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NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. -- A kennel operator faces nine charges for events that allegedly took place in April and May.
Kathy Jo Bauck, 52, who operates Pick of the Litter Inc, is charged with five counts of animal cruelty, two counts of torture and two counts of practicing veterinary medicine without a license, Otter Tail County District Court documents show.
The charges came after a kennel worker approached authorities and said he saw several instances of animal cruelty at the kennel, County Attorney David Hauser said this past week..
The kennel worker, identified in court papers as Jason Smith of the Companion Animal Protection Society, complained to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department on May 13 and gave investigators video and audio footage he captured with a recorder. He also took photos and video footage of two instances with a cell phone, court papers said.
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This is not the first time Bauck has been accused of these charges.
Bauck pleaded guilty May 19 to one charge of practicing veterinary medicine without a license. She served 10 days in jail with 110 days stayed, and was fined $900 and given two years of probation.
The state Board of Veterinary Medicine also took action against Bauck in October 2006.
