Breeder dumps unsold dogs at shelter

DOOR TONIGHT EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR CONFRONTS A DOG BREEDER WHO HAS BEEN DUMPING DOZENS OF FULL GROWN LABS OFF AT ALBUQUERQUE S SHELTER WE ASK HIM POINT-BLANK IF HE S AN IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDER ABUSING ALBUQUERQUE S OPEN ARMS POLICY ERIC KAHNERT IS LIVE AT THE CITY S EAST SIDE SHELTER WITH HIS RESPONSE ERIC JUST A FEW HOURS AGO THE GUY DROPPED OFF 10 MORE LABS HERE HE SAYS HIS DOG BREEDING BUSINESS IN SPRINGER HAS GONE BELLY UP BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY NOW HE S FLOODING THE SHELTER HERE — WITH HIS EXTRA DOGS 12 come on that s a girl -1 ONE BY ONE BREEDER GALEN ROUMPF DRAGGED HIS LABS INTO THE EAST SIDE ANIMAL SHELTER THIS IS THE THIRD FRIDAY IN A ROW ROUMPF DUMPED THE DOGS OFF — 33 LABS IN ALL 59 how come you re bringing in so many labs I m moving back to Albuquerque You re moving back to Albuquerque -6 FOR 14 YEARS ROUMPF HAS BEEN BREEDING LABS IN SPRINGER NOW HE S GETTING RID OF HIS BUSINESS AND HIS LABS 15 51 do you think you re burdening the shelter by dropping off so many dogs they said they ve had luck with them and that s what I m looking for -10 TRUE THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET THE LABS OUT THE DOOR QUICKLY BUT ONLY AFTER THE CITY PAYS TO SPAY NEUTER AND EXAMINE THEM 11 21 we know in the past when he s brought these pets we can adopt them out -5 there we go -1 ROUMPF SAYS PEOPLE ARE BUYING FEWER DOGS AND COSTS TO FEED THEM AND TAKE CARE OF THEM HAVE GONE UP 1 49 with the economy the way it is it s getting tough -3 THE DOG KENNELS ON ROUMPF S TRAILER WERE SO TIGHTLY PACKED 7 59 come here -2 HE HAD TO SQUEEZE SOME OF THE DOGS OUT 8 41 she s getting scraped up getting scraped up -2 14 12 have you said hey look enough is enough What would you say What could we say obviously the gentleman has been doing this for a while what could I possibly say to him -12 15 22 do you feel like you re a responsible breeder Yeah If you re a responsible breeder how come your dropping off so many dogs 33 in the past 3 weeks Because we re going broke -10 ROUMPF SAYS HE STILL HAS 20 LABS AT HIS PLACE IN SPRINGER FOR THE MOST PART THE LABS ARE PRETTY HEALTHY AND WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION HERE REPORTING LIVE FROM THE EAST SIDE SHELTER EKEYWN4