Please visit Great Lakes Mastiff Rescue at www.GLMR.org to see their available dogs, donate or to become a volunteer.
In 2007, Higgins sued me for slander, libel, defamation of character and loss of income for placing the above info on my website. He claimed that because I shared the condition his kennel and dogs were in, no reputable breeders would deal with him and he couldn't sell his puppies for as much as he had planned. When he found out that I had pictures, vet reports, etc well documented, Mr. Higgins offered to drop the charges (twice) if I paid him a couple thousand dollars in cash, then one thousand dollars, and agreed not to counter sue him. Of course I refused and wanted my day in court, so I could make it public record the condition Tessa came to us in. Our case went to court today, and it was almost comical to watch his own witnesses say negative things about him and his dogs' living conditions, watch him get caught up in his lies and watch him change his story over and over. Needless to say, Higgins LOST. I am so happy for poor Tessa, who has a much better life now. 4-16-09
