Jason and Serenna Larsen leaving the court house. Picture from Komo

Jason and Serenna Larsen are seen in this photo.  I am not sure if they are coming or going from court, but here they are in all their glory.  I wonder if they look like people thought they would?  To my knowledge this is the first time they have been on television.    This picture and article is from KOMO.  I hope they don’t mind me putting it on our website.  I can’t lie and say I was happy to see this,  it is not an easy thing to be part of.  I want to be really clear on that.  Jason and Serenna were my best friends and they know everything about me.

They were my sons God Parents, the ones that I picked to take care of my son if I were to die.  I had thought that Jason would raise my son the way that I wanted him to be raised.  It is proof that money will change anyone.  It’s too bad really.   When I saw the conditions of those dogs, nothing else mattered at all.  Our friendship had to be put aside and I knew that my friend was out of control.  I am sorry that it had to come to this however I am not sorry for what I did.

One particular person , who will remain silent, assumed that I did this for money and a reward.  My friend you could of never been more wrong, this has cost my wife and I hundreds of dollars if not thousands in travel expenses and costs for this website.  Each picture you see on the site costs us $2.00.  There is around 34 posts.  That may seem like pocket change to some but to us that is grocery money.  To the guy that thinks I did turned them in for money, WRONG.

I did it for humanity.  I don’t think that animals need to be treated better then humans, but I do think they deserve to be treated with Humanity.   I don’t care who you are if you do not believe that any animal deserve dignity then you deserve to be in  a cage yourself.  I am not saying that dogs and cats should be raised on a golden pedestal, I am simply saying they should not be raised to live in their own feces and forced to go hungry because someone is too damn lazy to get up and feed them.  It’s just plain wrong.  Enough of my ramblings,  please read this story and learn from it.

This is from KOMO.  Click here to see the original story

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Investigators are digging deeper into the alleged puppy mill operations that spanned two counties, trying to find out exactly who’s to blame for the hundreds of dogs found living in deplorable situations.

Last month investigators raided a Gold Bar kennel belonging to Mary Ann Holleman and seized 155 dogs living in ghastly conditions conditions so horrific that it shocked even veteran animal control officers.

Holleman, however, has not been charged. Instead, Jason and Serenna Larsen were in court on Tuesday, each charged with six felony counts of animal cruelty.

Holleman’s sister, Renee Roske, had hired the Larsens to live on site at her kennel and take care of the dogs, according to the search warrant. Roske runs the Wags N Wiggles Pet Shop out of her home in Snohomish.

According to court documents, the Larsens allegedly starved, dehydrated and suffocated at least six animals while on the job.

At the time of the raid, adult dogs and puppies were found living in crates and small pens filled with large accumulations of feces and heavily soiled shavings. Officers said the odor from the feces and urine was so overpowering it could be detected well outside the residence. A large commercial dumpster stood in the yard overflowing with dog waste.

Eighty-seven of the dogs were living in a converted attic.Several dead puppies also were found in a freezer, and two dead dogs were found elsewhere on the premises. Most of the dogs were heavily matted, covered with their own feces and saturated with urine.

Investigators said many dogs had open sores on various parts of their bodies and all were covered with fleas. Several dogs had tumors and other abnormal body conditions. Medications and used syringes, used to treat sick animals, were found scattered in front of pens and in a refrigerator.

In court, Jason Larsen insisted he and his wife were just a small part of a multi-million dollar operation. Larsens also said they would need public defenders to represent them.

In addition to Holleman’s kennel, investigators also raided Holleman’s and Roske’s homes in January. At that time, Roske told them that some of her dogs were at her parents’ kennel in Skagit County.

Roske’s claim led detectives to Marjorie and Richard Sundberg’s Mount Vernon kennel where they seized nearly 450 dogs.

The Sundbergs each face four counts of animal cruelty in the first degree, four counts of animal cruelty in the second degree and one count of transporting or confining in an unsafe manner. The two are due back in court on Friday.

Roske has not been charged as a part of the puppy mill allegation; however, the investigation is ongoing.

Detectives are seeking customers who may have purchased a dog from Roske or Wags N Wiggles. Anyone who thinks they may have done so to e-mail them. Some 110 people have e-mailed with complaints so far.