A 600-dog kennel has tongues wagging; Foes of the facility proposed near Little Falls, Minn., worry about debarking and waste. The owner says he will run a humane operation.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | January 25, 2006| | Copyright

Byline: Paul Levy; Staff Writer

A proposed breeding kennel with 600 small dogs has some rural Morrison County neighbors and others speaking out - in part, because at least some of the animals won't be able to speak for themselves.

"It would be deafening to hear that many dogs bark, but the [kennel] owner's idea to have some of them debarked just doesn't seem fair," Vicki Davis, executive director of the Tri-County Humane Society in St. Cloud, said Tuesday. "Dogs bark out of frustration. Some will be in cages. They should be able to bark."

The proposed kennel's size ...

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