Animal abuser in trouble again

By Jameson Cook

A woman convicted of abusing animals at her Sterling Heights kennel in 2008 faces a probation violation hearing for keeping two pets and an unregistered handgun in her Sanilac County home.

Lorri Nichiow-Brubaker, 50, appeared in front of a Macomb County judge twice in October and again last week, and is scheduled to face a Jan. 21 hearing. She was released on a $10,000 personal bond and was referred for a mental competency evaluation.

Nichiow-Brubaker's Lornich Kennels was raided in April 2008, and police found ill-treated animals, mostly dogs. She was ordered in July 2008 to serve five years probation and pay $17,500 in restitution after she pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, the second time she been convicted of the charge.

Probation conditions prevent her from living with or caring for animals, and Judge David Viviano said at the time he would sentence her to jail time if she violated probation conditions and if he saw her "handling animals improperly."..." More

Cats, dogs taken from hotel are euthanized

Veterinarian says conditions didn't allow adoptions

Maureen Feighan

Warren -- Forty-six cats and four dogs taken from a Warren motel room earlier this week have been euthanized after a veterinarian at the Macomb County Animal Shelter determined they weren't adoptable, the county's chief animal control officer said.

The animals were assessed Thursday by a veterinarian at the shelter who deemed their "overall condition was poor" based on age and temperament, said Sue Jeroue.

"The dogs were very aggressive," Jeroue said.

Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said the animals were found Tuesday inside a room at the Motel 6 on Chicago Road. Police went to the motel room to check on a 45-year-old Sterling Heights woman after a friend of the woman called police, worried about her condition..." More