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18-04-2025
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Two people convicted after dog left abandoned in rural Leavenworth County
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people have been convicted in connection to an abandoned dog in rural Leavenworth County last year. On Wednesday, April 16, Taylor Holecek, 23, pleaded no contest to one count of animal cruelty. FBI Director announces charges in Kansas City Tesla dealership fire Back in January, Maleena Glenn, 23, pleaded guilty to the same charge. According to court documents, on Nov. 24, 2024, a man discovered a dog and a kennel covered in feces in the area of 167th Street and Hilderbrandt Road in rural Leavenworth County. The man took photos and shared them on social media, which caught the attention of a volunteer with the Leavenworth County Humane Society. The volunteer scanned the dog for a microchip and identified Holecek as the listed owner. According to Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, a deputy met with Holecek and his fiancée, Glenn a day after the dog was found. According to the deputy's report, the couple admitted to abandoning the dog while their 4-year-old daughter and another man were in the truck. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android The couple said they were frustrated with the animal. According to Kansas court records, Glenn was sentenced on Feb. 26, to one year probation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-02-2025
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‘A shelter is not a home': LCHS shares decision to potential closure
LANSING, Kan. — The Leavenworth County Humane Society has been in operation for nearly 140 years. Management says expenses have soared so high and so fast, it's hard to keep up with it all. 'Due to our scaling down of operations, we will no longer be accepting animals unless they come through employees from the cities of Lansing or Basehor. We will continue to be open for adoptions, and we will continue all fundraisers and raffles we have planned through the end of March–we still need to take care of business,' an online statement from the shelter reads. The shelter announced online there's a deadline on when their services are set to stop, but it's not entirely set in stone. Almost 80 animals currently receive care at the Leavenworth County Humane Society. Kansas rancher ready to work first Super Bowl as NFL ref 'Never thought I'd love working here and scooping cat litter,' Stacey Bishop, the cat commander at the Shelter shared. 'I never thought I was good at anything, but watching what we all do for these cats and the difference that we make. I look forward to coming to work.' Bishop's role, she describes as a calling, after a long career as a grocery store employee. 'I hate seeing them (the animals) go, but I am so thankful I got to be a part of their journey,' she said. The shelter serves as a placeholder for cats and dogs needing immediate needs. 'A shelter is not a home. They need to be on a couch. They need to be looking out someone's window. They need to be on car rides and walks,' Crystal Blackdeer said. Blackdeer, the Shelter's Executive Director, says services are set to stop March 31, if financial means don't become stronger. 'We had to put a mark on the wall and say, 'If things don't get better by the end by this date, we are going to have to shut it down,'' she said. 'People want to bring an animal to us because we are going to make sure that it gets back to its owner or make sure that it gets a good new loving home.' Costs are high, Blackdeer says, even with only one to two staff members each shift. 'I don't draw a salary, I do this as a passion, but we have to pay the employees,' she added. Blackdeer has been in this line of work since 2008. The current building the shelter is housed in was bought in 2019. Alumni donates $50 million for new Washburn health facility 'In that time, we have discovered that most of the pets that come to us are from outside city limits in Leavenworth County, in areas where the Sheriff is the animal control authority. Over the years, anywhere from 55-60% of the animals that come to us are found by citizens living out there and they want some place for them to be. We've made that available.' The shelter says there will be more discussion for its Board of Directors on February 19. While there are plans to close, they are still accepting donations, because there are still bills to pay, staff to support and pets to care for. Many of the animals will be transferred to other no-kill shelters after March 31. You can view the shelter's statement here, as well as information on upcoming fundraisers here. You stop in person to provide a donation, or online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
