

KPBS Two goldendoodles rescued by the Animal Pad in San Diego County, Calif.

“Annette Christine Sticks, Annette Friedrich, Christina Sticks, Holly Smith.”

"I have so many aliases on this woman, so many different places that she's gone,” Sullivan added. She had been been investigating Rosenow while she lived in her jurisdiction. “I knew before you even said her name who it was,” Sullivan said. In 2018, six of Rosenow’s dogs died in a hot car in Albuquerque after she says they were abandoned by the person she hired to transport them to Texas, court records show. Charges against Rosenow in that case were dismissed.Ĭindi Sullivan is director of Torrance County Animal Services in New Mexico, one of many counties Rosenow is known to have run her breeding business. She pleaded guilty to 11 of the counts - fined and sentenced to 23 days in jail, according to court records. And a magistrate judge ruled she cannot own animals anywhere in the United States, the records show. In 2017, the state of New Mexico charged Rosenow with 61 violations relating to license and rabies requirements. And her activities haven’t been limited to Mexico - for years she ran breeding operations in the United States. This isn’t the first time Rosenow has run afoul of the law. You can also fill out an online form here or complete and mail or drop off a hard copy of this PDF. To report suspected animal abuse, call San Diego Humane Law Enforcement at (619) 299-7012 and press 1. KPBS was unable to obtain records relating to her detention. Rosenow also said she was detained by Mexican immigration authorities and is now in Germany. She added that she has no felonies for animal abuse and is being slandered. She said the puppies in the freezer died of parvovirus, a virulent canine disease.

Instead, she has in recent weeks defended herself through text messages. Rosenow initially agreed to an interview with KPBS, but later changed her mind. Boticcelli said many of the dogs had to be sedated to remove the matted fur tearing their skin. Some dogs were defecating rocks eaten out of hunger. They were starved.”īotticelli shared images and video with KPBS that showed dog skulls on the property and the bodies of several puppies in a freezer. It was a sick situation and very, very sad. “Any mom that was giving birth - the other dogs were eating the puppies. “Annette told me this directly, that they would be fighting over food to the point where they were killing each other,” Botticelli said. KPBS The vet team at Animal Pad cares for a goldendoodle rescue.
