and children. |
It says your from Fowler....thats nowhere near Kit Carson County. |
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Golden
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Boy, did I post in the dark last night or what?
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“I <3 Cheese :o) ”
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I totally agree, his sentence will be too light! |
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“I <3 Cheese :o) ”
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That is just where his ISP is. It can say wherever the provider uses. |
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I do live in Kit Carson county... They wont do nothing to him
just give him probation and maybe a fine..... This county is messed up up in the justice system. |
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Did you see that he will be allowed to keep his pets when he is bonded out today or tomorrow?!!! But his wife has to take care of them?!!! This gu is married??!!! And she let this go on too?? Why isn't she up on charges right along with him?? What kind of sick f%^&'s are these people. I knew I shouldn't have read the story. I can't handle sad animal stories so I really try to stay away but when I read the headline that he can keep his pets I had to read it. Someone should just wait outside the jail and pick this guy off when he's bonded out. Ugghh, this makes me sick to my stomach!!
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“It's pronounced DAG-uth.”
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46 times .29... hold on, I have to adjust for the massive fluctuations in the value of the dollar...
$13.34 will solve all this guy's problems. I'll do it for $2.98. Of course, I'm going to let him starve for a while, first... |
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We could do like they did in the movie Seven. Where the dude was tied to the bed and starved to death but kept alive enough so he could feel it, for like a year or something!
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“Play Nice”
Joined: Sep 26, 2007
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I'll give ya $40! Good to see you, hope all is well! |
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will state that for the record that around town and to his family, Troy displayed as a great guy. As a coach, he may have had a terrible season, but you know he liked to coach and the kids. We all have stress. Yes he should be punished for the situation he has gotten himself into. Unfortunately, I wish people would walk in someone else's shoes in this type of predictament. As we do not know the issues or struggles that was in the present mind of Troy and his family for the dogs within his kennel. We need to now pray that he and his family finds the help he needs along with the peace with the judgement that will be handed to him by the courts - AND NOT the people passing judgement to him here on this message board. We all make mistakes, he showed great love to his family - so the rule he causes damage to people.... look at the dogs - we cannot generalize each situation. Please find some compassion, as this will be a lesson for him to learn the compassion that was lost when he cared for the dogs. The Stratton Community is just as shocked as the readers and viewers of 9NEWS and Denver Post. Please do consider there are more than one side as many journalists display. Yes those who knew this was going on should have stopped and prevented it. Also, they should prosecute those affiliated with the continuation of this as much as they are Troy, as they could have gotten help to him and the dogs! For additional thought, the kennels did not apply to the school... so why drag the school into and all the kids there? That is simply STUPID!! It is important to remember he has children enduring this just as much. Pray for him and his family - and the Stratton Community to heal, learn and move on from this horrific situation.
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“Play Nice”
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Sorry, he should have not allowed that to ever happen under any circumstance, it is inexcusable. He should have called rescues, human societies, the pound for crying out loud. He had a responsibility to helpless creatures that trusted him to care for them, instead he basically tourtured them. Starvation is tourture, it is inexcusable and I would be appalled if he were allowed to keep a job at the school if my child were there. I would yank her so fast the superintendent's head would do a 360. NOT a role model for children.
I feel sorry for his family if they truely didn't know what was happening, his kids are going to have a long road. His wife, if she knew, is just as guilty and should be held accountable as well. Completely dispicable and I can not see any reason anyone could come up with to excuse this kind of cruelty & tourture. |
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“Play Nice”
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humane is what I mean to say.
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“I <3 Cheese :o) ”
Joined: Feb 29, 2008
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I am sorry, there are always options, if he knew he couldn't take care of these dogs he should have done the right thing and not let them starve to death. In my eyes is a POS no matter what you say. |
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“I <3 Cheese :o) ”
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BTW, Stratton resident, I'll admit I didn't read your whole post, I stopped at the passing judgement part, to me someone trying to defend a person like this is just as bad as doing the deed yourself.
His mistakes, he KILLED OVER 40 DOGS, that is more than a mistake! |
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