SHEBOYGAN — A Sheboygan couple has been charged after investigators found multiple dead and half-eaten animals on their property. Investigators say Jerome and Lisa Doornek’s home was filled with animal feces, trash and mold.
A criminal complaint says on Nov. 6, Sheboygan County officials were called to Jerome and Lisa Doornek’s home off Rangeline Road in the Town of Hermann, for a report of a pony believed to be in poor condition. A deputy searched the property and found a pony that had “extremely overgrown hooves.” The criminal complaint says Lisa was aware the hooves were too long, however she and Jerome had recently moved and the animals had been pushed to “the back burner.”
Months later, on March 28, deputies returned to the Doornek’s property for a follow-up investigation. This time, officials immediately noticed the conditions on the property had “deteriorated significantly.”
According to the criminal complaint, a search of the property uncovered multiple dead animals and several animals that weren’t being taken care of properly.
Officials say a pen that previously contained multiple ducks, geese, and chickens only had one or two geese and one or two chickens in it. A deputy found two dead ducks laying on top of each other in the corner of a shed. It also appeared the live chickens and geese didn’t have much food in the feeder and the water dish was frozen solid.
Inside the home, it got worse.
According to a criminal complaint, investigators were immediately hit with the smell of animal waste, garbage and moldy food. Authorities found numerous animal cages and aquariums. The criminal complaint says the cages contained approximately six to eight quails, one parrot and one parakeet. Officials say their cages were covered in bird feces, dirt and moldy food and the aquariums were full of green, moldy water.
Investigators say the home contained piles of clothes, garbage and moldy animal food.
A large white dog was found sitting in a cage in the living room, investigators say but the cage was not much bigger than the dog — making it hard for it to move around. Three small dogs and a larger poodle-type dog were also inside the home. All the dogs, according to the criminal complaint, had long, matted hair, long nails and were breathing heavily.
Investigators say 12 to 15 cats were found inside the home, including a mother cat with a litter of young kittens. In one room, officials located several cages with chicks inside.
In the basement, officials say the smell got even worse. The entire floor, according to the complaint, was covered in a mixture of mud and animal waste. On top of that, officials say large spots of white mold were growing. A cage was found in the corner of the basement containing “several” dead ferrets. Also in the basement, officials found approximately five to seven dead chickens.
Authorities then moved to the barn, where they located multiple cages containing rabbits. Two of the rabbits were dead, and none of the cages had food. Officials say there were several dead and partially-eaten rabbits in two of the cages. While looking at the rabbits, the complaint says they were running back and forth frantically and jumping against the bars of the cage like they were “desperate for food.”
Authorities, along with the Wisconsin Humane Society, found a single bag of hay in the barn and fed it to the animals. All of the animals began drinking and eating immediately. Officials say some of the rabbits drank for several minutes straight after getting water.
While authorities were searching the farm, Lisa Doornek arrived home. When officials told her she was under arrest for mistreatment of animals and they were being seized, she informed them more chicks were in her vehicle. When investigators told Jerome about some of the dead animals on his property, he replied, “I didn’t realize there were that many.”
Jerome and Lisa Doornek have both been charged with three counts of mistreatment of animals.
The couple is due in court on Monday, April 1.
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