Mr. Fenstermacher should educate himself with the facts before denouncing the SPCA and the Department of Agriculture for doing their jobs (“In the case vs. Levi Kaufman, the SPCA is not what I thought” – Tri County Record Vol. 30, Issue 50, Dec. 11, 2012, Page A14 or online at http://bit.ly/WQNb7Y ).

This letter contains facts taken directly from the Kennel Inspections of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dog Law Enforcement Office Website. To view the inspection records for Hill Top Farm Kennel online go to https://www.padogs.state.pa.us/PublicKennels/SearchKennelInspections.aspx and search for Hill Top Farm Kennel, or License # 04370.

I have taken the liberty condensing reports to save space and omit the legal jargon. The PA Dept. of Agriculture had been to the property 5 times in 2012. The normal is twice a year. The Kennel was in violation of the law on all occasions. These violations included veterinary issues which included poor health of the animals, lack of rabies vaccines, and temperature of the facility, paperwork, and unfettered access to an outdoor exercise area. During one inspection the kennel owner became argumentative, and at one point during the course of the inspection refused to help identify dogs that the dog wardens and state veterinarian wanted to examine physically. The kennel owner failed to apply for a new kennel license after an increase in total dog numbers within seven days of the increase.