Terry Cullen raided

[rabernet]

Yea i would of posted it but i chose not to as last time i posted something with dogs getting shot in raids i got infracted lol. I seen this on rtbs forums.

At least tell the entire truth when trying to garner sympathy. You got infracted for in-appropriate language contained within the video that you posted.

[BPelizabeth]

Wow this is just terrible! Granted I do not know the whole story but it amazes me that you can serve a warrant for some type of sexual offense (that you are innocent of until proven guilty) and end up with 2 dead dogs and loosing all of your reptiles. And his partner was arrested for animal neglect...again wow. Let this be a warning to all of us ...even on the small scale. They can take our animals at anytime ...clearly for anything. Apparently it is abusive to house snakes in our racks.

Anything can be misconstrued when it comes to our reptiles. I have a 9 year old...plus I have TONS of kids over here everyday that help me to take care of them. I can see the news now....she had over 10 animals....housed improperly....could get out at anytime and attack these poor little children. Heaven forefend if they come in prior to me cleaning one of the lizards daily poos. Then it would be...they were sitting in their own feces. UGHHHHHHHHHH

[joepythons]

Holy cow he was at the Tinley show .The idiots thinking the reptiles were going to kill the neighborhood kids at any time .

[kellysballs]

This is OUTRAGEOUS! These people who are carting away the animals probably have no idea what they are except "turtle, snake, alligator or croc" are you kidding me?!?! This guy works closely with endangered species and I believe he owns some as educational animals. I really hope that no harm falls to the animals they are (probably illegally) removing from his facility.

The following is the city code for milwauke as you can see the wording is pretty loose on what is considered a "dangerous" animal. But while there are restrictions on the number of cats and dogs you can have there are none for reptiles.


ANIMAL CONTROL

Various Animal control activities including licensing dog and cats, reporting dangerous animals dog and cats at large, farm animals in the city, pet shops and fanciers. Animal Bites, Dog/Cat Licensing, Animal Fancier, Animal Noise, Wild Animal Capture, Dangerous Animals, Dogs/Cats running at large and littering, Farm Animals in the City, Pet Shops, Pet Grooming, Kennels, Stables, Animal Keeper Fees and Prohibited Dangerous Animals Wild/Exotic Animals brought into the City

Action to take for Animal Bites.pdf-A guide to help determine the best course of action after an animal bite. Test your knowledge of rabies and how to avoid a greater risk of becoming infected.


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ANIMAL BITES
(excluding birds, reptiles, or small rodents)

Any time an animal, residing in the City of Milwaukee, bites or scratches resulting in the skin being broken, the bite/scratch should be reported to the Department of Neighborhood Services at 286-2268. After normal business hours, contact the Milwaukee Police Department 933-4444. The person reporting the bite/scratch should have the following information available:

Address of Animal, Name and Phone Number of Animal Owner (if known)

Name, Address, Age and Phone Number of Victim

Location of Wound (i.e. hand, leg, face, etc.)

Circumstances surrounding the bite/scratch

Once the inspector receives the bite report, a visit will be made to the animal owner's home. The animal will be quarantined in the home for 10-14 days starting the date of the bite. After this period of time, the inspector will release the animal from quarantine by making another visit to the animal owner's home. At each visit, the animal must be observed by the inspector. During a quarantine period, no animal shall be taken for walks, left unattended outdoors, or be allowed to leave its premises for any reason. All animals are normally quarantined in their home unless the owner requests that the animal be taken to MADACC for quarantine, the animal was loose at the time of bite and apprehended by either the Police, Humane Officers or Health Officers, or the animal's owner does not obey quarantine restrictions and this is brought to the Department of Neighborhood Service's attention.

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ANIMAL FANCIER

Any complaints regarding the number of animal residing in a dwelling unit can be sent to the Department of Neighborhood Services' Environmental Health and Nuisance Control Section at 286-2268.

No more than 3 adult dogs and/or cats are allowed in any one dwelling unit. In single and 2-family dwelling units, a fourth or fifth dog and/or cat can reside if the owner/tenant has an animal fancier permit obtained through our office. There is a cost to obtain the Fancier Permit and an annual inspection of the dwelling unit is required. More frequent inspections may be allowed on a complaint basis. Animal fancier permits are not allowed in multiple dwelling units. Anyone violating this will be subject to prosecution. For a current list of fees for animals, go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/animalfees

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BARKING DOGS OR OTHER ANIMAL NOISES



All animal noise complaints should be referred to the Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS). A letter stating the animal's address, the complainant's name, address and phone number and a general description of the problem must be sent to DNS–Nuisance and Environmental Health Division, 4001 S. 6th St., Milwaukee, WI 53221. After the DNS verifies both addresses, a warning letter will be typed. The letter will be mailed to the animal owner’s home along with literature and a copy of the applicable ordinance. The landlord will also be notified if necessary. The complainant will then be sent a follow-up letter informing him/her of what was sent to the animal owner along with a petition for commencement of prosecution. If the noise problem continues after the complainant receives the petition, the complainant must document dates and times that it is occurring and return it to DNS. He/she should also try to get at least one person from another household, who is bothered by the noise, to sign the petition. Once DNS receives the petition a citation will be issued. A CITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNLESS THE COMPLAINANT IS WILLING TO APPEAR IN COURT. To make further complaints call DNS at 286-2268.



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PROHIBITED AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS (s. 78-23)

Any animal which, when unprovoked, bites or inflicts bodily harm on a person, domestic pet or animal on public or private property can be declared dangerous. Any animal which chases or approaches a person in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack without provocation upon the streets, sidewalks or any public grounds or on private property without the permission of the owner or person in lawful control of the property can be declared dangerous. An animal with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack, to cause injury to, or to otherwise threaten the safety of humans or other domestic pets or animals can be declared dangerous. (An animal shall not be deemed dangerous if it bites defending its owner or caretaker, protecting its young or another animal, defends itself against any person or animal which has tormented, assaulted or abused it, or is defending it's owner or caretaker's property against trespassers.) When an animal has been declared dangerous by the Department of Neighborhood Services, a Dangerous Animal Order will be issued to the animal owner or caretaker. Within 7 days, the owner has two options: 1) to comply with Sections 78-23-1 through 7 and 10 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, or 2) have the animal destroyed by MADACC or a licensed veterinarian as pursuant to Section 78-23-11 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances. Sections 78-23-1 through 7 and 10 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are as follows: Whenever an owner or caretaker wishes to contest an order, he or she shall, within 72 hours after receipt of the order, deliver to DNS a written objection to the order. The Department of Neighborhood Services then convenes the dangerous animal hearing panel.

Special rules for owners of pit bulls and ROTTWEILER have recently been exacted in the City of Milwaukee. Learn more about this ordinance here ->Pit bull Brochure DNS-360.pdf

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DOG/CAT LICENSING

All dogs and cats over the age of 5 months, residing in the City of Milwaukee, must be licensed annually. Lack of a dog/cat license for your pet could result in you receiving a citation for each unlicensed pet. Anyone interested in obtaining a dog/cat license should call the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission (MADACC) 414-649-8640. For a current list of fees for animals, go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/animalfees

Dog and Cat License fees page.

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WILD ANIMAL OR STRAYS CAPTURE

The City no Longer performs animal capture services. All requests for capture of nuisance animals such as skunks, raccoons, stray dogs or cats, etc. should be referred to an animal control service or pest control service. Stray dogs or cats, etc. should be referred to the new Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission MADACC. It can be reached at 414-649-8640.

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DOGS/CATS RUNNING AT LARGE AND LITTERING

All complaints regarding dogs and cats running at large and littering should be phoned in to 286-2268. The exact address of the violating animal and the complainant's name, address and phone number will be needed. After the addresses have been verified by the clerk, a warning letter mailed to the animal owner's home. The complainant will then be mailed a follow-up letter and a petition for commencement of prosecution. If the problem persists after the complainant receives the petition, the complainant must document dates and time get it to DNS. He/she should try to get at least one person from another household bothered by the problem to sign the petition. Once DNS receives the petition a citation will be issued. A CITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNLESS THE COMPLAINANT IS WILLING TO APPEAR IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. To make further complaints call DNS at 286-2268.

If a stray animal is running loose at the present time, call MADACC at 649-8640 or call your local Police District.

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FARM ANIMALS IN THE CITY

The following animals are prohibited within the city either temporarily or permanently: live bees, fowl, cows, cattle, horses, sheep, swine, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese or any other domesticated livestock. Exceptions are places approved by the Commissioner of Health for slaughtering, educational purposes, research purposes and for circuses or similar recreational events.

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PET SHOPS, GROOMING ESTABLISHMENTS, KENNELS, STABLES

Any complaints regarding the above listed establishments should be directed to the Department of Neighborhood Services' Environmental Health and Nuisance Control Section at 286-2268. The above establishments are subject to yearly inspections, or more frequent inspections on a complaint basis. For a current list of fees for animals, go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/animalfees

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ANIMAL KEEPER FEES

For a current list of fees for animals, go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/animalfees

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PROHIBITED DANGEROUS ANIMAL (s.78-25)

An animal that is determined to be a prohibited dangerous animal under s. 78-25 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances include:

Any animal that kills a domestic pet or animal without provocation while off of the owner or caretaker's property.

Any animal that inflicts substantial bodily harm on a person without provocation on public or private property.

Any animal brought into Milwaukee from another Wisconsin city, village, town or county in which it has been declared dangerous or vicious, has been banished from the city, village, town or county or has been ordered to be destroyed.

Any dog that is subject to being destroyed under s. 174.02(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.

Any dog trained, owned or harbored for the purpose of dog fighting.

When an animal has been declared a prohibited dangerous animal, a Prohibited Dangerous Animal Order will be issued on the animal owner. The animal must either be removed from the City of Milwaukee within 7 days of receipt of order or destroyed. The order may be appealed in writing within 72 hours of receipt of order to the Department of Neighborhood Services.

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WILD/EXOTIC ANIMALS BROUGHT INTO CITY

Any person wanting to bring a horse, cow, wild cat, etc. into the city for a private party, special event, petting zoo, festival, etc. shall submit in writing to the Department of Neighborhood Services' Environmental Health and Nuisance Control Section a letter providing the following information:

How will the animal(s) be brought into the City and who will bring them in?

Where is the animal(s) usually kept?

How long will the animal(s) be here?

How will the animal(s) be held?

How will they take the animal(s) back?

When is the animal to enter and leave the City Limits?

They must guarantee us that the animal(s) will have food, water and shelter. Animal(s) must be kept 100 feet from a food service area or where food is being prepared. Feces must be picked up routinely, kept in covered containers and disposed of properly. If the animal bites, the bite must be reported to Environmental Health Section of DNS and also to the jurisdiction of where the animal resides. For more information call the Department of Neighborhood Services at 286-2268.

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PEST CONTROL

The Department of Neighborhood Services can provide information, assistance and enforcement on pest issues.


* Commercial Pesticide Applicator Registration
* Migrating Roaches
* Pigeons
* Rats

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COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR REGISTRATION

Any person who applies pesticides within the City of Milwaukee for profit must be registered with the Department of Neighborhood Services' Nuisance and Environmental Health Section. There is an annual registration of $55 plus a $27 late fee per person, if applicable. For more information or for a pre-application call 286-2268. Anyone caught applying pesticides in the City of Milwaukee without the City of Milwaukee's Commercial Pesticide Applicator Registration Certificate will be issued a municipal citation.

Click here and go to the FORMS page of the DNS website to download the Preapplication form for Commercial Pesticide Applicator.


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MIGRATING ROACHES

Migrating roach complaints should be directed to the Department of Neighborhood Service' Nuisance and Environmental Health Section at 286-2268. Migrating roaches are roaches seen moving from one home to another. An exact address must be given to the receptionist at the time of the complaint. The inspector will investigate and if confirmed, a one-time pesticide application will be made to the exterior of the property.

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PIGEONS

All pigeon complaints should be referred to the Department of Neighborhood Services' Nuisance and Environmental Health Section at 286-2268. For information on how to prevent pigeons from roosting on your own property, an instructional pamphlet is available for city of Milwaukee residents. For neighboring problems with roosting pigeons, an exact address is needed before the inspector can investigate and if necessary issue orders to pigeon proof the home. The Department of Neighborhood Services does not abate pigeons.

PROBLEMS WITH PIGEONS?-DNS-305.pdf A review of what problems pigeons create, how they breed, roost and spread other potential problems. Contains diagrams on how to protect your property from the birds, locate bird feeders, and how to minimize their negative impact. Also included is the code about creating harborages for nuisance animals.
RATS

All complaints about exterior rat activity should be called in to the Department of Neighborhood Services at 286-2268. An exact address must be given to the receptionist at the time of the complaint. An inspector will look for active rat infestations at that location and issue an order on the property owner if an infestation is found. The order instructs the property owner to either abate the nuisance themselves or hire an exterminator. When the inspector re-inspects 7 days later, if no abatement has been started, the inspector will place bait. The inspector will continue to place bait until there is no longer any acceptance. The cost of the abatement will then be placed on the property owner's tax bill at the end of the year.

Rats on the interior will be handled by the Residential Building Code Complaint section by calling 286-2268.

[BPelizabeth]

well good thing they excluded reptiles in the scratching thing...lol....my beardie and skink would be in a world of trouble....lol....

[kitedemon]

The question I have is what are they going to do with the seized animals? Does anyone whom is now responsible to look after them know how to do so correctly? There must have been a vast infrastructure to maintain proper habitats for them did they take that too? I bet that they will kill a whole bunch of them.

[Brunoheart]

PROHIBITED AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS (s. 78-23)

Any animal which, when unprovoked, bites or inflicts bodily harm on a person, domestic pet or animal on public or private property can be declared dangerous. Any animal which chases or approaches a person in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack without provocation upon the streets, sidewalks or any public grounds or on private property without the permission of the owner or person in lawful control of the property can be declared dangerous. An animal with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack, to cause injury to, or to otherwise threaten the safety of humans or other domestic pets or animals can be declared dangerous. (An animal shall not be deemed dangerous if it bites defending its owner or caretaker, protecting its young or another animal, defends itself against any person or animal which has tormented, assaulted or abused it, or is defending it's owner or caretaker's property against trespassers.) When an animal has been declared dangerous by the Department of Neighborhood Services, a Dangerous Animal Order will be issued to the animal owner or caretaker. Within 7 days, the owner has two options: 1) to comply with Sections 78-23-1 through 7 and 10 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, or 2) have the animal destroyed by MADACC or a licensed veterinarian as pursuant to Section 78-23-11 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances. Sections 78-23-1 through 7 and 10 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are as follows: Whenever an owner or caretaker wishes to contest an order, he or she shall, within 72 hours after receipt of the order, deliver to DNS a written objection to the order. The Department of Neighborhood Services then convenes the dangerous animal hearing panel.

Charges should be brought against the officers that shot those dogs due to the above underlined statement in red. What a shame.....

[BallsUnlimited]

Charges should be brought against the officers that shot those dogs due to the above underlined statement in red. What a shame.....

agreed my lawyer would be on there ass like a fly on poop

[BPelizabeth]

I agree as it states right there. I was just downstairs thinking about this and thought.....couldn't they of tasered the dogs instead of shooting them....I mean really. And what does the animals have to do with sexual charges?? Maybe I am wrong but when you serve a search warrant aren't you suppose to only take stuff that is pertinent to the case???

[Sariel]

I agree as it states right there. I was just downstairs thinking about this and thought.....couldn't they of tasered the dogs instead of shooting them....I mean really. And what does the animals have to do with sexual charges?? Maybe I am wrong but when you serve a search warrant aren't you suppose to only take stuff that is pertinent to the case???

I can understand the potential need to shoot before tazer, generally they probably have guns in hands and tazers would take time to reach for. That said, they had to have known there were dogs on the property before hand. Why wasnt animal control called to come and remove the dogs properly? Why werent tazers ready when they opened the doors as Im sure the dogs had to be barking up a storm once they did the obligatory knock before barreling in.
Id also have to agree that while Im not a cop, I have never heard of staging a raid on a building because someone was accused of sexual assault. Theres alot more to this than we're being told. Im trying to reserve anger till all the facts are out, but the news reporters twittering their mock concern for the crowd about all the "dangerous animals" made me want to rage all over that station.
There was something said about considerations for possible animal neglect and federal charges about animals being shipped across state lines? which is the reason Im assuming they excused themselves to remove all the animals, but Im willing to bet someone with a widely known reputation like Mr Cullen hasn't been moving exotics illegally.