PLEASE CROSSPOST!!!
Joe barked in to ask for support in court when his son’s dogs’ alleged murderer goes to trial on Monday, March 31st. If you’re in that area and can get away he, and his son’s murdered furbabies, would appreciate your presence.
Please be advised that this is a hard story to report, much less read. There are some very upsetting points in this story.
Here’s the story from Joe:
Last year, Joe’s son, whom I’ll call young Joe, was nice enough to let his friend Christopher Anzalone and his friend’s pregnant girlfriend Kristine move in with him when they faced financial difficulties. His repayment? Kristine became jealous of young Joe and Chistopher’s friendship and tried to poison young Joe by putting Visine in his iced tea. Oddly enough, this form of poison actually CAN work and young Joe became sick. Fortunately, young Joe survived but his two canine furbabies, a chihuahua and a pit bull did not.
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School defies agency order to admit service dog
BY CARL MACGOWAN
Defying a state agency’s order to comply with New York’s human rights laws, a Westbury principal yesterday refused to allow a deaf student to bring his service dog to school.
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What do you do if you’re the mayor of Randolph, Iowa and you want to cut decrease the numbers of stray cats and dogs. You take a page from history and enact a bounty of them. Why use more modern (and sensible) tactics when its so easy to do something so 18th Century?
How many ways is this wrong? Let’s start with unscrupulous adults and children kidnapping dogs and cats to make money.
Here’s the mayor’s own newsletter openly admitting his retro tactics.
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Here are the most recent updates from Bill Whiting on the Edna murder case.
Victor Rodriguez was just convicted on four misdemeanors.
DA, Heidi Grogan appeared in front of Philadelphia juvenile court Judge Docherty. A wise decision on Ms Grogan’s part led to not to pursuing the felonies, as she had a card up her sleeve. Seems, young Rodriguez also had an outstanding warrant for auto theft. He was tried this morning for car theft, and was an adjudicated juvenile delinquent just moments before entering the Edna hearing. He will be sentenced on March 31st. He remains in custody.
And here is some additional information also from Bill Whiting, Edna’s furdad.
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Do you want to know how your legislators’ voted on animal welfare issues? Check out the 2007 Humane Scorecard. I know I’m checking it before I vote in this next election.
Here’s a post from Michael Markarian’s Animals & Politics Blog about the Scorecard.
How Did Members of Congress Score on Animal Protection in 2007?
The Humane Society Legislative Fund today posted its 2007 Humane Scorecard, and you can read it here. The scorecard, which is published annually, provides the records of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives on major animal welfare policies. This most recent report card covers the first session of the 110th Congress.
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If you’re in Philadelphia tomorrow morning, you can help stand up for animal protection by standing outside of Edna’s alleged kidnapper and murderer’s court hearing. Thanks to Bill Whiting for barking this in:
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Thanks to News.com.au for this followup on this horrible case.
Follow this link to read the original post.
Joshua Peterson fined $22,000 for leaving dog to die
By Katelyn John
March 06, 2008
Joshua Peterson forgets about border collie in car
Car reaches 50c, dog tries to dig itself out of cage
Dog dies, Peterson ordered to pay $22k
A MAN who left a dog to die inside a car which got as hot as 50C has been ordered to pay more than $22,000 in fines and costs.
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Is this a new form of Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) hysteria? As far as I can tell, these dogs have never threatened anyone or anything. The worst anyone can say is that maybe the rabies vaccine doesn’t work but there’s no evidence either way according to the vet on the video.
Thanks to Lynn H. for barking in this KETV.com article.
Wolf-Dogs May Land Malmo Man In Jail
Hybrid No Longer Welcome In Saunders County Village
February 22, 2008
MALMO, Neb. — Hybrid dogs may land their owners in a Saunders County courtroom.
David Hall, of Malmo, is facing criminal charges for raising hybrid wolf-dogs. He said the village licensed his hybrids twice and then stopped.
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Just when you think humans can’t get any more vindictive, some judge does this… The court may be able to order DDB to remove info on Doogie but there’s a whole lot of us out here that aren’t under that order and I don’t think any of OUR reports on Doogie and DDB are going to be disappearing any time soon.
Thanks to Donna B. and Gizmo the Great for barking in this news from the DDb site.
2/22/08. Today Grimes was sentenced to 300 hours community service for a ‘people organization’, because ‘people are dogs too’. She was also ordered to pay for the cost of the trial. This was justified by the judge because she said that Grimes chose to go to trial over ARD, therefore she should have to pay for it. Isn’t it every person’s right to go to trial? Does that right come with a price tag? Interestingly enough, according to Grimes’ attorneys, this is not only NOT OFTEN done, but RARELY done. The costs were around $1700.
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Many of us would like to do something to show our support for Tammy Grimes as she goes in for sentencing for saving the abused Doogie. Now you sign a petition designed to send to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
Follow this link to sign the petition to Pennsylvania Governor Rendell.
