Dear Editor,
Keiko and James Holland deserve jail time, not a slap on the hand. If these people have been in the small dog-breeding business for 24 years and the animals that were rescued are any indication of how they’ve run their business, a court cost of $211.00 is repulsive.
If a 4×4 cage was good enough for those dogs, then an 8×10 should be sufficient for the Hollands. For Mr. Holland to challenge the vet’s medical findings is delusional.
A reimbursement fee to the Humane Society of North Texas of $23,126.00 is a start. I just hope the Hollands actually pay it, even though I think a prison term of 2 years would have been appropriate.
The reason animal cruelty reigns supreme in the state of Texas is because there is no serious jail time. And, County Sheriff Jeremy Shipley’s statement, “I hope this is a warning for residents in Freestone County that animal cruelty will not be tolerated,” is devoid of serious consequences.
I wonder how many other animals suffered and died over the last 24 years while under Keiko and James Holland’s “concentration camp.”
There are not enough adjectives to describe what I think and feel and the Hollands.
Nanette Piotrowski
Fairfield, Texas
