<div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California was relieved to hear the arrest announcement of a suspect in Buddy's case. <span style="font-size:15px;line-height:17px;font-family:Calibri">We are devastated that this crime ever took place and that the suspect is someone who was entrusted to love and cherish Buddy. At the same time we are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support we have experienced and the donations that came in to support Buddy. The response from all over the world has been inspiring.</span></div>
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<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">BHRSC is devoted to the safety and protection of all the hounds in our care. We take all of the safety precautions possible,holding all adopters to an extensive screening process and home visit to ensure that our hounds are going to wonderful, loving homes. This home was no exception. Despite all our best efforts there are some things, such as this horrific tragedy, that can never been imagined </span>or foreseen. BHRSC is dedicated to upholding the highest adoption standards and procedures possible for each of our hounds.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Nothing we can do will ever bring Buddy back, but what we can do is use all donations made in support of Buddy to create a fund for abused hounds; the sole purpose being to provide medical treatment to dogs who have suffered abuse. <span style="background-color:transparent">Unfortunately, some of the hounds that come into our care are victims of abuse. Reward money that was pledged by Crime Stoppers, In Defense of Animals and other organizations has remained in their care and would have been awarded if someone gave information that lead to the arrest. Since, this did not happen, the reward money pledged by those organizations, will remain with them.</span></p>
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<div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We all have so many questions regarding this case. BHRSC lead the campaign to find Buddy's killer when we were made aware that the Delgado Family choose to grieve privately. BHRSC has reached out to them several times during the course of the investigation, but their responses were limited. BHRSC had no inside information regarding this case. BHRSC could not stay quiet. We had to do something and we chose to raise awareness in the community and that is what happened. BHRSC sincerely thanks all the Ventura County authorities involved that collected evidence and diligently worked on making an arrest. BHRSC remains committed to Buddy's case and keeping all of our supporters informed.</div>
<div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Thanks,<br><br>Melissa Ruthenbeck-Chiaramonte<br>
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