Fwd: ALERT: Teresa Hestekin - WI Breeder Posing as a Rescue!

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Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~

 

Please read carefully the attached warning issued by Jan and Beth regarding Teresa Hestek

in of Hestekin Hills...

 

To get a better feel for this "rescue," take a look at one of Teresa's "quality" dogs (Dude - ACA registered miniature poodle - http://www.nowisconsinpuppymills.com/thorpauction-dude.html) sold at one of the infamous WI Thorp Dog Auctions - >  http://www.nowisconsinpuppymills.com/thorpauction-dogstats.html.   

 

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Fw: WI Breeder not rescue - warning

Jan Karpel

Thu, September 11, 2008 9:53 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

All, please be aware that a WI breeder is posing as a no-kil

l shelter/rescue and trying to advertise her puppies that she breeds as rescued pups and charging a huge fee.  Also, she buys other puppies from Wanda McDuffee, a well-known and horrendous breeder here in Little Falls, MN (McDuffee is very well  known to those us of fighting puppy mills in MN).  MARY O'C-SHAVER'S NOTES:  Read Wanda's profile on PetAbuse.com - > http://www.pet-abuse.com/profiles/7425/.

 

Please crosspost nationwide and if anyone is knowledgeable re: posting on Craig's list and revealing this woman's scam, please do so. 

 

Thank you, all.

 

Jan

 

 

--- On Tue, 9/9/08, Beverly Kauth wrote:

 

 

 

Beverly Kauth

WI Breeder not rescue - warning

Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 9:28 AM

 

 

 

Good Morning...

 

I wanted to share with you some information that I have received today, about a woman in Wisconsin claiming to be a "no kill rescue" out of Eau Claire, WI... I have received several emails containing different please of information about this woman, Teresa Hestekin who is actually a "backyard breeder" and owns Hestekin Hills Kennels...

 

 

 

Please pass this information onto others who need to be made aware of this, I don't know any further information about this person and or about her breeding situation. I do plan to get my facts together and I'll pass them along.

 

Here is the first posting she has placed on Craigslist in Wisconsin under Eau Claire;

 

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Bring a new love into your life, see our website: pupadoption.info

Reply to: comm-833302478

2008-09-08, 8:57PM

 

See our website: pupadoption.info

 

Are you looking for a little sweety to liven up your home and your heart? Our website address is: pupadoption.info or call 715-832-9091.

 

If you have a pet who needs a new home contact me at: tar9091, surrendering is at no cost to you. Our facility is funded by Adoption fees, donations, and loving foster homes. We are Eau Claire, WI only NO KILL facility, self funded & non profit.

 

Since 2004 I have been certified as a Wisconsin Humane officer by the NACA and operate as non-profit. Please read my website where I have many details about myself and animals: pupadoption.info My heart breaks everytime I think of the million dollar facilities who get paid thousands and thousands of dollars to supposedly care for animals and they instead put them down after a few short days, yes they actually kill them. We are, to my knowledge, currently Eau Claire, Wisconsin's only NO KILL facility.  We work hard to keep these wonderful animals alive. Please be sure if you are surrendering to any shelter any where that you read the fine print to be sure your animal will not be euthanized when you walk out their door. I loose thousands and thousands of dollars yearly caring for these animals and I do not collect a salary. My families time, efforts and hard work are all done because of our love

of animals, there is no pay check, only expensive animal feeds and more work.  

This is our very expensive hobby, not our job or our pay check.Read more about us online at: pupadoption.info or call 715-832-9091.

 

a.. Location: Eau Claire, WI

b.. it's ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

 

Original URL: http://eauclaire.craigslist.org/pet/833302478.html

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And here is a response that someone posted on Craigslist

 

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pupadoption.info is a BREEDER!!!--"Hestekin Hills"

Reply to: (see message body)

2008-09-09, 6:39AM

 

Don't let that ad fool you. She says that she is NOT a breeder but I know for a FACT that she is. She is owner of Hestekin Hills (Teresa Hestekin). She and her husband breed at least 8 breed plus mixes! She charges anywhere from $300 to $1500+ for her puppie

s! Plus she will SHIP them to you! She says she is nonprofit but obviously she is making a profit. And don't buy her lies, this is her way of making a living. Business is slow for breeders, so she wants your unwanted dogs so she can slap a big adoption fee on them and adopt them out herself and make money on them. It's one thing if she wants to help a homeless animal and adopt it out for a REASONABLE fee, but that is not what she is doing. If it is a purebred she might even breed it! Even if you were looking to buy a purebred, I would never recommend buying a dog from her. Now she has just proven herself a liar to everyone on Craigslist.

 

She is a "backyard breeder", and what a lot of people in the dog world call a puppy mill since she breeds so many different kinds of dogs and has many litters at a time, and even breeds "designer dogs" which are mutts, even though she charges hundreds of dollars for them.

 

If you don't believe me, just check out this web site:

http://www.puppyfind.com/l/?page=1 & acct_id=4229 & back= & sid=33c453961a846e8ca815 cbde5236a5ab

 

If you can't just click on it, copy and paste it in your browser. You'll see 3 pages of her puppies that she bred that she is selling for obscene amounts of money. She made the pupadoption.info as a cover. You can even type in her name "Teresa Hestekin" or "Hestekin Hills" in a search engine and it comes up with a bunch of stuff on her and her breeding operation.

 

Remember, she is a breeder, NOT a rescuer. She has dollar signs in her eyes.

 

DO NOT give your dog to her, you are much better off rehoming it yourself or taking it to the local shelter. Teresa houses MANY dogs and puppies at one time, so there is no way your dog would even get as much attention as it would at a shelter. If you have a dog you need to rehome, don't give it to a mass production breeder like Teresa Hestekin at Hestekin Hills. It's not safe. Yes, Teresa, we know your game. Find somewhere else to pedal your lies because we are sick of it.

 

a.. Location: EC

b.. it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

 

Original URL: http://eauclaire.craigslist.org/pet/833592704.html

 

 

 

Bev Kauth

 

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of

some influence, try orderin' a dog around.

 

 

 

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