MONROE - New evidence entered Wednesday, Dec. 28, in Green County Court suggests a woman charged with animal mistreatment has a history of neglecting Great Dane dogs.
Kathy J. Williams, 55, is scheduled for a jury trial in late February on five counts of mistreating animals and two counts of providing animals with insufficient ventilation. She and three others were charged after 42 dogs, mostly Great Danes, were seized in May from a rural home near Brodhead. Williams pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Williams was cited multiple times in Fitchburg and in Madison in 2006 and 2007 for animal neglect, according to accounts from Fitchburg Police and Dane County Animal Control presented as evidence in the case by the prosecution.
A City of Fitchburg building inspector denied a kennel application for her then-residence on Lacy Road in October 2007 after finding 14 Great Danes living "in various rooms in the first floor and basement" with "strong odors of urine, piles of feces and an infestation of flies."
She was cited for barking dogs on several occasions in the weeks following the inspection.
Earlier that year, Williams was reportedly keeping 15 Great Danes at a residence on Madison's west side. Animal control officers responded to numerous complaints that the dogs were "running at large, biting neighbors and pedestrians."
In the early months of 2006, Dane County Animal Control found 20 adult and puppy Great Danes in her care at a residence on Madison's south side.
Officers "observed piles of feces in the yard around the residence after responding to numerous complaints that said Great Dane dogs were running at large and creating a nuisance in the neighborhood."
Care for the dogs seized in May has cost the county almost $48,000. The Green County Humane Society has found homes for all eligible dogs (and their 17 puppies) except for one, Elle, a 1-year-old Great Dane.
Of the three others charged with mistreating the dogs, Allyson Williams and Donovan Williams were found guilty on some counts and are currently in deferred prosecution. Melissa Harrel has an evidentiary hearing scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13.
Williams has a motion hearing on Feb. 16, and is scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, Feb. 29.
- Katjusa Cisar
Kathy J. Williams, 55, is scheduled for a jury trial in late February on five counts of mistreating animals and two counts of providing animals with insufficient ventilation. She and three others were charged after 42 dogs, mostly Great Danes, were seized in May from a rural home near Brodhead. Williams pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Williams was cited multiple times in Fitchburg and in Madison in 2006 and 2007 for animal neglect, according to accounts from Fitchburg Police and Dane County Animal Control presented as evidence in the case by the prosecution.
A City of Fitchburg building inspector denied a kennel application for her then-residence on Lacy Road in October 2007 after finding 14 Great Danes living "in various rooms in the first floor and basement" with "strong odors of urine, piles of feces and an infestation of flies."
She was cited for barking dogs on several occasions in the weeks following the inspection.
Earlier that year, Williams was reportedly keeping 15 Great Danes at a residence on Madison's west side. Animal control officers responded to numerous complaints that the dogs were "running at large, biting neighbors and pedestrians."
In the early months of 2006, Dane County Animal Control found 20 adult and puppy Great Danes in her care at a residence on Madison's south side.
Officers "observed piles of feces in the yard around the residence after responding to numerous complaints that said Great Dane dogs were running at large and creating a nuisance in the neighborhood."
Care for the dogs seized in May has cost the county almost $48,000. The Green County Humane Society has found homes for all eligible dogs (and their 17 puppies) except for one, Elle, a 1-year-old Great Dane.
Of the three others charged with mistreating the dogs, Allyson Williams and Donovan Williams were found guilty on some counts and are currently in deferred prosecution. Melissa Harrel has an evidentiary hearing scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13.
Williams has a motion hearing on Feb. 16, and is scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, Feb. 29.
- Katjusa Cisar