License hearing set for Pet Rescue

By staff reports
Suburban Life Publications
Mon Dec 15, 2008, 02:34 PM CST

Bloomingdale, IL -
Officials from a controversial Bloomingdale animal shelter are scheduled to appear Wednesday before a judge in Springfield to determine the future of the shelter’s state license.
Pet Rescue, 151 N. Bloomingdale Road, had its license from the Illinois Department of Agriculture suspended last month after a fourth citation for violating state animal care laws, according the department. But the license was reinstated last month after an attorney for the shelter argued that the suspension was premature and should only come after a fourth conviction for a violation.
The judge will decide Wednesday whether to uphold the suspension.
In addition to the license suspension, there are criminal charges pending against the shelter and two of its officials.
Director Penny Horak, 69, of Winfield and president Dale Armon, 74, of Berkeley each have been charged with 16 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and violation of owners’ duties. Their trial is scheduled for March 23.
The village of Bloomingdale also plans to re-examine the shelter’s special-use zoning permit. A hearing date has not been set for that matter.