Gratitude Farms
Gratitude Farms, in East Bethel, Minnesota, is run by Mark and Tammy Gimpl and began as a dog-breeding operation around 2008. Its South African Boerboel breeding was an early, limited chapter (roughly 2008 to 2011); the operation later shifted to Cane Corsos and other breeds and now functions primarily as a dog rescue, rehoming, and municipal animal-control service rather than a Boerboel breeding program. Independent records document several disputes over the years, including a 2011 South African Boerboel puppy deposit that a buyer reported was never refunded, which the owner publicly contested. In early 2025 the Anoka County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at the farm after Tammy Gimpl declined to surrender dogs, which had been surrendered to her shelter, that the office sought for a cruelty investigation. In May 2025 the City of East Bethel revoked a horse-related interim use permit, and in July 2025 the city revoked the farm's animal-control interim use permit while Gimpl faced two criminal charges, theft (moving property without consent) and obstructing the legal process. No active South African Boerboel breeding was found; the kennel's most recent public activity consists of dog-food sales and dog-rehoming posts on its Facebook page in mid-2026.
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