NORWICH – The Chenango County SPCA will continue to have control of the 76 Pomeranians seized in the Steven W. Fong case, pursuant to an order to show cause with a temporary stay issued by Chenango County Supreme Court Judge Kevin M. Dowd.

The ruling, which was filed with the Chenango County Clerk’s Office today, stays an order issued on Jan. 9 by Town of Greene Court Judge Dante Acunto. Acunto’s order attempted to reverse a decision made by Judge John Weidman in the civil proceedings between Fong and the SPCA, which placed possession and control of the animals with that agency.

When Acunto denied a request by the District Attorney’s office to revisit the issue in mid-January, Assistant District Attorney Steven Dunshee filed a Notice to Show Cause with the higher court.