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Pet Guardian Angel staff members says a Fort Bliss soldier was arrested for killing one dog and hurting another after just adopting them from the facility two weeks before.
"It's hard to believe people can do that to an animal," said Sheila Smith, an administrative assistant at PGA.
Staff members at the nonprofit animal shelter couldn't believe what they heard when a Fort Bliss official arrived at the facility.
"That's very upsetting. We trust these people. We try to screen them as best we can to see if they can be responsible pet owners," said Smith.
Smith, who helps get animals at PGA adopted, said a young military couple adopted two dogs from PGA two weeks ago. Now, they hear the one named Tinkerbelle is dead. And a puppy named Wrigley has a broken leg and was returned to PGA. PGA staff said Wrigley was taken to Eastwood Animal Clinic for a broken leg at the expense of their organization.
The staff said the Fort Bliss soldier, Frank Zimmerman, beat the dogs.
KFOX spoke to the soldier's wife over the phone and she said Zimmerman didn't mean to hurt the animals. She said when the dogs weren't listening he would take his anger out on them. She said, "Frank beat Tinkerbelle with a leash and he stomped on her until she died."
"Not all military people are like that. Again, it's the way they're raised," said Smith, who was active military for years.
It is unclear what charges, if any, were brought against Zimmerman, but PGA staff says animal cruelty needs to be prosecuted better in El Paso.
"They need to be more strict. If someone is willing to harm an animal he's willing to kill a person. That's our concept," said Smith said.
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Sources:
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/18962490/detail.html
http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/15353/TX/US/
Showing posts with label dog killed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog killed. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Man Killed His Dog and Five-Month-Old Daughter Because Dog Defecated on Floor
Police say a Pennsylvania man, irate because the family dog defecated on the floor, kicked the animal to death, then killed his five-month-old daughter by shaking her when she cried.
Twenty-four-year-old Vincent Davis of Erie has been charged with homicide in the death of Savonnia Davis. He's also charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and cruelty to animals.
Police say Davis initially told them the girl slipped from his hands as he was changing her diaper, but later admitted shaking her.
The bady died at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Thursday, two days after the incident. Doctors say she also had broken ribs, fluid on the brain, and cuts and bruises.
Police found the dog's body in a trash bag on Davis' girlfriend's porch.
Davis is being held without bail.
Source:
http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/15289/PA/US/
http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/mad_man_kills_dog_and_then_child/24036/
Twenty-four-year-old Vincent Davis of Erie has been charged with homicide in the death of Savonnia Davis. He's also charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and cruelty to animals.
Police say Davis initially told them the girl slipped from his hands as he was changing her diaper, but later admitted shaking her.
The bady died at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Thursday, two days after the incident. Doctors say she also had broken ribs, fluid on the brain, and cuts and bruises.
Police found the dog's body in a trash bag on Davis' girlfriend's porch.
Davis is being held without bail.
Source:
http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/15289/PA/US/
http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/mad_man_kills_dog_and_then_child/24036/
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Man beat 5 Pomeranian puppies to death with hammer and is ACQUITTED!
Keith Barton
, 73, killed five Pomeranian puppies with a hammer because he did not want the SPCA officers to seize them. The SPCA went to his house to seize his thirteen dogs. He would rather these five be dead than held at the city shelter while he straightened things out? I mean, the city shelter might have killed them too but at least it would have been more humane than getting their head smashed in with a hammer!
Keith Barton had applied for a licence for Pet Me Kennel, said animal protection officer David Lynch, and a follow-up inspection was being conducted after he had been told to clean up the property. The SPCA officials and the animal control officer found that his property still did not meet kennel standards and proceeded to seize the dogs.
Judge Patricia Cumming must be mentally impaired because she said there was evidence that the the dog were "rendered unconscious" when they were hit and did not suffer when he was bashing their heads in with a hammer. What about the first strike that (supposedly) caused them to lose consciousness?
She did feel that one dog, Jake, who survived, did feel pain. She found him guilty of injuring the dog.
Barton told the court, in November, he thought he had the right to kill his dogs and he didn't want the SPCA to take his dogs. He testified that he couldn't let the seizure happen because he "loved the dogs so desperately."
When Barton also testified he described the day he killed his dogs as "the worst day of my life, when I had to do that to my babies."
Not only did he kill these puppies, he also neglected them while they were alive. He was charged with three counts of failing to give proper care to his thirteen Pomeranians. Why only three counts if there were thirteen Pomeranians? The Judge only fined him the minimum of about $120 on each case.
The judge gave him a conditional discharge, with the condition that he cannot own a dog or pet for the next 12 months.
This is an extremely violent act and at the end of this, we have five dead puppies, a $360 fine for not providing water to three of the thirteen dogs, the condition that he cannot own any animals for twelve months, and he was found guilty of injuring an animal (the one who survived). What about the ones he KILLED? Do they not deserve justice!?
Sources:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/11/28/nb-defence-dogs.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/03/07/dogs-killed.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/02/03/nb-dogs-barton.html?ref=rss
, 73, killed five Pomeranian puppies with a hammer because he did not want the SPCA officers to seize them. The SPCA went to his house to seize his thirteen dogs. He would rather these five be dead than held at the city shelter while he straightened things out? I mean, the city shelter might have killed them too but at least it would have been more humane than getting their head smashed in with a hammer!Keith Barton had applied for a licence for Pet Me Kennel, said animal protection officer David Lynch, and a follow-up inspection was being conducted after he had been told to clean up the property. The SPCA officials and the animal control officer found that his property still did not meet kennel standards and proceeded to seize the dogs.
Barton was playing with the dogs in the yard as the 11 Pomeranians began to be seized, Lynch said. The protection officer said he noticed Barton takings dogs into a shed and thought he was looking for privacy to say goodbye to the animals.
"When he came out of the shed, he put on a coat. He sat on a chair on his back step, and he never said a word ," Lynch said. "I went into the shed to take the animals, and that's when I discovered that … they were dead."
Five of the dogs inside the shed were dead and one was seriously injured, Lynch said.
Judge Patricia Cumming must be mentally impaired because she said there was evidence that the the dog were "rendered unconscious" when they were hit and did not suffer when he was bashing their heads in with a hammer. What about the first strike that (supposedly) caused them to lose consciousness?
She did feel that one dog, Jake, who survived, did feel pain. She found him guilty of injuring the dog.
Barton told the court, in November, he thought he had the right to kill his dogs and he didn't want the SPCA to take his dogs. He testified that he couldn't let the seizure happen because he "loved the dogs so desperately."
When Barton also testified he described the day he killed his dogs as "the worst day of my life, when I had to do that to my babies."
Barton said he would have killed all of the dogs if he had more time.
The Minto man said he thought he had a right to put his dogs down but a provincial veterinary pathologist said Barton's tactics were not an acceptable method of euthanasia for dogs.
The vet said it would have taken three to five minutes for the dogs to die.
Not only did he kill these puppies, he also neglected them while they were alive. He was charged with three counts of failing to give proper care to his thirteen Pomeranians. Why only three counts if there were thirteen Pomeranians? The Judge only fined him the minimum of about $120 on each case.
The judge gave him a conditional discharge, with the condition that he cannot own a dog or pet for the next 12 months.
This is an extremely violent act and at the end of this, we have five dead puppies, a $360 fine for not providing water to three of the thirteen dogs, the condition that he cannot own any animals for twelve months, and he was found guilty of injuring an animal (the one who survived). What about the ones he KILLED? Do they not deserve justice!?
Sources:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/11/28/nb-defence-dogs.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/03/07/dogs-killed.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/02/03/nb-dogs-barton.html?ref=rss
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Utility employee kicks 2 pound teacup chihuahua, breaks her neck and kills her!
What began as a day of packing and moving for Brianne Enos ended with the death of the family’s two-pound Teacup Chihuahua, Gwen, after a Southwest Gas Corp. employee kicked it and broke its neck, according to the family.
The family said the employee was at the home on Friday for a service call when he kicked the 9-year-old dog, breaking her neck and killing her after the dog ran out of the home and began to bark.
“He did this right in from of my wife while she’s holding my 2-month-old baby boy,” Kevin Enos said.
Brianne Enos called San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Hesperia station and filed a report on Friday, sheriff’s officials said.
The couple says their dog did run out and bark at the employee, whose name has not been released by Southwest Gas, but stated that the man did not give Brianne Enos enough time to put down her child and chase after the dog before he kicked it.
Southwest Gas sent its condolances along with their explanation.
“In the presence of Mrs. Enos and while outside of their residence, the service technician was charged twice by the homeowner’s aggressive dog which resulted in an unfortunate incident. Southwest Gas offers its condolences to the Enos family and regrets the unfortunate accident,” the statement continued.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Dog found frozen to death in New Jersey
A man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after he allowed a dog to freeze to death Saturday, officials said.
Robert Dunbar, 25, of Sixth Avenue was charged Tuesday night with three counts of animal cruelty after Sgt. Matty Juliano of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was sent to investigate the death of a female pit bull-mix.
Juliano was accompanied by township police, SPCA Police Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato said.
Dunbar faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $3,000 if he is convicted of the charges in Municipal Court, Amato said.
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Robert Dunbar, 25, of Sixth Avenue was charged Tuesday night with three counts of animal cruelty after Sgt. Matty Juliano of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was sent to investigate the death of a female pit bull-mix.
Juliano was accompanied by township police, SPCA Police Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato said.
Dunbar faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $3,000 if he is convicted of the charges in Municipal Court, Amato said.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
25 dead dogs-$62,000
A 40 year old man received $36,720 from Best Friends to take care of 28 dogs who survived Hurricane Katrina. He owned a kennel and advertised being a dog trainer. He was given the money to take care of the dogs until they were adopted. Out of the 28 dogs, he brought 25 of them to a shelter to be killed. Three dogs were adopted.
Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge James Miraldi ordered Donald Chambers to pay a $1,000 fine and $62,124 in restitution to the Best Friends Animal Society in Utah.
Before imposing his sentence, Miraldi told Chambers, "Your involvement in this process goes way beyond bad business. You went through the deceitful process of taking money and letting these dogs die. I think you have some sociopathic tendencies to behave the way you did."
No one from the family of Donald Chambers wanted to comment about the case.
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Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge James Miraldi ordered Donald Chambers to pay a $1,000 fine and $62,124 in restitution to the Best Friends Animal Society in Utah.
Before imposing his sentence, Miraldi told Chambers, "Your involvement in this process goes way beyond bad business. You went through the deceitful process of taking money and letting these dogs die. I think you have some sociopathic tendencies to behave the way you did."
No one from the family of Donald Chambers wanted to comment about the case.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Dog skinned and eaten by convicted child molester recently released
Dog owners in a quiet Crandall neighborhood can't imagine what made 54 year old Randall Blaylock, 50 year old Richard Roach and 45 year old Jeffrey Fuller brutally kill a medium-sized black dog early Tuesday morning. Roach was just released from prison this past October after serving time for child molestation.
Lee Cagle lives across the street from the house where the incident occurred. "It's kind of bad for the neighborhood. Just living across the street from someone like that," he said Wednesday afternoon.
Around 1:00am Tuesday, a Murray County sheriff's deputy responded to Blaylock's home on Greyland Farm Road. The caller said some men cut off a dog's head and were then eating the dog's remains.
Murray County Sheriff Howard Ensley described what the officers saw when they responded: "Three males in the kitchen and living room area had quite a bit of blood on them. On their hands, on their face, on their clothes, on their shoes."
All three men were very intoxicated. They first said they killed a deer. Later Fuller admitted Blaylock and Roach killed a dog.
"The officers found a spot in the backyard where it had an axe with some blood on it," Sheriff Ensley added. "[They] found some wood out there with a tremendous amount of blood on it, around the ground there."
The report then says the deputies noticed a bad smell coming from a burn barrel nearby. Inside the deputies found the dog's head, skin and feet. "At that point found the animal that had been skinned in the freezer in a plastic bag," Sheriff Ensley said.
Cagle said he couldn't believe it when he heard the details. "They put it in the freezer. The way they talk, they cut it up like a deer and everything."
Neighbors tell us a sign that says, 'Dog House for Sale' was up about a week ago. That's before this incident happened. We found the sign on the ground covered in snow.
"I saw it when I went down to the mailbox the other day. I just happened to see the sign over there. It was down there for quite a while," added Cagle.
Sheriff Ensley had no explanation for this case of animal cruelty. "One of them made the statement they had just carried out God's plan."
The felony aggravated cruelty to animals charge carries a maximum fifteen thousand dollar fine and up to five years in prison.
Deputies had to wait for the men to sober up before questioning them... After Deputy Brown read Randall Blaylock his Miranda rights, he asked what was in the plastic bag in the freezer.
Blaylock said it was "processed dog."
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Lee Cagle lives across the street from the house where the incident occurred. "It's kind of bad for the neighborhood. Just living across the street from someone like that," he said Wednesday afternoon.
Around 1:00am Tuesday, a Murray County sheriff's deputy responded to Blaylock's home on Greyland Farm Road. The caller said some men cut off a dog's head and were then eating the dog's remains.
Murray County Sheriff Howard Ensley described what the officers saw when they responded: "Three males in the kitchen and living room area had quite a bit of blood on them. On their hands, on their face, on their clothes, on their shoes."
All three men were very intoxicated. They first said they killed a deer. Later Fuller admitted Blaylock and Roach killed a dog.
"The officers found a spot in the backyard where it had an axe with some blood on it," Sheriff Ensley added. "[They] found some wood out there with a tremendous amount of blood on it, around the ground there."
The report then says the deputies noticed a bad smell coming from a burn barrel nearby. Inside the deputies found the dog's head, skin and feet. "At that point found the animal that had been skinned in the freezer in a plastic bag," Sheriff Ensley said.
Cagle said he couldn't believe it when he heard the details. "They put it in the freezer. The way they talk, they cut it up like a deer and everything."
Neighbors tell us a sign that says, 'Dog House for Sale' was up about a week ago. That's before this incident happened. We found the sign on the ground covered in snow.
"I saw it when I went down to the mailbox the other day. I just happened to see the sign over there. It was down there for quite a while," added Cagle.
Sheriff Ensley had no explanation for this case of animal cruelty. "One of them made the statement they had just carried out God's plan."
The felony aggravated cruelty to animals charge carries a maximum fifteen thousand dollar fine and up to five years in prison.
Deputies had to wait for the men to sober up before questioning them... After Deputy Brown read Randall Blaylock his Miranda rights, he asked what was in the plastic bag in the freezer.
Blaylock said it was "processed dog."
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Live dogs used in trauma training in Michigan then killed after experiment!
Help us end the use of live dogs in trauma training courses at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (UM). Documents obtained by PCRM under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act reveal that UM is using lost or surrendered pets—including a silver-and-black malamute named Koda—from Michigan shelters for the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course. At UM, this course involves cutting open live, anesthetized dogs and practicing emergency medical procedures. After the training session, the animals are killed. All of this happens even though UM owns a validated nonanimal teaching method as part of its state-of-the-art medical simulation center.
While a handful of institutions like UM continue to use live animals, the American College of Surgeons, the ATLS oversight body, has approved nonanimal models like the TraumaMan System , Synman, and human cadavers for these courses. Across the United States and Canada more than 90 percent of ATLS courses are taught using only human-based simulators.
Please call, e-mail, or write a letter to UM executive vice president for medical affairs Robert P. Kelch, M.D., and politely ask him to end animal use in the institution’s ATLS courses. Being polite is the most effective way to help these animals. Send an automatic e-mail.
Robert P. Kelch, M.D.
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs
M7324 Medical Science Building, Box 0626
University of Michigan Health System
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
E-mail: rkelch@med.umich.edu
Phone: 734-647-9351
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs
M7324 Medical Science Building, Box 0626
University of Michigan Health System
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
E-mail: rkelch@med.umich.edu
Phone: 734-647-9351
On Jan. 14, 2008, PCRM filed an official complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing the unlawful use of live animals by UM. The complaint cites an ongoing 2007-2008 survey by PCRM, which has so far received responses from 197 U.S. and Canadian facilities offering ATLS courses. The survey has found that 180 of those facilities (more than 90 percent) exclusively use nonanimal models for instruction. In addition, the vast majority of those 180 facilities exclusively use the TraumaMan System.
Learn more about the TraumaMan System and UM’s simulation center. If you have any questions, please contact Manager of Humane Education Programs Ryan Merkley atrmerkley@pcrm.org.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
*Update* Dog beaten with Hammer and Buried Alive
A Forest Grove man, Hyrum F. Long, 75, and his daughter, Susan Diane Johnson beat Johnson's dog, Molly in the head with a hammer and buried her up to her neck in dirt. They claim she was sick and they thought it was the right thing to do. A necropsy revealed (aside from the obvious injuries) prolonged neglect and that she had not eaten in several days.
On Dec. 8, Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree animal neglect before Washington County Circuit Judge Rick Knapp.
Knapp sentenced Johnson to 90 days in jail, followed by two years' formal probation. She was also ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and cannot own any animals for five years.
Long is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 3.
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Click here to watch news footage from November.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Drunk man chops miniature chow mix in half with samarai sword $3500 reward for information on his whereabouts.
Calcasieu Parish Animal Services plan to press felony charges against a man accused of torturing a family's miniature chow mix with a samarai sword.
Paul Reynolds and his wife thought their dog was safe when they locked her in their shop behind their house. They say she was afraid of fireworks and wanted her to feel safe.
Paul suspects thieves attempted to break into his shop (he says they've broken in before), and that's how the dog got out.
Neighbors say the Reynolds' dog, "Puppy," wandered over to a New Years gathering down the street and that's when the suspect, Aaron David Simoneau, 20, picked up a sword and brutally attacked the dog.
"I heard it was worse than that," Paul Reynolds said, "I heard one blow nearly chopped my dog in half."
Calcasieu Parish Animal Services Director, Rita Cavenaugh said, "We got one report that the dog tried to bite the man. But, that doesn't sound right. Normal behavior when a vicious dog is around is to retreat."
The Reynolds agree that it doesn't sound right.
"We've had the dog 7 years and she's never bitten anyone," said Paul.
"We rescued her from an abusive home," said Brinda Reynolds. "We rescued her and got her to trust people again, and now this happened."
"I know she wasn't aggressive. She had arthritis. She suffered arthritis due to the abuse from her first home, and she didn't even get around that good," said Paul.
Cavenaugh agrees, "this didn't look like self-defense. From what I can tell you, this was one of the most horrific animal cruelty cases I've seen in Calcasieu Parish," she said.
Authorities hit the streets early Friday morning, visiting the site where Puppy was tortured to death and talking with eye-witnesses of the slaying.
They spoke with several aquaintances of the alleged dog killer each sending authorities to a new location where Simoneaux may be staying, but without any luck!
Authorities hope a larger reward will help.
Now in addition to the $1000 Crime Stoppers reward for tips leading to an arrest, the Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2500 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of puppy's killer.
Read more...
Paul Reynolds and his wife thought their dog was safe when they locked her in their shop behind their house. They say she was afraid of fireworks and wanted her to feel safe.
Paul suspects thieves attempted to break into his shop (he says they've broken in before), and that's how the dog got out.
Neighbors say the Reynolds' dog, "Puppy," wandered over to a New Years gathering down the street and that's when the suspect, Aaron David Simoneau, 20, picked up a sword and brutally attacked the dog.
"I heard it was worse than that," Paul Reynolds said, "I heard one blow nearly chopped my dog in half."
Calcasieu Parish Animal Services Director, Rita Cavenaugh said, "We got one report that the dog tried to bite the man. But, that doesn't sound right. Normal behavior when a vicious dog is around is to retreat."
The Reynolds agree that it doesn't sound right.
"We've had the dog 7 years and she's never bitten anyone," said Paul.
"We rescued her from an abusive home," said Brinda Reynolds. "We rescued her and got her to trust people again, and now this happened."
"I know she wasn't aggressive. She had arthritis. She suffered arthritis due to the abuse from her first home, and she didn't even get around that good," said Paul.
Cavenaugh agrees, "this didn't look like self-defense. From what I can tell you, this was one of the most horrific animal cruelty cases I've seen in Calcasieu Parish," she said.
Authorities hit the streets early Friday morning, visiting the site where Puppy was tortured to death and talking with eye-witnesses of the slaying.
They spoke with several aquaintances of the alleged dog killer each sending authorities to a new location where Simoneaux may be staying, but without any luck!
Authorities hope a larger reward will help.
Now in addition to the $1000 Crime Stoppers reward for tips leading to an arrest, the Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2500 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of puppy's killer.
Read more...
Friday, December 5, 2008
Dog beaten with hammer, buried alive in Oregon
A father, Hyrum Long, and his daughter, Susan Johnson, from Forest Grove, Oregon are facing possible animal abuse charges after police say the two tried to euthanize a dog by hitting it on the head with a hammer then burying it up to its neck in their back yard.
Captain Aaron Ashbaugh with the Forest Grove Police Department said someone called dispatch to report a dog buried alive at a house on Laurel St in Forest Grove around 4:00 p.m. Friday.
When officers arrived they heard a dog yelping in the back yard. No one was home at the house, according to police.
Captain Ashbaugh said the officers entered the back yard and found a dog buried up to its neck with an obvious head injury.
Officers dug the still-alive dog out of the ground and, with the help of Washington County Animal Control, the dog was taken to the Humane Society.
Ashbaugh said the dog's owners, 75-year-old Hyrum Long and 49-year-old Susan Johnson, told police that the dog had been sick so they tried to euthanize it by hitting it on the head with a hammer.
That didn't work so, according to Captain Ashbaugh, the owners said they buried the dog in a hole "in an apparent attempt to limit the amount of blood on their property."
Police said the two put a pillow under the buried dog's head and put a large log on top of it. A neighbor apparently removed that log before police arrived.
The dog, a female named Molly, was taken to the Humane Society in Portland. Spokesperson Barbara Baugnon said the animal was in extreme pain and in terrible condition when it arrived.
Baugnon said, "after X-rays and blood work they decided the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the dog." She could not comment on whether or not the dog had been sick before coming in.
The owners told KGW the dog was a beloved family pet that had been sick for weeks and they couldn't stand to see it continue to suffer. They said they did not have a gun or the money to put the dog down, so they decided to euthanize the animal by hitting it in the head with a hammer.
Long said he thought the dog was dead after he hit it with the hammer.
The owners told KGW they were so distraught after the experience they left the dog in the ground and went out to dinner.
Monday, Dec 8, 2008: Johnson's pre-trial conference
Friday, Dec 12, 2008: Long's preliminary hearing
Click here for updates
Captain Aaron Ashbaugh with the Forest Grove Police Department said someone called dispatch to report a dog buried alive at a house on Laurel St in Forest Grove around 4:00 p.m. Friday.
When officers arrived they heard a dog yelping in the back yard. No one was home at the house, according to police.
Captain Ashbaugh said the officers entered the back yard and found a dog buried up to its neck with an obvious head injury.
Officers dug the still-alive dog out of the ground and, with the help of Washington County Animal Control, the dog was taken to the Humane Society.
Ashbaugh said the dog's owners, 75-year-old Hyrum Long and 49-year-old Susan Johnson, told police that the dog had been sick so they tried to euthanize it by hitting it on the head with a hammer.
That didn't work so, according to Captain Ashbaugh, the owners said they buried the dog in a hole "in an apparent attempt to limit the amount of blood on their property."
Police said the two put a pillow under the buried dog's head and put a large log on top of it. A neighbor apparently removed that log before police arrived.
The dog, a female named Molly, was taken to the Humane Society in Portland. Spokesperson Barbara Baugnon said the animal was in extreme pain and in terrible condition when it arrived.
Baugnon said, "after X-rays and blood work they decided the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the dog." She could not comment on whether or not the dog had been sick before coming in.
The owners told KGW the dog was a beloved family pet that had been sick for weeks and they couldn't stand to see it continue to suffer. They said they did not have a gun or the money to put the dog down, so they decided to euthanize the animal by hitting it in the head with a hammer.
Long said he thought the dog was dead after he hit it with the hammer.
The owners told KGW they were so distraught after the experience they left the dog in the ground and went out to dinner.
Monday, Dec 8, 2008: Johnson's pre-trial conference
Friday, Dec 12, 2008: Long's preliminary hearing
Click here for updates
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Nov 6 sentencing for Wisconsin man, Eric S. Shattuck, who tried to force his dog to drink antifreeze then hanged him.
Prosecutors say a 34-year-old Appleton, Wisconsin man hanged one of his dogs in his garage because he was angry that the animal nipped at him.
Eric S. Shattuck is scheduled to make an initial appearance Feb. 12 in Outagamie County Circuit Court.
Appleton police began an investigation Sept. 28 after learning of the dog's death from a person who was familiar with the situation. The animal was found in a garbage bag inside the garage, with a choke collar nearby. Shattuck told investigators he attempted to kill the dog Sept. 26 by mixing its water with antifreeze, but the dog refused to drink it, according to the criminal complaint. Shattuck told a police officer that he then grabbed the dog, named Swiper, by the back of the neck, took it to the garage and hanged it from the rafters by its choke collar. He told the officer that he left immediately while the dog was still breathing because he didn't want to see the animal suffer. Shattuck acknowledged kicking the dog inside the house before taking it to the garage.
If convicted of one felony count of animal mistreatment causing death, Shattuck faces up to a $10,000 fine and a combined three years and six months of prison and extended supervision.
For more on the case visit pet-abuse.com
Saturday, April 12, 2008
18 year old gets one year probation, $300 fine for putting a Jack Russell Terrier in a washer and killing it after luring it with a dead squirrel.
Here is another case of a clueless judge giving a "slap on the wrist" punishment.
Klynn M. Cvejkus, 18, of the 200 block of Fourth Street, was fined $300, plus administrative fees, by Judge Gerard Long for killing a dog.
Her probation is under the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, which will allow her to clear her criminal record if she doesn’t get into trouble during the year.
A dead squirrel was found in the clothes dryer, the chief said. Because squirrels are difficult to catch, authorities suspect it may have been found dead and used to lure the dog into the house’s basement.
Pavic said dog feces found in the dryer indicate the canine may have been placed there first.
Police said Cvejkus, the Conemaugh Valley High School student, entered the house last month and put the small terrier into the washer. The dog died of a broken neck, authorities said. It didn't drown because water to the house had not been turned on.
Police said the dog was alive when it was put inside the washer, but they said Cvejkus allegedly told friends she found the animal dead along a road.
The home's owner, Jean Bopp, told the district judge on Monday she found the dead terrier in March when she was preparing to move back into the house.
I want to know why this judge is so lax about a punishment. She lured the dog there to KILL it. That is sick.
Please write or call this judge and let him know what you think about this sentence.
Judge Gerard Long
Cambria County Courthouse
200 South Center Street
Ebensburg , PA 15931
If calling, you can say something as short as "Judge Long, I am contacting you in regards to the case of Klynn M. Cvejkus (I do not know how to pronounce this person's name). If you do not feel comfortable trying to pronounce it you can say, "Judge Long, I am contacting you in regards to the case of the 18 year old teenager from East Conemaugh who put a dog in a washer and turned it on. Then, state your opinion on the sentence. For example, this is (basically) what I said: I believe this sentence is an injustice to the dog and other pets and pet owners. Police believe she lured the dog there to kill it. She picked up a dead squirrel, lured the dog to the house, placed him in the dryer where the squirrel was also found, then put him in the washer and turned it on. She knowingly and calously killed the dog. Probation is not nearly enough to punish her. According to Robert K. Ressler, who developed profiles of serial killers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), “Murderers … very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids,” I hope you understand the severity of animal cruelty and the repercussions for our society the next time you have a case in your court room. Thank You.
Klynn M. Cvejkus, 18, of the 200 block of Fourth Street, was fined $300, plus administrative fees, by Judge Gerard Long for killing a dog.
Her probation is under the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, which will allow her to clear her criminal record if she doesn’t get into trouble during the year.
A dead squirrel was found in the clothes dryer, the chief said. Because squirrels are difficult to catch, authorities suspect it may have been found dead and used to lure the dog into the house’s basement.
Pavic said dog feces found in the dryer indicate the canine may have been placed there first.
Police said Cvejkus, the Conemaugh Valley High School student, entered the house last month and put the small terrier into the washer. The dog died of a broken neck, authorities said. It didn't drown because water to the house had not been turned on.
Police said the dog was alive when it was put inside the washer, but they said Cvejkus allegedly told friends she found the animal dead along a road.
The home's owner, Jean Bopp, told the district judge on Monday she found the dead terrier in March when she was preparing to move back into the house.
I want to know why this judge is so lax about a punishment. She lured the dog there to KILL it. That is sick.
Please write or call this judge and let him know what you think about this sentence.
Judge Gerard Long
Cambria County Courthouse
If calling, you can say something as short as "Judge Long, I am contacting you in regards to the case of Klynn M. Cvejkus (I do not know how to pronounce this person's name). If you do not feel comfortable trying to pronounce it you can say, "Judge Long, I am contacting you in regards to the case of the 18 year old teenager from East Conemaugh who put a dog in a washer and turned it on. Then, state your opinion on the sentence. For example, this is (basically) what I said: I believe this sentence is an injustice to the dog and other pets and pet owners. Police believe she lured the dog there to kill it. She picked up a dead squirrel, lured the dog to the house, placed him in the dryer where the squirrel was also found, then put him in the washer and turned it on. She knowingly and calously killed the dog. Probation is not nearly enough to punish her. According to Robert K. Ressler, who developed profiles of serial killers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), “Murderers … very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids,” I hope you understand the severity of animal cruelty and the repercussions for our society the next time you have a case in your court room. Thank You.
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