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They fought the law and the law won. The Hansons back in Arkansas. Every dog has its day.
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They ran for over 3 years, hid, and changed their names. Then they were rearrested, ran again, were apprehended, jailed and fought extradition. I am talking about William and Tammy Hanson of course. The couple of hoarders and head cases that were originally part of the largest and most notorious animal cruelty case in U.S. history at that time (which means there have been worse cases since, how tragic is that?) I covered this story, couple wanted for abuse of 600 dogs arrested in Vermont, in July of this year.
One of my readers gave the tip that nailed William again when he made a run for Missouri a couple of months ago, hauling a trailer full of even more neglected dogs with him. The tip led to his arrest and return to Vermont, as well as the dogs return to Vermont., Hanson dogs sick, injured and scared returned to Vermont. His wife has been in jail there since July fighting extradition to Arkansas. She lost that battle and was returned November 4, 2009 and sentenced to one year in jail and ordered to pay more than $15,000 in fines, court costs and restitution. Pretty menial punishment for someone responsible for the neglect of over 600 dogs, many dying horrible deaths. The HSUS spent more than $110,000 caring for these dogs , not counting the countless hours donated by the wonderful volunteers that took these dogs into their hearts and homes.
Her husband William also has been fighting extradition back to Arkansas. He too lost that battle when Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a misdemeanor Governor’s warrant ordering William back to Baxter County to face charges in district court next week. He was returned to Arkansas yesterday, November 14, 2009. Hallelujah! It is about time. As I reported a couple of weeks ago, many of the 30 dogs from the last group have been adopted. Where are the Hanson dogs now? I heard from a woman that adopted one of them, not knowing at the time it was a ‘Hanson’ dog and she said the dog was so starved for affection and love it makes her cry to think what he has been through. He is a wonderful dog.
I will let you know the specifics on the sentencing, then let’s hope we don’t hear about the Hansons for a very long time. Maybe being locked in cages will give them some perspective on what it feels like to be a prisoner, but at least they will be fed and treated humanely. Too bad. That is more than they did for the dogs in their prison camp. If every dog has its day, let us hope the 600 plus dogs they victimized somehow have their day in this case.
Thanks for reading! keepsake16@yahoo.com
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