Pastor kills neighbors puppy
A Tri-Cities pastor admits to killing a neighbor's puppy. He says the dog was getting into his chicken coop and killing his hens.
KEPR Action News got both sides of the story, including the pastor who explains why he did it, and the dog owner who calls it cruel.
"I don't understand how someone could be so cruel and inhumane," Christy Rose said.
Christy Rose says her 6 month old Siberian Husky named "Jack" got out of the yard when she wasn't home.
When she got home, she had a note on her door from her neighbor. It said that her dogs had killed some of his chickens and that she should keep them locked up.
Christy went to her neighbor's house to get the dog.
"He looked at me and said your puppy is no more, he's dead. I looked at him. I was dumb founded and I didn't know what to say or do and I said so you shot my puppy? And he goes no , I used a knife on it, that's all I had," David Rea said.
Christy says her dog's throat was slit.
KEPR Action News went to talk that neighbor.
He is David Rea, Pastor of Tri-Cities Baptist Church.
He wouldn't go on camera, but he spoke to KEPR Action News for 30 minutes outside his home.
This is the story he tells: he says his children saw Jack and another dog jump his fence and start killing his chickens.
He told KEPR Action News he tried to get the dog off the chickens and when that didn't work, he says he had no choice but to kill Jack.
David wouldn't tell KEPR Action News exactly how the dog died, but he says he says it didn't die from a slit throat, he says he put him down "humanely."
David says if he was to do it again, he'd let the dog kill the chickens.
Christy showed KEPR Action News pictures she took of Jack's wounds.
The images are disturbing and were too much to air on TV.
She believes his throat was slit.
David Rea showed KEPR Action News the damage the dog did to one of his chickens.
He had to bury 9 of them.
"He claims to be a preacher for the Tri-Cities Baptist Church, he claims to be a man of God, a man of God would love the animals and respect nature, not horrifically kill something," Christy Rose said.
However, David says he's also lost animals.
He says he had a problem with dogs running loose in the neighborhood.
Christy says this is the first time her dogs had gotten out.
"Before I got home, my puppy was taken care of, without even the option of righting the wrong," Christy Rose said.
Christy says her children are devastated and she's hoping that something will be done before it happens to another family.
David Rea spoke to our partners at the Tri-City Herald on Thursday about a dog he shot that was on his property earlier this year.
When Action News spoke to David Rea on Friday he appeared to tell a story about a third dog he said he killed a couple years ago, when he found it on his property and didn't know where to take it.
He felt shooting it was the humane thing to do.
KEPR Action News went a step further and called the Benton County Sheriff's Department to see if he could face charges, but we have not heard back.
KEPR Action News got both sides of the story, including the pastor who explains why he did it, and the dog owner who calls it cruel.
"I don't understand how someone could be so cruel and inhumane," Christy Rose said.
Christy Rose says her 6 month old Siberian Husky named "Jack" got out of the yard when she wasn't home.
When she got home, she had a note on her door from her neighbor. It said that her dogs had killed some of his chickens and that she should keep them locked up.
Christy went to her neighbor's house to get the dog.
"He looked at me and said your puppy is no more, he's dead. I looked at him. I was dumb founded and I didn't know what to say or do and I said so you shot my puppy? And he goes no , I used a knife on it, that's all I had," David Rea said.
Christy says her dog's throat was slit.
KEPR Action News went to talk that neighbor.
He is David Rea, Pastor of Tri-Cities Baptist Church.
He wouldn't go on camera, but he spoke to KEPR Action News for 30 minutes outside his home.
This is the story he tells: he says his children saw Jack and another dog jump his fence and start killing his chickens.
He told KEPR Action News he tried to get the dog off the chickens and when that didn't work, he says he had no choice but to kill Jack.
David wouldn't tell KEPR Action News exactly how the dog died, but he says he says it didn't die from a slit throat, he says he put him down "humanely."
David says if he was to do it again, he'd let the dog kill the chickens.
Christy showed KEPR Action News pictures she took of Jack's wounds.
The images are disturbing and were too much to air on TV.
She believes his throat was slit.
David Rea showed KEPR Action News the damage the dog did to one of his chickens.
He had to bury 9 of them.
"He claims to be a preacher for the Tri-Cities Baptist Church, he claims to be a man of God, a man of God would love the animals and respect nature, not horrifically kill something," Christy Rose said.
However, David says he's also lost animals.
He says he had a problem with dogs running loose in the neighborhood.
Christy says this is the first time her dogs had gotten out.
"Before I got home, my puppy was taken care of, without even the option of righting the wrong," Christy Rose said.
Christy says her children are devastated and she's hoping that something will be done before it happens to another family.
David Rea spoke to our partners at the Tri-City Herald on Thursday about a dog he shot that was on his property earlier this year.
When Action News spoke to David Rea on Friday he appeared to tell a story about a third dog he said he killed a couple years ago, when he found it on his property and didn't know where to take it.
He felt shooting it was the humane thing to do.
KEPR Action News went a step further and called the Benton County Sheriff's Department to see if he could face charges, but we have not heard back.
Puppy Stolen from Animal Rescue and Skinned
Poor beautiful Jessy
The night before she was due to fly to her new home in Holland, 3 month old puppy Jessy who was being cared for at one of the country's few humane shelters in Upper Bogrov near Sofia, Bulgaria, was killed in a senseless act of revenge brutality against animal rescue efforts which are seen as a waste of resources in Bulgaria. Sick psychopaths broke into the Animal Rescue Sofia shelter last night and skinned her alive, leaving her remains to be found by the volunteers in the morning when they were met with the terrifying sight of her leather skinned head.
Spokesman Svetoslav Petrov from ARS said that there were no traces of blood on the premises so they believe puppy Jessy was taken off premises and her skin and head brought back. He added that a man nicknamed "Chin Lee" has sent a note to ARS describing to them how it was done to "keep the meat tasty and tender".
This was undoubtedly a demonstrative horror action against the current Animal Rights movement in Bulgaria who are seeking to persuade the Bulgarian Government to criminalise animal cruelty.
Pledges are being taken towards a reward to find Jessy's killer and bring them to Justice.
Spokesman Svetoslav Petrov from ARS said that there were no traces of blood on the premises so they believe puppy Jessy was taken off premises and her skin and head brought back. He added that a man nicknamed "Chin Lee" has sent a note to ARS describing to them how it was done to "keep the meat tasty and tender".
This was undoubtedly a demonstrative horror action against the current Animal Rights movement in Bulgaria who are seeking to persuade the Bulgarian Government to criminalise animal cruelty.
Pledges are being taken towards a reward to find Jessy's killer and bring them to Justice.
DO NOT let your cats roam free, this could happen to you
Butchered cat, Harley
Police do not yet know the motive for the savage killing of a cat, which was cut in half and left on its owner's front lawn in Sydney's south-west yesterday morning.
Harley, the 17-year-old short-haired brown cat, was found by its owner in Glenfield about 9am.
She had put it out for the night at midnight, police said.
Harley was "sliced across the middle" and its entrails spread across the lawn, Chief Detective Inspector Mark Brett, the crime manager at Macquarie Fields police station, said.
David O'Shannessy, Chief Inspector at RSPCA, said an autopsy on Harley showed the cat had "significant blunt force trauma to the thoracic cavity and also damage to the spine in that area".
But what caused the injuries was still unknown. While the cat did not appear to have been chopped into two pieces, it also did not look like it was torn in two by another animal, he said.
Harley did not appear to have been run over by a car either, he said.
Mr O'Shannessy said it was not known what time Harley died. He said the cat's pelvis was clear and uninjured and it did not appear to have any head injuries.
Chief Detective Inspector Brett said there were no previous reports of similar incidents in Glenfield and that the cat's owner was not able to identify who might have mutilated her pet.
"It's obviously someone who has been annoyed by it at some stage but we are not in the position at this stage to identify who that person might be because the cat's owner can't assist us with anything in that regard."
Police called for witnesses to come forward and said they believed the alleged attackers may have left the area via Harrow Road.
Mr O'Shannessy said the RSPCA's advice to cat owners in the neighbourhood was to keep their pets under control if they could not supervise them and to lock them up in their homes at night.
The Campbelltown City Council said it had not received any complaints about cats in Glenfield.
It did not have any rules on whether cats have to be kept indoors at night, the council said.
All cat matters were governed under the NSW Companion Animals Act 1998, which stipulates that cats must have identification on them, are banned from certain public places and that notices to pet owners to control their cats can be issued if the cat is deemed to be a "nuisance".
Local veterinarians said they were not aware of other attacks against cats.
Erica Trinder of Cat Rescue said she advised pet adopters to keep their cats indoors at night for their safety.
While cats did not wander far from their owners' homes in the day, "at night they feel safer under the cover of darkness" and could become involved in fights with other cats or get run down by cars, she said.
She said such a degree of violence against a cat was "certainly not what we would normally see".
"I would imagine that somebody who is capable of doing this to a cat would be a very violent person."
Under the NSW Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979, a person convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals could face up to two years' jail.
Comment is being sought from the RSPCA.
Anyone with information can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Harley, the 17-year-old short-haired brown cat, was found by its owner in Glenfield about 9am.
She had put it out for the night at midnight, police said.
Harley was "sliced across the middle" and its entrails spread across the lawn, Chief Detective Inspector Mark Brett, the crime manager at Macquarie Fields police station, said.
David O'Shannessy, Chief Inspector at RSPCA, said an autopsy on Harley showed the cat had "significant blunt force trauma to the thoracic cavity and also damage to the spine in that area".
But what caused the injuries was still unknown. While the cat did not appear to have been chopped into two pieces, it also did not look like it was torn in two by another animal, he said.
Harley did not appear to have been run over by a car either, he said.
Mr O'Shannessy said it was not known what time Harley died. He said the cat's pelvis was clear and uninjured and it did not appear to have any head injuries.
Chief Detective Inspector Brett said there were no previous reports of similar incidents in Glenfield and that the cat's owner was not able to identify who might have mutilated her pet.
"It's obviously someone who has been annoyed by it at some stage but we are not in the position at this stage to identify who that person might be because the cat's owner can't assist us with anything in that regard."
Police called for witnesses to come forward and said they believed the alleged attackers may have left the area via Harrow Road.
Mr O'Shannessy said the RSPCA's advice to cat owners in the neighbourhood was to keep their pets under control if they could not supervise them and to lock them up in their homes at night.
The Campbelltown City Council said it had not received any complaints about cats in Glenfield.
It did not have any rules on whether cats have to be kept indoors at night, the council said.
All cat matters were governed under the NSW Companion Animals Act 1998, which stipulates that cats must have identification on them, are banned from certain public places and that notices to pet owners to control their cats can be issued if the cat is deemed to be a "nuisance".
Local veterinarians said they were not aware of other attacks against cats.
Erica Trinder of Cat Rescue said she advised pet adopters to keep their cats indoors at night for their safety.
While cats did not wander far from their owners' homes in the day, "at night they feel safer under the cover of darkness" and could become involved in fights with other cats or get run down by cars, she said.
She said such a degree of violence against a cat was "certainly not what we would normally see".
"I would imagine that somebody who is capable of doing this to a cat would be a very violent person."
Under the NSW Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979, a person convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals could face up to two years' jail.
Comment is being sought from the RSPCA.
Anyone with information can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Woman Caught Throwing Cat In Garbage Can -- August 21st, 2010
Lola and her owner Darryl
The woman who caused an uproar after she was caught on camera throwing a cat into a wheelie bin has defended her actions, insisting: 'I thought it would be funny.' Bank worker Mary Bale, 45, said she dumped the four-year-old tabby cat Lola in the bin as a joke and 'didn't see what all the fuss was about.'
I don't understand how someone can be SO cruel as to throw a cat (any cat) away like garbage! But what makes this worse for me is this is CLEARLY someone's pet. The cat ran up to her and jumped on the wall to get pats from her. She was extremely sweet and enjoyed the strokes Mary Bale gave her.
The assault on the cat was unexpected and extremely cruel.
The cat (Lola) was trapped in the garbage can for 15 HOURS before her owner was able to find her.
I don't understand how someone can be SO cruel as to throw a cat (any cat) away like garbage! But what makes this worse for me is this is CLEARLY someone's pet. The cat ran up to her and jumped on the wall to get pats from her. She was extremely sweet and enjoyed the strokes Mary Bale gave her.
The assault on the cat was unexpected and extremely cruel.
The cat (Lola) was trapped in the garbage can for 15 HOURS before her owner was able to find her.
Rescued Chimps May Go Back To Inhumane Research Labs
On the day a research chimp named Jaybee was rescued from his stark laboratory cell, he was sitting on the ground inside a makeshift ring he’d assembled from leftover food biscuits. His rescuers instantly realized Jaybee had been trying to make a nest, a security ritual that chimpanzees in the wild perform daily. Alone in his enclosure, the frightened male had been attempting to provide himself some sense of comfort.
For years, Jaybee and hundreds of other captive chimps endured invasive surgeries, toxicology experimentation, sustained temperatures of 150 degrees, disease injection, and sensory deprivation at New Mexico’s Coulston Foundation. Confined against their will, the extreme physical and emotional pain, unrelenting boredom, and heartbreaking loneliness these animals suffered is almost incomprehensible.
In 2002, the Coulston Foundation went bankrupt, and many of the surviving chimps were sent to another laboratory (which has subsequently been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty). Others, like Jaybee, were granted reprieve and have been living in a Save the Chimps facility in Alamogordo, NM. Here, they’ve finally received the proper environmental stimulation, emotional care, and medical treatment they were so long denied.
But some of the chimps, currently "retired" in the Alamogordo Primate Facility, are still “property” of the government. For them, the National Institute of Health has other plans. Already, NIH has sent 14 of the 216 chimpanzees to a Texas laboratory to be used for further research. They intend to move the remaining APF animals there by early 2011.
For some, testing on animals is acceptable if it benefits the human species. That’s not the case here: “While chimps and humans have genetic similarities, they are sufficiently different on a cellular level that using them for research into a long list of infectious diseases has proven fruitless after decades of trying.” In fact, most European countries have outlawed this research, not only because it’s unethical, but because the results have not proven relevant or useful.
Though I personally never support animal testing, this is not an animal advocacy issue. This is a mainstream, moral, and even financial issue in which New Mexico resident and actor Gene Hackman and Governor Bill Richardson have lent their support. There is no gray area when cruelty continues without the explicit gain of knowledge or insight.
Some have argued the chimps deserve to continue this peaceful retirement because they’ve already given so much of their lives. In truth, their lives were not given, but stolen; for that, we can never repay them. And now, after some reprieve, to send these sentient, feeling beings back into the laboratory to experience more terror and pain is not only inexcusable, it is evil.
This is a national issue, so no matter where in the U.S. you live, expressing your opinion can make a difference. You can easily find out how to contact your senators and representatives using this link:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Feel free to use this text in your email:
Please stop the federal government’s plans to relocate 200 chimpanzees at New Mexico’s Alamogordo Primate Facility to a Texas laboratory. In 2002 these chimps were rescued from inhumane conditions, after decades of use as research animals, and have been allowed to live these last years in peace. But now the government plans to send them back to the lab to endure more terror and pain in invasive experiments that bear no significant impact on human health advancement.
Scientists world wide no longer experiment on chimpanzees for not only ethical reasons, but because chimps have not proven adequate models for human health research. We’re the only developed country on Earth still doing so.
I urge you to fulfill the National Institutes of Health’s goal “to exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science” by allowing these chimpanzees to live out their lives in the safety of a sanctuary.
For years, Jaybee and hundreds of other captive chimps endured invasive surgeries, toxicology experimentation, sustained temperatures of 150 degrees, disease injection, and sensory deprivation at New Mexico’s Coulston Foundation. Confined against their will, the extreme physical and emotional pain, unrelenting boredom, and heartbreaking loneliness these animals suffered is almost incomprehensible.
In 2002, the Coulston Foundation went bankrupt, and many of the surviving chimps were sent to another laboratory (which has subsequently been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty). Others, like Jaybee, were granted reprieve and have been living in a Save the Chimps facility in Alamogordo, NM. Here, they’ve finally received the proper environmental stimulation, emotional care, and medical treatment they were so long denied.
But some of the chimps, currently "retired" in the Alamogordo Primate Facility, are still “property” of the government. For them, the National Institute of Health has other plans. Already, NIH has sent 14 of the 216 chimpanzees to a Texas laboratory to be used for further research. They intend to move the remaining APF animals there by early 2011.
For some, testing on animals is acceptable if it benefits the human species. That’s not the case here: “While chimps and humans have genetic similarities, they are sufficiently different on a cellular level that using them for research into a long list of infectious diseases has proven fruitless after decades of trying.” In fact, most European countries have outlawed this research, not only because it’s unethical, but because the results have not proven relevant or useful.
Though I personally never support animal testing, this is not an animal advocacy issue. This is a mainstream, moral, and even financial issue in which New Mexico resident and actor Gene Hackman and Governor Bill Richardson have lent their support. There is no gray area when cruelty continues without the explicit gain of knowledge or insight.
Some have argued the chimps deserve to continue this peaceful retirement because they’ve already given so much of their lives. In truth, their lives were not given, but stolen; for that, we can never repay them. And now, after some reprieve, to send these sentient, feeling beings back into the laboratory to experience more terror and pain is not only inexcusable, it is evil.
This is a national issue, so no matter where in the U.S. you live, expressing your opinion can make a difference. You can easily find out how to contact your senators and representatives using this link:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Feel free to use this text in your email:
Please stop the federal government’s plans to relocate 200 chimpanzees at New Mexico’s Alamogordo Primate Facility to a Texas laboratory. In 2002 these chimps were rescued from inhumane conditions, after decades of use as research animals, and have been allowed to live these last years in peace. But now the government plans to send them back to the lab to endure more terror and pain in invasive experiments that bear no significant impact on human health advancement.
Scientists world wide no longer experiment on chimpanzees for not only ethical reasons, but because chimps have not proven adequate models for human health research. We’re the only developed country on Earth still doing so.
I urge you to fulfill the National Institutes of Health’s goal “to exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science” by allowing these chimpanzees to live out their lives in the safety of a sanctuary.
60 puppies and kittens killed
Aparently, Robeson animal shelter's management has decided to cut corners in its day to day operation by killing off all the dogs under one year of age.Since the PARVO Epidemic there began locally, a lot of heat has been generated about the way they were lackadasically handling the situation, allowing infected dogs to lavish in their cages until death took them naturally!
The following announcement of 'New Policy' Regarding handling all dogs in general,
Already has many Rescuers, pullers and watchdog groups up in Arms...
"Robeson Shelter Per the orders:1: DO NOT adopt any shelter dogs that are less than 1 year old.All shelter dogs less than 1 year should be humanely euthanized.Also any canine exhibiting signs of parvo should be put down immediately.This is a Memo from the vet dated Aug 16 2010... Any questions or concerns you may contact me directly at 910 865 2200"
Causing folks like Susan Barrett to throw their arms up in Disgust...
Susan Barrett; " 60 plus dogs and cats PTS at RCAS.. they just cleanedhouse and put them all to sleep versus seeing who was really sick. Nicegoing !!! Why try and help a shelter who refuses to change.... leavethem to their own demise. They disgust me !!"
At this time, its still building momentum among the concerned public.
Whats really needed immediately tho, is for all of us to go Here Below and Sign this petition....
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/27/animal-cruelty-robeson-nc-shelter/
Thank you for your Time.
The following announcement of 'New Policy' Regarding handling all dogs in general,
Already has many Rescuers, pullers and watchdog groups up in Arms...
"Robeson Shelter Per the orders:1: DO NOT adopt any shelter dogs that are less than 1 year old.All shelter dogs less than 1 year should be humanely euthanized.Also any canine exhibiting signs of parvo should be put down immediately.This is a Memo from the vet dated Aug 16 2010... Any questions or concerns you may contact me directly at 910 865 2200"
Causing folks like Susan Barrett to throw their arms up in Disgust...
Susan Barrett; " 60 plus dogs and cats PTS at RCAS.. they just cleanedhouse and put them all to sleep versus seeing who was really sick. Nicegoing !!! Why try and help a shelter who refuses to change.... leavethem to their own demise. They disgust me !!"
At this time, its still building momentum among the concerned public.
Whats really needed immediately tho, is for all of us to go Here Below and Sign this petition....
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/27/animal-cruelty-robeson-nc-shelter/
Thank you for your Time.
Dog Euthanized by Shelter without Owners Consent
Jamie Enright now knows that the word shelter on the door is not a guarantee there's compassion inside. The New Lenox woman thought she'd found the perfect dog. The copper-and-white Staffordshire bull terrier mix was loving, playful and got along great with her boyfriend Wes Michel's children, 5-year-old Ethan and 3-year-old Laci.
Yet just one week after she'd adopted the dog from the not-for-profit TLC Animal Shelter in Homer Glen, she was telling the kids, "Ollie won't be coming home."
In truth, she said, the dog was dead, put down by the same folks who made her promise to take good care of it.
Ollie's story is tragic, whichever side you choose to believe.
At some point the canine suffered a broken leg, which went unattended. The injury, likely suffered before it was brought to TLC, resulted in a limp and a mass on one of its legs.
It's unclear why the dog was put up for adoption in the first place. Illinois law forbids shelters from adopting out animals that are sick or injured, said Jeff Squibb, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, which oversees animal shelters.
But it's how the matter finally was resolved that reduces Enright to tears.
"I'm just disgusted," she said, through sobs. "They put my dog down."
Upset owner Enright adopted the dog July 9. She signed the papers, plunked down $150 cash and left with the animal. While she was walking Ollie to her car, a visitor to the shelter said it looked like the canine walked with a limp.
Sure enough, over the weekend, she said, the limp became more apparent.
On July 12, she took Ollie, short for Ollie Ollie Oxen Free, to her veterinarian. A growth plate injury was diagnosed, and a $2,000 treatment plan was discussed.
Angry, she said she brought the dog back to TLC on Tuesday to see if the shelter would help pay for treatment.
She said volunteer Dennis Carter Jr., whose parents run the shelter, told her to leave the dog in his care so that the shelter's veterinarian could provide a second opinion. Often, he told her, the shelter could get veterinary services at a discount. Enright said he promised to call her later that day.
He never called, she said.
Finally, just before closing that day, Enright got through on the phone. She said Carter Jr. told her X-rays had been taken but that the shelter's vet had been unavailable. The dog, she was told, would have to stay for a few more days.
Several days and several unanswered calls -- she has them documented on her iPhone -- later, Enright began to get suspicious. On Friday, she sent Michel into the shelter to retrieve the dog.
"I was getting really nervous," she said. "I didn't want Ollie to think we had abandoned him."
Enright said Michel was told the dog was not there.
"Dennis (Carter Jr.) said he had to be put down, that there was nothing they could do," Enright said.
Enright and Michel were stunned at the news. They're still angry.
Although TLC manager Dennis Carter Sr. produced a refund check for Ollie's $150 adoption fee, Enright filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
"They euthanized our dog -- without our consent," Enright said.
Angry shelter staff The Carters won't say which veterinarian diagnosed the dog. Nor will they say when it was put down. "She brought the dog back because she didn't want it," Carter Sr. said.
He insists no one promised to call Enright with a confirming diagnosis.
As for possession, Carter Sr. said no one who adopts from TLC ever takes ownership of an animal.
"The adoption fee they pay is a donation," he said. "We always own the animal. That way we can take it back if the adopters are neglectful or abusive."
Carter Jr. said euthanasia was the best treatment for the dog.
"Its leg had ceased to grow. It was disgusting, all bow-legged," he said.
As the sole owners of the dog, Carter Sr. said, they had every right to put it down. Besides, he added, Enright got her money back.
When asked why no one had called Enright to ask permission or even tell her that the dog was being put to sleep, the shelter manager became enraged and began yelling into the phone.
"There's no law that says I can't euthanize an animal however and whenever I choose to do it. It's my business."
Illinois law Squibb said the agriculture department subscribes to a different view of pet ownership and euthanasia methods. In general, he said, the department considers the adopter to be the owner, although some shelters will add a stipulation that if the adopter ever decides to give up the animal, it must be brought back to the adopting shelter.
The Peoples Animal Welfare Society in Tinley Park has such a stipulation. But volunteer Sue Arends said the shelter pretty much transfers ownership once the animal is adopted out. She also said, at PAWS, a committee determines when an animal must be put down.
Squibb said while it's true a shelter can euthanize an animal for any reason, including sickness or overcrowding, the method used must be humane.
"Illinois statute follows the American Veterinarian Medical Association's guidelines for euthanasia," he said.
The guidelines state that an animal must be put down in a painless manner. They also state that the animal must be handled prior to being put to sleep, to minimize anxiety. Failure to comply can result in animal cruelty charges, he said.
Enright says she'll never know how Ollie was euthanized, because the Carters won't tell her.
The Carters say they don't have to tell anybody how they do business.
Running an animal shelter, after all, doesn't necessarily make you humane.
Yet just one week after she'd adopted the dog from the not-for-profit TLC Animal Shelter in Homer Glen, she was telling the kids, "Ollie won't be coming home."
In truth, she said, the dog was dead, put down by the same folks who made her promise to take good care of it.
Ollie's story is tragic, whichever side you choose to believe.
At some point the canine suffered a broken leg, which went unattended. The injury, likely suffered before it was brought to TLC, resulted in a limp and a mass on one of its legs.
It's unclear why the dog was put up for adoption in the first place. Illinois law forbids shelters from adopting out animals that are sick or injured, said Jeff Squibb, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, which oversees animal shelters.
But it's how the matter finally was resolved that reduces Enright to tears.
"I'm just disgusted," she said, through sobs. "They put my dog down."
Upset owner Enright adopted the dog July 9. She signed the papers, plunked down $150 cash and left with the animal. While she was walking Ollie to her car, a visitor to the shelter said it looked like the canine walked with a limp.
Sure enough, over the weekend, she said, the limp became more apparent.
On July 12, she took Ollie, short for Ollie Ollie Oxen Free, to her veterinarian. A growth plate injury was diagnosed, and a $2,000 treatment plan was discussed.
Angry, she said she brought the dog back to TLC on Tuesday to see if the shelter would help pay for treatment.
She said volunteer Dennis Carter Jr., whose parents run the shelter, told her to leave the dog in his care so that the shelter's veterinarian could provide a second opinion. Often, he told her, the shelter could get veterinary services at a discount. Enright said he promised to call her later that day.
He never called, she said.
Finally, just before closing that day, Enright got through on the phone. She said Carter Jr. told her X-rays had been taken but that the shelter's vet had been unavailable. The dog, she was told, would have to stay for a few more days.
Several days and several unanswered calls -- she has them documented on her iPhone -- later, Enright began to get suspicious. On Friday, she sent Michel into the shelter to retrieve the dog.
"I was getting really nervous," she said. "I didn't want Ollie to think we had abandoned him."
Enright said Michel was told the dog was not there.
"Dennis (Carter Jr.) said he had to be put down, that there was nothing they could do," Enright said.
Enright and Michel were stunned at the news. They're still angry.
Although TLC manager Dennis Carter Sr. produced a refund check for Ollie's $150 adoption fee, Enright filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
"They euthanized our dog -- without our consent," Enright said.
Angry shelter staff The Carters won't say which veterinarian diagnosed the dog. Nor will they say when it was put down. "She brought the dog back because she didn't want it," Carter Sr. said.
He insists no one promised to call Enright with a confirming diagnosis.
As for possession, Carter Sr. said no one who adopts from TLC ever takes ownership of an animal.
"The adoption fee they pay is a donation," he said. "We always own the animal. That way we can take it back if the adopters are neglectful or abusive."
Carter Jr. said euthanasia was the best treatment for the dog.
"Its leg had ceased to grow. It was disgusting, all bow-legged," he said.
As the sole owners of the dog, Carter Sr. said, they had every right to put it down. Besides, he added, Enright got her money back.
When asked why no one had called Enright to ask permission or even tell her that the dog was being put to sleep, the shelter manager became enraged and began yelling into the phone.
"There's no law that says I can't euthanize an animal however and whenever I choose to do it. It's my business."
Illinois law Squibb said the agriculture department subscribes to a different view of pet ownership and euthanasia methods. In general, he said, the department considers the adopter to be the owner, although some shelters will add a stipulation that if the adopter ever decides to give up the animal, it must be brought back to the adopting shelter.
The Peoples Animal Welfare Society in Tinley Park has such a stipulation. But volunteer Sue Arends said the shelter pretty much transfers ownership once the animal is adopted out. She also said, at PAWS, a committee determines when an animal must be put down.
Squibb said while it's true a shelter can euthanize an animal for any reason, including sickness or overcrowding, the method used must be humane.
"Illinois statute follows the American Veterinarian Medical Association's guidelines for euthanasia," he said.
The guidelines state that an animal must be put down in a painless manner. They also state that the animal must be handled prior to being put to sleep, to minimize anxiety. Failure to comply can result in animal cruelty charges, he said.
Enright says she'll never know how Ollie was euthanized, because the Carters won't tell her.
The Carters say they don't have to tell anybody how they do business.
Running an animal shelter, after all, doesn't necessarily make you humane.
Vancouver Firefighter Heartbroken Over Lost Rescue Dog Photos
A Vancouver firefighter is pleading for the return of his stolen laptop, which contains hundreds of irreplaceable photos and a video of his deceased search and rescue dog.
Lt. Flynn Lamont turned his back for mere minutes when a briefcase containing his laptop was taken from the tailgate of his truck around 7 a.m. on Monday. His vehicle was parked at Fire Hall No. 7 located at the corner of Thurlow Street and Haro Street at the time.
"I most dearly want the photos back because I foolishly have left them all in one place, and I unfortunately will kick myself for a number of years for that," Lamont told ctvbc.ca.
Lamont raised Barkley, a purebred golden retriever, since he was a seven-week-old pup. The dog served the Vancouver fire department for 11 years and passed away last August after developing cancer.
"He was instrumental in solving half a dozen or more homicides in the city of Vancouver and local areas," Lamont said.
The firefighter trained Barkley to find decomposing bodies. The dog also helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005.
Lamont told ctvbc.ca he's offering a reward for the return of his grey Toshiba Satellite A300 laptop, no questions asked. He does not want to press charges for theft.
"It's the pictures that I need more than anything and the hardware itself I really don't care about," he said.
Anyone with information on the laptop's whereabouts can contact Vancouver Fire & Rescue through the City of Vancouver by calling 311.
Lt. Flynn Lamont turned his back for mere minutes when a briefcase containing his laptop was taken from the tailgate of his truck around 7 a.m. on Monday. His vehicle was parked at Fire Hall No. 7 located at the corner of Thurlow Street and Haro Street at the time.
"I most dearly want the photos back because I foolishly have left them all in one place, and I unfortunately will kick myself for a number of years for that," Lamont told ctvbc.ca.
Lamont raised Barkley, a purebred golden retriever, since he was a seven-week-old pup. The dog served the Vancouver fire department for 11 years and passed away last August after developing cancer.
"He was instrumental in solving half a dozen or more homicides in the city of Vancouver and local areas," Lamont said.
The firefighter trained Barkley to find decomposing bodies. The dog also helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005.
Lamont told ctvbc.ca he's offering a reward for the return of his grey Toshiba Satellite A300 laptop, no questions asked. He does not want to press charges for theft.
"It's the pictures that I need more than anything and the hardware itself I really don't care about," he said.
Anyone with information on the laptop's whereabouts can contact Vancouver Fire & Rescue through the City of Vancouver by calling 311.
March 30th, 2010 - Death Toll: Inconceivable
It should come to no surprise to people that there are more unwanted pets dumped at shelters than homes to go to. Shelters, all shelters are crammed to overflowing, and don't kid yourself, many shelters claim to be no-kill but aren't. I know this since I know a good many pet rescuers, who yes, work and rescue for so-called no kill shelters, but they have told me that many unwanted pets are killed. The worse-case scenario of course ARE the high kill shelters in which unwanted pets are often only given up to three days to possibly be adopted, then they go to their death and as often the case, not humanely.
I remember it being told to me that for every single pet, cat or dog, to be adopted from every single shelter in the USA, EVERY single person would have to adopt at least nine pets. This is the grim statistics. Is is a wonder then so many unwanted animals are euthanized?
In my contacts with all my various friends who are animal lovers, they are shocked to think that in many of the states in America, the use of the gas chamber is still the preferred method in kill ing the unwanted cats and dogs by the droves and on a weekly basis if not sooner. It's been hard for me to get an exact estimate, but there are only about 18 or so states that no longer sanction euthanizing by gas chamber, while the remainder do. Some of the more "famous" states still using the gas chamber method are Ohio, Kentucky, Utah, and so forth, the worse contender and state still remains North Carolina that leads in the number of shelters statewide that use this horrific form of "euthanizing" And what a joke to call it "euthanasia".
Unlike the usage of an overdose of sodium Phenobarbital and being injected into the animal and is humanely killed within seconds, these poor unfortunate, unwanted animals are rounded up like so much cattle and are shoved into the "Euthanasia Chamber"
Why are there so many unwanted pets you may ask? First, there are the puppy and kitten mills that are still prevalent where animals are bred and bred and bred again, and again and again. Thankfully more and more of these mill type breeders are being shut down. These breeders crank out animals like an assembly line and usually wind up in pet stores for sale. And don't kid yourself, it's not just a little local pet shop, but some of those fancy smanchy pet stores in Beverly Hills, California where the likes of celebrities like Paris Hilton get their dogs from, yet aren't even aware that those animals are coming from puppy/kitten mills.
Then of course, you have people who get pets, and perhaps they are pedigree/purebreed cats or dogs that insist on allowing there pet to breed. Some idiots and yes, I'm outwardly calling them idiots follow the erroneous myth and feel that ALL pets should have at least one litter to make the pet happy and fulfilled--what crap. They are then under the illusion that they will find homes for the puppies or kittens.
The third reason for so many unwanted pets are licensed breeders and people who insist on adopting a pedigree/purebred pet when if they took the trouble, would realize that there are just as many pedigree/purebred pets available at pet shelters and much cheaper. One can oftenget a purebred pet at a shelter for a mere $100 to $200, while buying from a breeder, can cost them up to $1,200 or even more.
FOR EVERY PET, CAT OR DOG, BOUGHT FROM A BREEDER OR PET SHOP IS LITERALLY PUTTING A PET TO DEATH IN A HIGH KILL SHELTER.
HERE ARE SOME GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO UNWANTED PETS THAT ARE KILLED FROM SHELTERS THAT WEREN'T ADOPTED.
The first photo are hundreds and hundreds of dog being dumped in a landfill. These dogs were "euthanized" from high kill shelters and most likely by gas chamber method . Not a pretty picture is it? If you look closely some dogs still have collars on.
This second photo are hundreds of mill animals both cats and dogs "euthanized" and dumped in large barrels
I remember it being told to me that for every single pet, cat or dog, to be adopted from every single shelter in the USA, EVERY single person would have to adopt at least nine pets. This is the grim statistics. Is is a wonder then so many unwanted animals are euthanized?
In my contacts with all my various friends who are animal lovers, they are shocked to think that in many of the states in America, the use of the gas chamber is still the preferred method in kill ing the unwanted cats and dogs by the droves and on a weekly basis if not sooner. It's been hard for me to get an exact estimate, but there are only about 18 or so states that no longer sanction euthanizing by gas chamber, while the remainder do. Some of the more "famous" states still using the gas chamber method are Ohio, Kentucky, Utah, and so forth, the worse contender and state still remains North Carolina that leads in the number of shelters statewide that use this horrific form of "euthanizing" And what a joke to call it "euthanasia".
Unlike the usage of an overdose of sodium Phenobarbital and being injected into the animal and is humanely killed within seconds, these poor unfortunate, unwanted animals are rounded up like so much cattle and are shoved into the "Euthanasia Chamber"
Why are there so many unwanted pets you may ask? First, there are the puppy and kitten mills that are still prevalent where animals are bred and bred and bred again, and again and again. Thankfully more and more of these mill type breeders are being shut down. These breeders crank out animals like an assembly line and usually wind up in pet stores for sale. And don't kid yourself, it's not just a little local pet shop, but some of those fancy smanchy pet stores in Beverly Hills, California where the likes of celebrities like Paris Hilton get their dogs from, yet aren't even aware that those animals are coming from puppy/kitten mills.
Then of course, you have people who get pets, and perhaps they are pedigree/purebreed cats or dogs that insist on allowing there pet to breed. Some idiots and yes, I'm outwardly calling them idiots follow the erroneous myth and feel that ALL pets should have at least one litter to make the pet happy and fulfilled--what crap. They are then under the illusion that they will find homes for the puppies or kittens.
The third reason for so many unwanted pets are licensed breeders and people who insist on adopting a pedigree/purebred pet when if they took the trouble, would realize that there are just as many pedigree/purebred pets available at pet shelters and much cheaper. One can oftenget a purebred pet at a shelter for a mere $100 to $200, while buying from a breeder, can cost them up to $1,200 or even more.
FOR EVERY PET, CAT OR DOG, BOUGHT FROM A BREEDER OR PET SHOP IS LITERALLY PUTTING A PET TO DEATH IN A HIGH KILL SHELTER.
HERE ARE SOME GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO UNWANTED PETS THAT ARE KILLED FROM SHELTERS THAT WEREN'T ADOPTED.
The first photo are hundreds and hundreds of dog being dumped in a landfill. These dogs were "euthanized" from high kill shelters and most likely by gas chamber method . Not a pretty picture is it? If you look closely some dogs still have collars on.
This second photo are hundreds of mill animals both cats and dogs "euthanized" and dumped in large barrels
DO NOT BUY FROM BREEDERS AND PET SHOPS! ADOPT!!!!
Animals Made Into Beer Bottles
A beer served in bottles made from stuffed animals has been criticised as “perverse” and “pushing the boundaries of acceptability”.
The End of History, made by BrewDog of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, is 55% and £500 a bottle.
The bottles have been made using seven dead stoats, four squirrels and a hare, said to be roadkill.
However, Advocates for Animals and Alcohol Focus Scotland both condemned the marketing.
BrewDog claims the beer is the world’s strongest and most expensive.
Its co-founder James Watt said: “We want to show people there is an alternative to monolithic corporate beers, introduce them to a completely new approach to beer and elevate the status of beer in our culture.”
Advocates for Animals policy director Libby Anderson told the BBC Scotland news website: “It’s pointless and it’s very negative to use dead animals when we should be celebrating live animals.
“This seems to be a perverse idea.
“It’s just bad thinking about animals, people should learn to respect them, rather than using them for some stupid marketing gimmick.”
She added: “I think the public would not waste £500 on something so gruesome and just ignore it.”
Barbara O’Donnell, director of services at Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: “This is another example of this company pushing the boundaries of acceptability all in the pursuit of cheap marketing tactics.”
Controversial BrewDog has previously been criticised for 32% and 41% strength beers.
SIGN THE PETITION TO BAN THIS SICK NEW 'TREND'
http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/dead_animal_beer_bottles
The End of History, made by BrewDog of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, is 55% and £500 a bottle.
The bottles have been made using seven dead stoats, four squirrels and a hare, said to be roadkill.
However, Advocates for Animals and Alcohol Focus Scotland both condemned the marketing.
BrewDog claims the beer is the world’s strongest and most expensive.
Its co-founder James Watt said: “We want to show people there is an alternative to monolithic corporate beers, introduce them to a completely new approach to beer and elevate the status of beer in our culture.”
Advocates for Animals policy director Libby Anderson told the BBC Scotland news website: “It’s pointless and it’s very negative to use dead animals when we should be celebrating live animals.
“This seems to be a perverse idea.
“It’s just bad thinking about animals, people should learn to respect them, rather than using them for some stupid marketing gimmick.”
She added: “I think the public would not waste £500 on something so gruesome and just ignore it.”
Barbara O’Donnell, director of services at Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: “This is another example of this company pushing the boundaries of acceptability all in the pursuit of cheap marketing tactics.”
Controversial BrewDog has previously been criticised for 32% and 41% strength beers.
SIGN THE PETITION TO BAN THIS SICK NEW 'TREND'
http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/dead_animal_beer_bottles
Sad Truth About Sow Stalls
Recently I was chatting to a bunch of seemingly well informed people about Food Inc the movie. One of the comments made was that the film was about industrial agricultural in the USA, so wasn’t ‘relevant’ to Australians. It’s interesting to see how very little we actually know about where our food comes from, how it’s produced and how we are willing to believe that it ‘couldn’t happen here’. The truth is often obscured because it’s ugly and bad for business.
Take sow stalls for instance. Until 20 minutes ago I wasn’t familiar with the term, but reading that they are being phasedout in Tasmania brought it to my attention. A quick search in Google returned 254,000 results and after reading a report by the RSPCA in Victoria and others, I can see that this is an extremely barbaric practice – essentially battery farming for pigs – that should be banned immediately (as it has been in the UK and soon the rest of Europe).
The point here is that sadly, as consumers we are intentionally kept in the dark. Should we have the right to know how our food is being produced? Would it make a difference if we did? I think that if we were better informed it would make a huge difference in what we buy and what we feed our families. I expect that like myself, most people would be horrified to know that sow stalls are a perfectly legal and ‘normal’ practice here in Australia and if they did know the facts they would give more consideration to what meat they purchase (or at least make an informed choice one way or the other).
I am no vegetarian, but it seems to me that if we are going to eat our animal friends then we should at least provide them with a natural, stress-free habitat, making sure they are healthy and well looked after. As Joel Salatin points out in Food Inc. “A culture that just uses a pig as a pile of protoplasmic inanimate structure, to be manipulated by whatever creative design the human can foist on that critter, will probably view individuals within its community, and other cultures in the community of nations, with the same type of disdain and disrespect and controlling type mentalities.”
Unfortunately, there are many problems with intensive meat production and animal welfare is just one of them. However, we can make a difference by considering what we choose to buy and who from. Ask your butcher where they source their meat, how the animals were raised, always insist on organic, free range meat and be happy to wear the extra cost.
Take sow stalls for instance. Until 20 minutes ago I wasn’t familiar with the term, but reading that they are being phasedout in Tasmania brought it to my attention. A quick search in Google returned 254,000 results and after reading a report by the RSPCA in Victoria and others, I can see that this is an extremely barbaric practice – essentially battery farming for pigs – that should be banned immediately (as it has been in the UK and soon the rest of Europe).
The point here is that sadly, as consumers we are intentionally kept in the dark. Should we have the right to know how our food is being produced? Would it make a difference if we did? I think that if we were better informed it would make a huge difference in what we buy and what we feed our families. I expect that like myself, most people would be horrified to know that sow stalls are a perfectly legal and ‘normal’ practice here in Australia and if they did know the facts they would give more consideration to what meat they purchase (or at least make an informed choice one way or the other).
I am no vegetarian, but it seems to me that if we are going to eat our animal friends then we should at least provide them with a natural, stress-free habitat, making sure they are healthy and well looked after. As Joel Salatin points out in Food Inc. “A culture that just uses a pig as a pile of protoplasmic inanimate structure, to be manipulated by whatever creative design the human can foist on that critter, will probably view individuals within its community, and other cultures in the community of nations, with the same type of disdain and disrespect and controlling type mentalities.”
Unfortunately, there are many problems with intensive meat production and animal welfare is just one of them. However, we can make a difference by considering what we choose to buy and who from. Ask your butcher where they source their meat, how the animals were raised, always insist on organic, free range meat and be happy to wear the extra cost.
Deer Attacks Dog
Do NOT feed wildlife near your home, no matter how sweet and cute they seem! Wild animals, any wild animal, is a danger for us, our children and our pets! This is what happens when wild animals come into our neighborhoods unafraid. **The dog does live, he's OK, but the attack on him is still very graphic**
Saving the Sea Turtles
A shrimp boat captain in Louisiana hired by BP was blocked from rescuing juvenile Kemp's ridleys that were covered in oil in the Gulf waters. He was captured on video saying that the turtles are being collected in the clean-up efforts and burned up like so much ocean debris with other marine life gathering along tide lines where oil also congregates.
He witnessed BP workers burning turtles caught in the oil booms. Rescue efforts are being ended tomorrow.
STRP's Gulf Director Carole Allen responded to the news by saying "The burning of boom and oil when even one sea turtle was seen in the water is a despicable crime."
STRP's Chris Pincetich has been in communication with both the reporter who shot the interview and the Captain who witnessed the illegal killing of sea turtles, and is making arrangements to ensure that sea turtle rescue efforts are not stopped, and can be performed in areas with boomed oil.
He witnessed BP workers burning turtles caught in the oil booms. Rescue efforts are being ended tomorrow.
STRP's Gulf Director Carole Allen responded to the news by saying "The burning of boom and oil when even one sea turtle was seen in the water is a despicable crime."
STRP's Chris Pincetich has been in communication with both the reporter who shot the interview and the Captain who witnessed the illegal killing of sea turtles, and is making arrangements to ensure that sea turtle rescue efforts are not stopped, and can be performed in areas with boomed oil.
Men Charged With Shooting Caged Dog
Two Toledo men were arraigned Monday on charges that they took turns shooting a German shepherd while the dog was caged and howling in a backyard. The dog, named Sarge, survived six 25-caliber bullets to his head and chest and is now recovering at the Lucas County dog pound.
"He's alive and he's up and walking," Dog Warden Julie Lyle said last night, noting that all six bullets remain lodged inside the dog. "He's a tough guy."
Toledo police on Friday arrested the dog's owner, Lawrence Mick, 57, of 631 Federal St. in East Toledo, and a friend, Adam Collins, 35, of 317 River Place, after witnesses described how the two men "took turns shooting the dog while it was in the cage and the dog was screaming," according to police reports.
Police said the shooting occurred at about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the backyard of the Federal Street address. A neighbor, Melissa Campau, 46, said she called 911 after hearing the dog's first yelp.When Ms. Campau looked out her window, she said, she saw two men standing over the caged dog outside the Federal Street residence where Mick lives with his girlfriend.
"The younger guy shot the dog three or four more times," Ms. Campau said, a reference to Mr. Collins.
Both men went inside the house for a few minutes, before "the older guy [Mick] came out and shot the dog a couple more times."
Friday's shooting followed a June 23 incident in which a South Toledo man and his girlfriend are accused of kidnapping a neighbor's dog and shooting it twice with a 45-caliber handgun. That dog, named Tyson, is expected to live but will be blind in one eye. Parts of the South Toledo incident were caught on video by a neighbor's surveillance cameras.
Both Mick and Mr. Collins were arraigned Monday in Toledo Municipal Court. Mick was held last night in the Lucas County jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond. He's charged with cruelty to animals, discharging a firearm, inducing panic, obstructing official business, and having weapons after previously being convicted on drug charges. He is to appear Monday before Toledo Municipal Judge Timothy Kuhlman.
Mr. Collins pleaded no contest and was found guilty of cruelty to animals, inducing panic, giving false information to a police officer, and discharging firearms. He was released on his recognizance; a hearing date is set for July 21 in Toledo Municipal Court. Mick told police that Sarge had bitten him and that Mr. Collins shot the animal because Mick "felt the dog was vicious." But during an interview with The Blade, Mr. Collins denied that he was the one shooting the dog. He said Sarge had bitten Mick's girlfriend before, and that he was visiting Mick Friday to help move and reinforce the dog's kennel.
Though Sarge was usually calm around Mick, the presence of two people in such close proximity made the dog feel surrounded, said Mr. Collins, who said he owns two dogs.
The dog started barking and trying to get out of the cage. "He was busting it open," Mr. Collins said. "Larry said, 'We have to do something, it's going to get out of the cage."
The bullet-ridden dog was "bleeding profusely" when officers arrived, police reports said. Officers recovered a 25-caliber automatic pistol. Police said Mr. Collins fled but was arrested shortly afterward. He initially tried to give a false social security number and later admitted to lying because "he knew he had warrants." Mick also allegedly threatened a neighbor when he said he was going to call police. Ms. Lyle said Sarge received emergency veterinary care the night of the shooting. Five bullets entered his head or neck and a sixth bullet struck his chest.
The dog is now on antibiotics and pain medicine and doing quite well for having been shot six times, the warden said. "He's not really in need of special care," she said. Still, a veterinarian may eventually have to remove one of the bullets that may be irritating an ear. Ms. Lyle said Sarge could remain at the pound at least through the court proceedings. The animal has yet to display any violent tendencies and has behaved while going outside for walks, she said.
In January, Mick moved into the Federal Street house to live with his girlfriend, Melinda Perry. Ms. Perry said yesterday that Sarge attacked her two weeks ago, but that she allowed Mick to keep the dog because "he loved it." "He is Larry's dog," she said. "I told him it was up to him." Ms. Perry said Mick does not own a gun. She added that he has heart problems and diabetes that could make jail time a real danger. According to police reports, Mick carries 320 pounds on his 6-foot-tall frame. "I'm very worried, the man's ill," she said. "I just think Larry's getting a raw deal."
Ms. Campau, one witness to Friday's shooting, said she often saw Sarge playing outside with a ball or barking. She had also seen him jump up on the property's fence to try to get out. "Nobody plays with it, nobody interacts with it," Ms. Campau said. "The dog sat in the kennel all day long."
"He's alive and he's up and walking," Dog Warden Julie Lyle said last night, noting that all six bullets remain lodged inside the dog. "He's a tough guy."
Toledo police on Friday arrested the dog's owner, Lawrence Mick, 57, of 631 Federal St. in East Toledo, and a friend, Adam Collins, 35, of 317 River Place, after witnesses described how the two men "took turns shooting the dog while it was in the cage and the dog was screaming," according to police reports.
Police said the shooting occurred at about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the backyard of the Federal Street address. A neighbor, Melissa Campau, 46, said she called 911 after hearing the dog's first yelp.When Ms. Campau looked out her window, she said, she saw two men standing over the caged dog outside the Federal Street residence where Mick lives with his girlfriend.
"The younger guy shot the dog three or four more times," Ms. Campau said, a reference to Mr. Collins.
Both men went inside the house for a few minutes, before "the older guy [Mick] came out and shot the dog a couple more times."
Friday's shooting followed a June 23 incident in which a South Toledo man and his girlfriend are accused of kidnapping a neighbor's dog and shooting it twice with a 45-caliber handgun. That dog, named Tyson, is expected to live but will be blind in one eye. Parts of the South Toledo incident were caught on video by a neighbor's surveillance cameras.
Both Mick and Mr. Collins were arraigned Monday in Toledo Municipal Court. Mick was held last night in the Lucas County jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond. He's charged with cruelty to animals, discharging a firearm, inducing panic, obstructing official business, and having weapons after previously being convicted on drug charges. He is to appear Monday before Toledo Municipal Judge Timothy Kuhlman.
Mr. Collins pleaded no contest and was found guilty of cruelty to animals, inducing panic, giving false information to a police officer, and discharging firearms. He was released on his recognizance; a hearing date is set for July 21 in Toledo Municipal Court. Mick told police that Sarge had bitten him and that Mr. Collins shot the animal because Mick "felt the dog was vicious." But during an interview with The Blade, Mr. Collins denied that he was the one shooting the dog. He said Sarge had bitten Mick's girlfriend before, and that he was visiting Mick Friday to help move and reinforce the dog's kennel.
Though Sarge was usually calm around Mick, the presence of two people in such close proximity made the dog feel surrounded, said Mr. Collins, who said he owns two dogs.
The dog started barking and trying to get out of the cage. "He was busting it open," Mr. Collins said. "Larry said, 'We have to do something, it's going to get out of the cage."
The bullet-ridden dog was "bleeding profusely" when officers arrived, police reports said. Officers recovered a 25-caliber automatic pistol. Police said Mr. Collins fled but was arrested shortly afterward. He initially tried to give a false social security number and later admitted to lying because "he knew he had warrants." Mick also allegedly threatened a neighbor when he said he was going to call police. Ms. Lyle said Sarge received emergency veterinary care the night of the shooting. Five bullets entered his head or neck and a sixth bullet struck his chest.
The dog is now on antibiotics and pain medicine and doing quite well for having been shot six times, the warden said. "He's not really in need of special care," she said. Still, a veterinarian may eventually have to remove one of the bullets that may be irritating an ear. Ms. Lyle said Sarge could remain at the pound at least through the court proceedings. The animal has yet to display any violent tendencies and has behaved while going outside for walks, she said.
In January, Mick moved into the Federal Street house to live with his girlfriend, Melinda Perry. Ms. Perry said yesterday that Sarge attacked her two weeks ago, but that she allowed Mick to keep the dog because "he loved it." "He is Larry's dog," she said. "I told him it was up to him." Ms. Perry said Mick does not own a gun. She added that he has heart problems and diabetes that could make jail time a real danger. According to police reports, Mick carries 320 pounds on his 6-foot-tall frame. "I'm very worried, the man's ill," she said. "I just think Larry's getting a raw deal."
Ms. Campau, one witness to Friday's shooting, said she often saw Sarge playing outside with a ball or barking. She had also seen him jump up on the property's fence to try to get out. "Nobody plays with it, nobody interacts with it," Ms. Campau said. "The dog sat in the kennel all day long."
Disgusting!!!
Wolves are being slaughter and their heads are being sold to tourists! Who in their right mind would buy something like that. Wolves are beautiful animals that should be admired while alive, not killed and kept as souvenirs!
If this wasn't bad enough, there are now more questions about where they are all coming from some may becoming from wolf farms where wolves are illegal breed and slaughtered
If this wasn't bad enough, there are now more questions about where they are all coming from some may becoming from wolf farms where wolves are illegal breed and slaughtered
Kittens Found Tied To Boat
7/18/2010 - LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Veterinarians from a local animal shelter are still trying to figure out how to help two young kittens in distress.
The 3-week-old kittens named 'Sinbad' and 'Sailor' were found hanging off a boat in Lake Worth yesterday.
"They were tied to the boat and their legs were tied together...and then the string got tangled up," said Inga Hanley, Founder of Adopt A Cat Foundation.
Hanley brought them to Paws 2 Help hoping to nurse them back to health. While they're showing sings of improvement, the pair have rough waters ahead.
"I just don't understand people, why they would do that," said Hanley.
To help the abused kittens visit Adoptacatfoundation.org or call (561) 848-4911.
The 3-week-old kittens named 'Sinbad' and 'Sailor' were found hanging off a boat in Lake Worth yesterday.
"They were tied to the boat and their legs were tied together...and then the string got tangled up," said Inga Hanley, Founder of Adopt A Cat Foundation.
Hanley brought them to Paws 2 Help hoping to nurse them back to health. While they're showing sings of improvement, the pair have rough waters ahead.
"I just don't understand people, why they would do that," said Hanley.
To help the abused kittens visit Adoptacatfoundation.org or call (561) 848-4911.
