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Jul 13, 2009 at 6:51 PM MST
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Jul 14, 2009 at 9:32 AM MST
BILLINGS - Less than a week after entering a no-contest plea a Ballantine dog breeder visits her seized dogs at MetraPark and Moore Lane Animal Clinic, but one dog expert questions how many animals Linda Kapsa can take care of.
Seven months after being seized from her property Ballantine dog breeder Linda Kapsa visits her animals in Billings. "There's a lot more than 20 dogs that I absolutely love in fact its going to be so hard," said Kapsa.
Kapsa has plead no contest to one count of animal cruelty and through a plea deal prosecutors have agreed to let her have some of her dogs back. "There are certain ones I definitely want," said Kapsa.
The state is asking a judge to only allow her six spayed or neutered pets while her attorney is expected to ask for 20 unaltered animals even though Kapsa claims she's done with the breeding business. "They've ruined me I can't sell dogs nationwide," said Kapsa.
The breeder already claims to have 20 dogs not taken during the original seizures, but longtime dog groomer and breeder Cheryl Kelly says one individual taking care of that many dogs becomes very difficult to do.
"It requires time, it requires money, and it requires acting on your part," said Kelly. Those obligations are something prosecutors say Kapsa has routinely failed to do and if the trend continues it might not be the last of Linda Kapsa.
You've got 10 dogs and they each have 8 puppies. The first time they breed you've got 80 dogs right there on top of the 20 you already have and those dogs start breeding and within 2 years you could have 200 to 300 dogs with no problem at all," said Kelly.
Kapsa's plea deal calls for a 20 year suspended sentence to the Montana Department of Health and Human services.
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