Niemuth Case
Town of Royalton, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Court Access Website Links:
Brian
Niemuth - convicted - 2 yrs probation with many conditions. Motion hearing
set for June 12, 9am. See below.
Jennifer
Niemuth - convicted - 2 yrs probation with many conditions. Motion hearing
set for June 12, 9am. It's expected that they will ask for sentencing to be
reduced and the subject of restitution will likely come up..
Duane
Niemuth - Charges were dismissed until only 2 remained, and he was found
"Not Guilty" on both.
Clifford
Niemuth Charges were dismissed until only 3 remained. He was found "Not
Guilty" on the ones relating to the outside dog. He was found "Guilty" on the
one count relating to the guinea pig housing conditions. Sentencing set for
June 12, 9am. Also, the subject of restitution will likely come up.
Sandra
Niemuth - All Counts dismissed.
Other:
Niemuth's Listing on Pet-Abuse.com
Critter Hotel Article
How You Can Help
1) WRITE LETTERS. I've put addresses below to help you
out with this.
2) Sponsor and/or adopt an animal. There are still a few cockatiels, approximately
14 hamsters, and a couple of guinea pigs that need homes.
3) I recommend sending donations directly to:
Humane Society of Waupaca County-
PO Box 145, Waupaca WI 54981
Baraboo Guinea Pig Rescue-
1410 Evergreen Drive, Baraboo, WI 53913
Adoption information on most of these animals can be found on The
Adoption Page of WaupacaPets.com.
Download and print one of these posters, and post it where ever you can. It
will help us find homes for some of these little animals!
Poster for Guinea Pig Adoptions
Poster for Guinea Pig and Hamster Adoptions
Here is a Poster
about Hoarding you can download, print, and post on public bulletin boards!
Tell all your friends about all of the above and encourage them to write some
letters as well! Even if you just write one letter and CC it to the judges and
the DA's office, that would be extremely helpful!
EMAIL ME if you have questions.
I will try to answer emails in a timely fashion.
Where to direct letters:
The Waupaca County Judge that these cases have been assigned to:
Hon. Raymond S. Huber
District Attorney- John P. Snider
Assistant District Attorney- James H. Fassbender (this is the one assigned to
this case)
To send a letter to the above Judge or DA's office, send it in care of:
Waupaca County Courthouse
811 Harding St.
Waupaca, WI 54981
The Clerk of the Circuit Courts informs me that none of the above accept email
correspondence, it must be sent via US Postal Service.
Postcards you can download (Word .doc format), print, fold, tape or
glue, sign, and send. If a window comes up asking for authentication, just click
Cancel. You may have to click "Run" to get it to open, or try saving
to your desktop and open file with Microsoft Word. Older versions of Word might
have trouble opening them.
Pregnant Guinea Pig Postcard . Kitten
Postcard . Crowded Guinea Pig Postcard
If you feel like writing the local newspaper:
Waupaca County Post
Robert Cloud, Editor
PO Box 152, Waupaca, WI 54981
Email for Waupaca Post/Weyauwega
Chronicle - these are weekly newspapers, deadline is noon Monday
Letters to the editor should include your full name, signature, address and
phone number. Your name will be printed, address and phone number is not.
Email for the Appleton Post Crescent
- this is a daily newspaper that is widely-read in this area
Email for the Iola Herald and Manawa
Advocate
Press-Star
Bill Melendes, Editor
416 W North Water Street
P.O. Box 283
New London, WI 54961
Email
Deadline 5pm Monday for Thursday paper.
Monica's Most CURRENT Opinions and Updates:
Update: 6/3/06
With all DUE respect to the parties responsible for prosecuting these cases,
WHAT THE ^%&@????!!!!
Out of LITERALLY hundreds of photographs of approximately 500 animals, the
majority of whom were in various stages of OBVIOUS abuse and/or neglect , why
did the jury only see less than 20 photos?
Oh ya, that's because the State was not allowed to enter into evidence photos
that didn't pertain to the specific animals in the measly handful of complaints
rought against these people! So, here's the Million Dollar Question- WHY, oh
WHY didn't the State file more charges against them? Did we not BEG you to do
so?
I recently heard the ADA handling this case say that he'd been in courtrooms
for over 20 years. How in the World did he believe the jury would ever get a
clear picture of the goings-on at the Neimuth residence if the State wasn't
allowed to enter into evidence the sheer NUMBER of animals that were under Neimuth's
supposed "care"?
Is the District Attorney's office really SO busy that they don't have time
to devote anything resembling adequate time to a case of this magnitude
that has cost the State, local taxpayers, and private donors from all over the
place what is surely somewhere in the hundreds of thousands of dollars? I wish
someone would figure out that dollar amount, because I sure as heck would like
to know! This is one of those times when you really needed to GET IT RIGHT the
first time, or it's going to come back to haunt you. And mark my words- it will
probably happen ALL over again!
I could go on and on about THAT, but I think I'll switch gears and address
some whining from the Defense.
It is my personal opinion that "we" who are looking out for the welfare
of the animals, at NO time did anything that was an attempt to interfere with
JUSTICE. In fact, we're far less guilty of that than your average Defense attorney
is during Closing Arguments. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with constituents
letting elected officials know how they feel about something- how else will
they be able to effectively represent us? For the record, I was the one who
first started publicly encouraging everyone to write letters. So, if anyone's
to blame for that, it's me- a fact I'm quite proud of. I'm also quite proud
of the fact that I put up this website and started collecting information for
it and editorializing without any encouragement from anyone until after the
fact. Last time I checked, we still had freedom of speech in this country.
Many of those who wrote were in the trenches of this thing- cleaning up messes
that should never had been made. WE were the ones dealing with the parasites,
the disgusting cages, the health problems, and the euthanasia of the ones who's
suffering was so great we could not prolong it! And, I might add, most of us
(if not all) were not drawing pay from the State- we did it out of the goodness
of our hearts because we love and respect these animals. The animals are the
REAL vicitims here, and who is better qualified to speak in their defense than
WE are? If you think we're just going to take this lying down, you're wrong.
We are feeling like victims ourselves, and we are pretty outraged about it.
So, what do we do now? I KNOW!! We have about a week before Clifford's case
proceeds to sentencing, and Jennifer and Brian have a motion hearing. Let's
WRITE MORE LETTERS! FYI, when you send one to Judge Huber, it also is distributed
to all the relevent attorneys and the DA's office- so one letter to Judge Huber
can get alot of mileage. Letters complaining to the DA's office about the negligent
handling of this case are probably in order, don't ya'll think? I personally
think it would be a good idea to drive that point home now, because we'll probably
starting this all over again in a couple of years and we'd like for them to
be better prepared next time. If you're feeling especially inspired, some Letters
to the Editor would get alot of mileage as well.
IF YOU HAPPENED TO SERVE ON THE JURY OF THIS CASE, and would like to tell the
rest of the world what you THINK of it all, PLEASE contact
me, as I would love to interview you. I will be happy to keep your name
confidential if that is your preference, but you will have to prove who you
are to me before I post anything for you.
I will be posting more tidbits, hopefully including some photos, here this
week- stay tuned.
Update 4/4/06
Brian and Jennifer both plead No Contest to 2 of the charges and were Found
Guilty of them. The rest of the charges were dropped, but read in for sentencing.
Mugshots and details below.
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The court orders sentence withheld and placed on probation
for 2 years on ea. count, concurrent.
Conditions: Pay the costs of the action ea. count $88.00
Order for payment of restitution jaint and several with each other and co-defendants
if ultimately convicted.
Amount to be determined at a later hearing.
Participate in an assessment / counseling as directed by probation agent
and follow thru with treatment recommendaions arising from such assessment.
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Direct def. to continue with mental health counseling
currently receiving and medicine prescribed in a manner directed by physician.
Direct defendant to perform 75 hours of CSW.
Direct defendant surrender to the Humane Society all animals except for
2 dogs and 2 cats. - and they may only keep if spayed or neutered.
Can not accept additional animals during term of probation.
Must care for the animals. If the agent observes any maltreatment - they
shall be forfeited.
Defendant may also keep (1) ferret.
Restitution Hearing set for 05/12/06 at 3:00 p.m.
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This little guy is currently staying
with me. He and his brother were in pretty rough shape when they came out
of the Niemuths'. His brother got better soon after, but this little guy
ended up going through sub Q fluids and 5 rounds of antibiotics, and still
was failing to thrive. I brought him home where he could get more one-on-one.
I had to hand feed him when he first got here. His appetite had dwindled
to practically nothing. He is finally growing and thriving again, but it's
been a long, rough road....and he still weighs only about 1/3 of what he
should. His brother has already found a new home, and we will probably adopt
this little guy. As you can see, he likes it on our bed! |
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