(US/mo) Animal Cruelty Record Stops Suit in Its Tracks

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ST. LOUIS (CN) - An Arkansas woman with a previous record of animal
cruelty cannot sue Arkansas officials for seizing hundreds her dogs,
the 8th Circuit ruled.

In 2005, Arkansas officials removed 163 dogs from Gloria Crawford's
property and charged her with 163 counts of animal cruelty. Crawford
eventually pleaded guilty and forfeited the dogs to Van Buren County
as part of the plea. She also agreed to let county officials inspect
her property twice a month.

On Dec. 13, 2006, Van Buren County Animal Control Officer Debby Fogle
entered Crawford's property, along with Kay Jordan, the shelter
manager of the Humane Society for Pulaski County, and seized 201 dogs,
their crates and supplies. Crawford was sentenced to one year in jail,
and her property was forfeited to Van Buren County after a judge
convicted her of animal cruelty.

Crawford filed suit against Van Buren County, the Pulaski County and
Beebe Humane Societies, Jaxie Hopper, Fogle and Jordan, claiming they
violated her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights by unreasonably
searching and seizing her property. She also claimed that they
violated her due- process rights by not letting her appear before a
judicial officer and by failing to protect her property.

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