Pet Company Tries to Get Seized Animals Back
Ten people are scheduled to testify in the Pet Company hearing in Judge Sherry Paty's court.
This is a direct response to the McKamey Animal Center removing its animals on June 15th.
The hearing started around 10:30 Thursday morning and is to determine what happens to the animals.
However due to the number of witnesses and time of testimony, Judge Paty limited testimony to three people. The hearing will resume next Monday morning at 11:30.
Executive Vice President of United Pet Supply Company, Incorporated, Chris Brooks flew down from New Jersey for this hearing.
An attorney for McKamey says on the day of removal, the temperature was 85 degrees or hotter in the isolation room.
Brooks acknowledged one of the two AC compressor's at the store wasn't working. He added he checked the temperature after he arrived a day after the animals were removed. Brooks says a thermometer read 79 degrees. On the 17th of June, Brooks said the air conditioning unit was repaired.
McKamey attorney Mark Litchford said in opening arguments that the AC not working for two weeks was one of five conditions meeting removal requirements.
Additional details in a live report on NewsChannel 9 at 5:00 and 6:00.
