FORWARD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Human officers raided a home in Forward Township Thursday.
Officers say they responded after neighbors complained of the stench coming from the residence on Mentor Road.
When they arrived on the scene, they found an animal house -- but this one had a twist.
Officers found dozens of dogs, cats, ferrets, birds living in deplorable conditions.
But they also found something else.
One of the people who lived in the residence was Jim Willis, author of inspirational animal books, such as "Pieces of My Heart -- Writings Inspired By Animals and Nature," "The Animals' Savior," and "The Basset Chronicles."
The owner of the home, Erin Schmidt, has been charged with running an illegal kennel on the property.
Animals found in the home were taken to Animal Friends.
Aug 16, 2005
Beechview Man Admits To Drugged-Up Sex Pics
Donald Preik, 48, of Pittsburgh's Beechview section, admitted on Monday that he sexually assaulted his former live-in girlfriend, her mother, four of their relatives and an unrelated woman.
Prosecutors said Preik stole sleeping pills and other drugs from the pharmacy he once managed and slipped the drugs into his victims' drinks.
The women didn't know they were assaulted until one of them found a photo album containing pictures of the assaults, prosecutors said. One of the assaults was videotaped, they said.
Preik's attorney, Anthony Bittner, declined to comment after the hearing.
Preik pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, drug possession and invasion of privacy. He faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison because one of the victims was older than 60."
Prosecutors said Preik stole sleeping pills and other drugs from the pharmacy he once managed and slipped the drugs into his victims' drinks.
The women didn't know they were assaulted until one of them found a photo album containing pictures of the assaults, prosecutors said. One of the assaults was videotaped, they said.
Preik's attorney, Anthony Bittner, declined to comment after the hearing.
Preik pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, drug possession and invasion of privacy. He faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison because one of the victims was older than 60."
Mob scene, several hurt in rush for cheap laptops
"What started as a sale turned into a mob scene as thousands of people pushed their way through the Richmond International Raceway gates to buy a $50 iBook laptop computer from Henrico County Schools this morning. The school district had only 1,000 of these surplus computers to sell, and Henrico County residents got first dibs.
Starletta Wilson came to the sale but when the gates opened at 7 a.m., chaos broke out.
Yeah, they pushed me, look at my child's stroller... they actually pushed me and stampeded over me. Those people who are down there now were behind us,' Wilson said.
Dustin Coppinger, who attended the sale, said he saw an older man get trampled.
'An old man in a walker was trampled to the ground. Trampled to the ground... walked all over,' he said.
Dozens more were pushed to the ground as the crowd races through the gates.
A one-year-old baby almost became a victim. Her father pulled her out of her stroller.
'Look at her stroller. Her stroller's demolished. Look at my stroller, said Wilson.
Alice Jemerson was one victim who got trampled.
'Look at my knees. They ran on top of me. I just starting kicking the people,' she said.
A man who had been standing in line since 2 a.m. came to Jemerson's rescue. Bair Hossai was almost guaranteed to get one of the coveted computers.
'I'm not going to leave somebody who's hurt. It's not worth it. I could have been in the line, but I'm not going to do it, because it's not worth it,' Hossai said."
Starletta Wilson came to the sale but when the gates opened at 7 a.m., chaos broke out.
Yeah, they pushed me, look at my child's stroller... they actually pushed me and stampeded over me. Those people who are down there now were behind us,' Wilson said.
Dustin Coppinger, who attended the sale, said he saw an older man get trampled.
'An old man in a walker was trampled to the ground. Trampled to the ground... walked all over,' he said.
Dozens more were pushed to the ground as the crowd races through the gates.
A one-year-old baby almost became a victim. Her father pulled her out of her stroller.
'Look at her stroller. Her stroller's demolished. Look at my stroller, said Wilson.
Alice Jemerson was one victim who got trampled.
'Look at my knees. They ran on top of me. I just starting kicking the people,' she said.
A man who had been standing in line since 2 a.m. came to Jemerson's rescue. Bair Hossai was almost guaranteed to get one of the coveted computers.
'I'm not going to leave somebody who's hurt. It's not worth it. I could have been in the line, but I'm not going to do it, because it's not worth it,' Hossai said."
Researchers Aim To Grow Meat In Test Tube
A research team is proposing a new technique that would allow meat to be grown in a laboratory for mass consumption, according to a report.
Researchers in the U.S. say the technology now exists now to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, starting with cells taken from cows, chickens, pigs, fish or other animals.
Researchers in the U.S. say the technology now exists now to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, starting with cells taken from cows, chickens, pigs, fish or other animals.
Growing meat without the animal would not only reduce the need for the animals -- which often are kept in less than ideal conditions -- but may also address a number of environmental ills blamed on meat production.
Cultured meat could also be tailored to be healthier than farm-raised meat, while satisfying the increasing demand for protein by the world's growing population, proponents say.
Industrializing the process could involve growing muscle cells on large sheets or beads suspended in a growth medium.
Once the cells have grown enough, they could be scraped off and packaged. If edible sheets or beads are used, all of it could be eaten.
But butchers and vegetarians are just two groups of people who are yet to be convinced.
"To he honest anything they can do with test tubes or whatever, it can't be made," butcher Rodney Macken said.
"I don't like eating a cow that's been pumped full of growth hormones that artificially grow it so it gets onto our plates quicker," a diner said. " I would feel the same about a lump of meat that had been pumped full of chemicals and that had been artificially modified."
Supporters also said growing meat would reduce the number of animals killed and cut environmental waste that comes from livestock.
Researchers in the U.S. say the technology now exists now to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, starting with cells taken from cows, chickens, pigs, fish or other animals.
Researchers in the U.S. say the technology now exists now to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, starting with cells taken from cows, chickens, pigs, fish or other animals.
Growing meat without the animal would not only reduce the need for the animals -- which often are kept in less than ideal conditions -- but may also address a number of environmental ills blamed on meat production.
Cultured meat could also be tailored to be healthier than farm-raised meat, while satisfying the increasing demand for protein by the world's growing population, proponents say.
Industrializing the process could involve growing muscle cells on large sheets or beads suspended in a growth medium.
Once the cells have grown enough, they could be scraped off and packaged. If edible sheets or beads are used, all of it could be eaten.
But butchers and vegetarians are just two groups of people who are yet to be convinced.
"To he honest anything they can do with test tubes or whatever, it can't be made," butcher Rodney Macken said.
"I don't like eating a cow that's been pumped full of growth hormones that artificially grow it so it gets onto our plates quicker," a diner said. " I would feel the same about a lump of meat that had been pumped full of chemicals and that had been artificially modified."
Supporters also said growing meat would reduce the number of animals killed and cut environmental waste that comes from livestock.
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