SteveO
10-06-2003, 10:32 PM
Warning: this is a horrid, horrid story, but we can all do something about it. If you feel as I do, contribute to the reward for rounding up the cretin who did this. Even better, email your local and nat'l congress people and DEMAND tougher laws for animal abusers -- as in, felony with jail time on first offense, etc. FYI, there is a proven connection between animal abusers and serial killers (Dahmer got his start on dogs and squirrels), and needless to say -- spouse and child abusers. You can track down your reps via: http://www.moveon.org -- ignore the politics of this site if they aren't yours -- this is not a political issue but a human [in]decency one.
Dog Dies After Muzzle Is Duct-Taped
Shelter Offers Reward, Seeks Information
CARNEYS POINT, N.J. -- A disturbing case of animal cruelty has been reported in South Jersey: A dog is found starving with duct tape wrapped around his nose.
Disturbing Animal Cruelty Case (Warning: Video Contains Graphic Images!) His condition was so pitiful the dog had to be put to sleep at The Society to Protect Animals in Carneys Point, N.J.
The animal-protection group called NBC because it wants to alert viewers.
"He just sat there, you know, just sat there. It was so forlorn and sad," said shelter worker Diane Harrel. (It was the) most pitiful thing I've ever seen.
Harrel said everyone in shelter was truly stunned. What shocked them was that someone had wrapped nearly a whole roll of electrical tape around the dog's nose and mouth, so there was no way for him to eat, drink or bark for help.
The emaciated animal was starving to death, and its nose was infected, Harrel said. The muzzle was down to the bone. The skin underneath had rotted. And the dog wasn't going to live much longer.
Lynn Harris found the dog at a farm last Friday and is haunted by the image of the tortured creature ever since.
"I think about it every day and whoever did it should be severely punished for doing such a thing to an animal," Harris said. "I really hope we can catch the person and get some information."
The society is offering a reward. She's calling it Rusty's Reward. By the time the dog came to her, the only thing Harrel said she could do is give him a name and put him to sleep.
To contribute to the reward fund or call the shelter with any information:
The Society to Protect Animals
The Rusty Reward Fund
1059 W. Route 40
Carneys Point, N.J. 08069
(856) 299-1155
Warning: the site has a pic.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/2530446/detail.html
Steve
Dog Dies After Muzzle Is Duct-Taped
Shelter Offers Reward, Seeks Information
CARNEYS POINT, N.J. -- A disturbing case of animal cruelty has been reported in South Jersey: A dog is found starving with duct tape wrapped around his nose.
Disturbing Animal Cruelty Case (Warning: Video Contains Graphic Images!) His condition was so pitiful the dog had to be put to sleep at The Society to Protect Animals in Carneys Point, N.J.
The animal-protection group called NBC because it wants to alert viewers.
"He just sat there, you know, just sat there. It was so forlorn and sad," said shelter worker Diane Harrel. (It was the) most pitiful thing I've ever seen.
Harrel said everyone in shelter was truly stunned. What shocked them was that someone had wrapped nearly a whole roll of electrical tape around the dog's nose and mouth, so there was no way for him to eat, drink or bark for help.
The emaciated animal was starving to death, and its nose was infected, Harrel said. The muzzle was down to the bone. The skin underneath had rotted. And the dog wasn't going to live much longer.
Lynn Harris found the dog at a farm last Friday and is haunted by the image of the tortured creature ever since.
"I think about it every day and whoever did it should be severely punished for doing such a thing to an animal," Harris said. "I really hope we can catch the person and get some information."
The society is offering a reward. She's calling it Rusty's Reward. By the time the dog came to her, the only thing Harrel said she could do is give him a name and put him to sleep.
To contribute to the reward fund or call the shelter with any information:
The Society to Protect Animals
The Rusty Reward Fund
1059 W. Route 40
Carneys Point, N.J. 08069
(856) 299-1155
Warning: the site has a pic.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/2530446/detail.html
Steve