Zimmerman was apparently confounded when he was ordered to have 39 of his dogs seen
by a
veterinarian due to flea and fly bites that, rest assured, went above and beyond that of minor skin irritations. Indeed, since dog wardens are now outfitted with digital cameras it would be of tremendous interest to know if photographs of the doomed dogs exist. Nevertheless, Zimmerman contacted a large animal
veterinarian for advice despite the fact that the state's Dog Law requires all
licensed canine kennels to have documentation providing the name and contact information for the
veterinarian of record who cares for the dogs. Could it be that Richard Martrich and Orlando Aguirre, the two dog wardens who had
inspected the kennel over the previous six years, had overlooked this detail and is it possible that the dogs in Zimmerman's care had never been seen
by a
veterinarian?