Animal Connection

COPS KILLING DOGS

2014-10-18T09:32:00.000-04:00

This page is about to be revived for a specific single purpose which is right now more important than anything I know about. For it is like a snowball heading to hell with so many dogs being shot by Cops for NO REASON except that it was either the best convenience or that they wanted to fire their guns with no regard to the people who loved those pets as much as they loved their children. So its time to start a movement to STOP once and for all. These cops murdering Pets.

Please stay tuned for the entire directions and for the role you can play and it wont cost you one single penny to do your part. And its not about TRAINING. they are already trained. Its about policy its about them feeling as if its ok to kill dogs. Thank you.

PS please comment on this post and say if you are willing to be the CEO of your own district. of where you live.

THEY DO GOOD WORK

2013-12-30T17:55:00.003-05:00

Dear Animal Friend,

Folks were very busy at Crossing Paths this year and as a result more dogs, cats, puppies and kittens found homes than ever before. More than 1400 animals went from a bleak, uncertain future to the safety of their own homes.

Many of the animals we saw this year were sick or injured, needed emergency surgeries or heartworm treatment. We helped as many as we could and hope that in 2014 we can do even better.

Our "Fix Your Mama!" program fixed hundreds of dogs and cats in Blount County and helped reduce the number of abandoned animals and those taken to the county pound. If you live in Blount County and need financial help getting your female dog or cat or male pit bull fixed, call 205-559-7007.

With your help we can set another record year for the animals in 2014. A donation to Crossing Paths helps pay for medical needs but also buys food, supplies and pays the water and heating bills.

If you can help the animals, please send a check/MO to:

Crossing Paths

Box 304

Locust Fork, AL 35097

Use your PayPal account to: met@otelco.net

Call 205-559-7648

If you live in the Cleveland/Locust Fork area and want to volunteer we can use your help in the laundry, walking dogs and countless other tasks.

Please forward this email to your animal friends and see our attached flier!

Here's to a safe and prosperous year for the animals!

The folks at Crossing Paths

Please consider this worthy cause

2013-12-29T16:34:00.002-05:00

WHO MADE THIS MAN GOD TO DECIDE WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES

2013-12-10T06:07:00.000-05:00

"Decatur Alabama Mayor Don Kyle and City Council Man Charles Kirby: Allow Decatur Animal Services Director Carol Wicks to Determine the Proper Number of Animals at the Decatur Animal Shelter & Stop the Bullying of Her by Mayor Don Kyle to Prematurely Kill."

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PURINA RECALLS DOG FOOD. DANGEROUS TO PETS

2013-09-01T19:28:00.000-04:00

Purina recalls some dog food for salmonella risk

AP staffAssociated Press

Aug. 30, 2013 at 5:01 PM ET

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Nestle Purina PetCare Co. said Friday that it is recalling some of its dog food because of a possible salmonella risk.

The recall is limited to 3.5-pound bags of its Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food with the sell by date of "Oct. 2014" and unit UPC code of "2014 31071083 17800 12679."

One bag of the product was found to be contaminated with salmonella and no illnesses have been reported, Nestle Purina PetCare said.

Pets with salmonella may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain.

The company advised customers to throw the food out and contact a veterinarian. Human contamination is also possible and can result in nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and more serious problems such as muscle pain and eye irritation, the company said.

Customers can call Nestle Purina PetCare, at 800-473-8546, if they have any questions or want a refund.

Nestle Purina PetCare is a unit of Nestle, the Swiss-based food and drinks company.

HOME INVADERS DID IT. WE TRIED OUR BEST TO STOP THEM....

2013-08-25T15:00:00.007-04:00

Baby Deer murdered by swat team.

2013-08-07T15:19:00.001-04:00

Armed agents raid animal shelter for baby deer

Xena the warrior puppy how it began

2013-05-12T10:38:00.002-04:00

XENA WARRIOR PUPPY

2013-05-11T20:30:00.001-04:00

The ‘warrior puppy’ given a new life after it was found starved near to death… and went on to change the life of the autistic boy who’s now its best friend 8-year-old autistic boy who barely spoke transformed into lively chatterbox when met companion Xena Jonny Hickey spent his time playing marbles in silence now he sings while playing with beloved dog Rescue puppy scarred and starved through abuse nicknamed Xena, warrior puppy after making miraculous recovery Family from Georgia found dog on Facebook group, which now has 19,000 fans Research proves companion animals have ‘calming presence’ on autistic children Releasing video updates to support Autism Awareness and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals By Sara Smyth

MONSTER MURDERS MOTHER AND PUPPIES

2013-01-19T08:30:00.001-05:00

Imagine if you will...the most inhumane and despicable display of animal abuse and for months and months nothing happens. Sent to the Attorney General's office. Now it makes you wonder why this was sent to the Attorney General's office and not handled by the DA in the County in which the horrific act of cruelty was carried out...This happened in APRIL. One of those things that make you go hmmm...So.. wonder if later on when this monster whose name is Pat King of Blountsville,Alabama was arrested for two counts of sexual abuse,

THIS MADE THEM ACT ON THE ANIMAL CRUELTY AS WELL. So it must have been that it was

not all that important that a monster committed the most horrendous acts of animal cruelty...and they must not know that animal cruelty and other horrific acts committed on humans go hand in hand..what a failure...what a failure of justice..And...wonder what else this monster has gotten scot free on in the past?

He said he beat them to death...but did he beat them to death in the beginning or did he bury them alive as was first described by the only witness who is not not appearing anywhere now. Did he beat them to death ONLY after requests were made to exhume the bodies of the mother and puppies...so did he beat them

to death after he dug them back up ...and what was left for forensics was ...beaten to pieces...TO PIECES..and he said with a baseball bat. For legal purposes...ALL ALLEGEDLY...I was not there. I am

not a witness. But I find the following to be unreal..the first unreal...

The hometown county newspaper wrote much later this story:

Published 1/16/13:

Blountsville man indicted on animal abuse charges

by Nicole Singleton

On April 23, 2012, the Blountsville Police Department responded to a complaint of cruelty to animals at a residence on King Drive, according to a press release from Chief Ray Baxley. The complaint indicated a mother dog and her eight puppies had been killed.

The suspect was contacted and cooperated with the investigation. The case was presented to the Blount County grand jury at the end of October 2012, and the grand jury returned with a "true bill" and a criminal indictment. The indictment was issued and served in November 2012. The suspect is out on bond and awaiting trial.

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 310

Oneonta, Ala. 35121

Street Address:

217 Third Street South

Oneonta, AL 35121

Phone: (205) 625-3231

Fax: (205) 625-3239

countian@otelco.net

HE IS COOPERATING????? what a disgrace....

And notice they didnt mention the sexual abuse counts returned from the grand jury..It can only be one of two things..who you are...or that animals dont matter..which one is it?

# cc2012 307

3 counts of felony cruelty to a dog or cat.

Also.......

# cc2012 308

2 counts of sexual abuse

The Attorney General's Office, Kelly H. Godwin, is prosecuting the case. It will be heard in Blount County by a judge other than King's brother but as of today no court date has been set.

Case number --cc2012 307.

CONTACT: http://www.ago.state.al.us/Page-Contact-Us

All reported on this page aside from the facts already known are purely alleged and other impressions are purely the opinion of the Writer.

Murderous Cop gets charged..As it should be..

2012-12-26T09:40:00.004-05:00

One at a time. Until they all get the message that we will not tolerate their John Wayne Syndrome towards our Pets. Despite they feel they are entitled to pull their gun and murder without consequences. This is just a small first step. Lets let it become large and nation wide.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Chloe, a lab and pit bull mix, was shot and killed by officers on Nov. 23, and the entire incident was caught on camera.

Police said the video showed them killing the dog after it tried to attack. Adams County District Attorney Don Quick felt differently, charging one of the officers with animal cruelty on Thursday.

Officer Robert Price will be officially charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class 6 felony. This was after Quick’s office investigated the shooting.

According to Quick, that investigation included a canvass of the neighborhood, interviews with 15 witnesses and a viewing of the eyewitness video.

That graphic video (a censored version of which can be seen above) shows the entire ordeal on cell phone video. Two officers Tase the dog first. The animal then attempts to flee, at which point an Animal Control official appears to snag it with a catch pole.

Despite appearing to have nowhere to run, an officer can be seen shooting and killing the dog.

Kenny Collins shot the video. He lives across the street from where the incident occurred in the neighborhood near 96th and Nucla.

Collins was also the one who called 911 to report a large loose dog wandering around the neighborhood. He said he didn’t know the dog belonged to a family across the street from his house.

The Commerce City Police Department ruled that the shooting was justified a few days after the incident.

READ THE REST: http://kdvr.com/2012/12/20/commerce-city-officer-charged-with-animal-cruelty-in-dog-killing/

2012-12-24T08:12:00.001-05:00

It is the law. Not only that your pet must have food and appropiate
vet. care. BUT IT MUST HAVE SHELTER. please bring in your pet or provide it with a dog house with dry hay/blanket inside.

More murder of pets by cops.

2012-10-09T18:56:00.001-04:00

Duke is a 3 1/2 yr old American Bulldog mix unfairly being labeled as "dangerous." Description In a head-shaking legal mess in Ohio, a single mom (Carissa Curry) is facing charges after her "pit-like" dog (Duke) bit a would-be intruder while she was at work. The ‘victim’ claims that the dog was outside her fenced yard and attacked him; Duke is not an outside dog, however, and does not stay in the yard unless he is with family. In the courts, roles have been essentially reversed: The Lucas County Dog Warden is pressing charges against Carissa, treating her as the criminal. This calls to mind the Pennsylvania burglar who sued homeowners after he got stuck in their garage. Every viewer who saw that story was left shaking his head over justice gone wrong. To complicate matters, Carissa has no funds for legal defense. As a single mom, she has pulled herself up by her bootstraps to better herself and her 2-year-old son. She recently saved enough to move out of her parents' home and into a rental home. At the urging of fans, Carissa set up a website for donations; to this point, it has garnered more than $650. Given the potential publicity, however, it would be worth an attorney's time to champion her cause for reduced fees. Another interesting aspect is that Carissa is a huge animal advocate. In addition to raising Duke and a litter of kittens, she recently nursed a dehydrated young fox back to life. It is now awaiting release at a wildlife rehabilitation center. The consequences of a "dangerous dog" label are severe: If convicted, Duke will carry the label forever. Carissa will have to pay $100 a year to license him. She will have to completely enclose her yard, as if caging a bear. Duke will have to be muzzled anytime he leaves his yard. And Carissa fears eviction and could lose her job in home health care. Please join Carissa's supporters to get Duke cleared of any unjust laeling from this ridiculous incident. For more information, click this link to the article in DogHeirs: http://www.dogheirs.com/dogheirs/posts/1982-single-mom-asks-public-for-support-after-dog-bites-alleged-home-intruder Direct link to the petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/lucas-county-dog-warden-remove-the-dangerous-designation-from-duke-drop-the-charge-against-carissa-2?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_modal&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=26385919

2012-10-05T09:33:00.000-04:00

COPS KILL ANOTHER DOG

2012-09-21T08:39:00.000-04:00

ELDORADO -- An Eldorado man is demanding justice after he says a police officer shot and killed his dog.

The Eldorado Police Department won't comment on the incident because it is under investigation. The dog's owner, Jason Robershaw, says the shooting was a gross error of judgement by an officer, and he wants to make sure his dog's death doesn't get swept under the rug.

"He was my best friend, so I just don't want this to go away quietly," said Robershaw.

Robershaw's six-year-old German Shepherd, Smokey, was more than a dog, he was a member of the family.

"I just sat here and watched my dog die," said Robershaw.

Robershaw said he and his fiancée were eating dinner last Sunday evening, when they heard a knock at the back door. A few moments later they heard a bark, a gunshot, then silence.

"Immediately when I opened the door I saw my dog lying there about 18-inches from the end of his chain. He was just shaking, and his tongue was hanging out and blood was coming out," said Robershaw.

Robershaw said an Eldorado officer told him he feared for his life. He claimed the dog came at him and attacked him when he knocked on the door. Robershaw says his dog was not dangerous, and he believes the officer made a poor decision out of panic.

"The officer had no right to come on my private property and shoot my dog, which was on a leash. The dog was doing what it's supposed to do. It is the protector of this house," said Robershaw.

To make matters worse, Robershaw said it all could have been avoided.

"He was at the wrong house, he was here to investigate a stolen ladder," said Robershaw. Robershaw says that the house the officer wanted was actually one block away.

"I can't say exactly what happened in the two to three seconds that it took for me to get to the door, but all I know is within that two to three seconds my dog was laying on the ground. It's something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life," said Robershaw.

News 3 filed a freedom of information request for a copy of the police report. Police Chief Shannon Deuel says it should be ready for release on Monday. The officer at the center of the investigation remains on active duty. Chief Deuel says the officer has worked at the department just short of one year.

http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Eldorado-Man-Accuses-Police-of-Killing-Dog-170392616.html

Sex abusers...Animal abusers..all despicable.

2012-09-16T16:55:00.001-04:00

Animal abusers in N.Y. may have to register like sex offenders

New York City could become the largest jurisdiction to establish a registry for animal abusers, similar to the ones for sex offenders, if it approves a law prompted by a man who threw his dog out of a third-story window.

The measure introduced in the City Council this week would require convicted animal abusers to provide their names, home addresses and photographs for an online registry, available to animal shelters and pet shops. The abusers would be barred from owning animals.

“We want to keep defenseless animals out of the hands of known abusers,” said the measure’s chief sponsor, Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr. The bill comes after a 30-year-old Queens, N.Y., man killed his pet Shar-Pei last year by throwing it out of his third-floor window. The man was sentenced to 364 days in jail and barred from owning an animal for three years.

Three New York counties--Suffolk, Albany and Rockland--have established animal abuse registries. Registry bills have been introduced in nine states this year, according to the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

http://itsfortheanimals.blogspot.com/?zx=488117a4a86b669d

2012-09-06T16:29:00.001-04:00

MURDERED. And it happens too often. We must strike back and bring to justice these killers.

On may 25th my day began as usual with Sobe's eyes across my pillow whining to go outside, and Spade's feet pressing against my back, it was our morning ritual. I let them out and noticed that Sobe who was solid white was lookin a little dingy so I decided I would put them in their cage to play while I cleaned my house and than bathe them before having them come in for the rest of the day. I walked the dogs to the backyard where their cage was, cleaned their water buckets and gave them fresh food and water, and than filled their swimming pool up so it would get semi warm for there bathes. I returned inside my home to clean and tidy the house...I was inside maybe an hour not knowing that my dogs were no longer in their cage but in the neighbors backyard.

The dogs had pushed a small corner of their cage back and how they fit their selves through will remain a mystery to me but they did. While finishing the dishes I heard four of the most gutwrenching sounds of my life. I heard a set of two shotgun blasts, a brief pause and then a second set. Boom Boom...Boom Boom! and in that moment my heart literlly fell to the floor. I raced to my back door and screamed their names hoping to see their heads pop out of their dog house but no, I wouldnt see their faces however just beyond the sight of their cage I saw the Animal Control vehicle 200 yards from where I stood and it was then that I knew they shot them.I flew to my neighbors home where the news was delivered that "Yes Mam I was forced to shoot your dogs"

All I asked was to have their bodies. It took me an hours worth of arguing as well as200 dollars to have them brought to my home. I was met by officers with arrogant attitudes, as if saying to me, you should be thanking me. I stopped your dogs before they killed someone or something.

Even still arguing with me as to where to lay their bodies, I wanted them laid on my front porch, which meant the officer would have to walk them across my yard getting his uniform bloody. He had managed to shoot them without so much as a single spec of blood getting on him and he wasnt about to get blood on his hands at the end of it. After standing there for ten minutes trying to convince me because I have a small child it would be in my best interest to allow them to dispose of the dogs because it would be distressing to her, I told the officers I believe there is no way around distressing my child.
As I watched the man first bring Spade to me then Sobe laying them side by side I noticed, these animals are shot in their sides not their face, not their chest! I asked the officer again,"So you shot these dogs in the side for violently charging you officer?" He replied, "Yes Mam I had no other choice." I told the officers, "These were good dogs and had never bit anyone or anything, this officer was excessive for dogs that did not bite anyone or anything." His supervisor looked me dead in the eyes and said and I quote, "These dogs were shot primarily for the potential harm they posed my officer."

My tickets were then handed to me tickets, they had my dogs blood on them. I watched the officers return to their vehicles, no I'm sorry, and no remorse. Just an arrogant attitude and a fine. That was my payment for paying this city the liscence to have a dog and keeping my animals up to date on shots and having an enclosure, collars and tags around their necks, but I guess that only applies to people who dont have pitbulls.

If you can help. She wants these people to pay for murdering her precious animals. And just ONCE if someone does pay it might save someone else's pets. Things are getting so out of hand.

2012-09-02T16:52:00.000-04:00

Cops Murder Pet in its' own house.

On August 15, 2012 Wayne County Sheriff's deputies, along with Macedon, NY Police broke into 75 year old Phyllis Loquasto's Plank Road home in the town of Walworth, NY, forced her at gunpoint to lay on her bathroom floor, screamed at her to close her eyes and stay down, then executed her dog "Duke."

Minutes earlier, Loquasto, who has had three strokes and a knee replacement, was on her computer when she heard loud smashing sounds, then saw what she described as several men dressed in black with masks on.

As she was laying on her bathroom floor Loquasto could hear the men talking in loud voices.

"The dog hadn't even barked, yet I heard one of them say, he's aggressive, shoot him! I'll never forget the sound of that gunshot and the blood flying everywhere. They did all this while forcing me to lay on the bathroom floor, screaming at me to stay down, and holding me at gunpoint. I couldn't get up if I wanted to. I'm 75 years old, had three strokes and knee replacement, and can hardly walk. There was nothing I could do to help my pet."

Unfortunately, Duke died a slow death.
"They shot him with a shotgun in such a manner that he ran around in pain and bled all over the house and suffered a slow, cruel death. There was no reason for this kind of treatment, they killed my dog for no reason. This was the sweetest and most gentle animal anyone could want, I would trust him with a baby."
As you can see in the photo, Duke did indeed suffer, bleeding out throughout the house, leaving a trail of blood in the hallways, stairs, walls and bedrooms, including on the bed where he used to sleep in.

Afterwards, Phyllis Loquasto was taken outside and placed inside a police car for over an hour in the heat.
It was then when officers showed her a search warrant, and it was then that Loquasto realized who these masked men who had just broke into her home, held her at gunpoint, screamed at her and executed her dog were -- police officers.

The 75 year old Loquasto was so afraid, she urinated on herself.

As a filmmaker, writer and activist exposing police misconduct and corruption, hearing stories of police officers abusing and violating innocent citizens' rights is nothing new.

In fact I receive an average of 20-25 calls weekly from people who either themselves, or a loved one, has been abused, harassed, or assaulted by law enforcement.

But I must admit, to hear of a 75 year old lady having been terrorized in her own home by a bunch of rogue, thugs in uniforms and masks, in a "home invasion-like" style, before executing her dog, left me speechless.

I Called Macedon, NY police and asked to speak to a public information officer. The woman who answered the phone asked me "What's that?" I explained to her it's usually a department official who is in charge of communicating with the press.

She replied "We don't have that."
I then proceeded to tell her about the incident with Duke, and before I could finish, she angrily cut me off and said "I'm sure if a grandmother would have been held down at gunpoint, I would have heard about that."

She then abruptly transferred me to the Chief, with whom I left a message on his voicemail.Contact Macedon, NY Police Chief John P. Colella and let him know how you feel.

Macedon, NY Police Chief
and WayneNET Commander
John P. Colella
315-986-7103, -7262, -5932
E-mail: jpcolella@rochester.rr.com

WayneNET Sgt.
Roger LaClair
(315) 947-9711

WayneNET
Chief Deputy
Bob Hetzke
(315) 946-9711

2012-08-28T08:37:00.001-04:00

If someone kicked your best friend..what would you do? If you reacted would you expect to be shot in the head by a nervous trigger happy cop who didnt care as much for the dog as he did the homeless person? Who gave this little John Wayne the authority to kick people and then to shoot their dog? This is just one incident and it brings to light that cops are and have been out of hand and taking on more power than we the people have authorized them to have.

Remember. This is supposed to be Policemen who should have the ability to distinguish between real threats and merely an act of self defense. Such as what Star displayed. If these cops felt threatened which they were not. They could have just pepper sprayed Star....but they did not. THEY DID BOTH. they shot her in the head and pepper sprayed her. Both these cops should be fired. Not fit to be a cop.
Here is the facebook page to keep up with what is now happening. A giant cover up by New York's finest.
https://www.facebook.com/StarTheNewYorkPitbullShotByPolice/photos_stream

2012-08-25T20:04:00.001-04:00

ROOF TOP DOGS IN MIAMI HEAT 120 degrees in daytime

2012-08-02T17:01:00.000-04:00

G and G Fruit Market at 1201 Northwest 23rd.St.Miami,Floridafor some reason believe it is
Ok to put their two dogs on top of their roof. Its because of robbers they say...you know..robbers
on top of the roof. These two dogs seem to be well kept as they dont look skinny. But this is clear
cut animal abuse. But not so..say the cops who have been there to investigate. Not so says the
Humane Society. So I suggest that one person from each organization that declares this is fine to spend one day atop that roof with the dogs..then let me hear your opinion..disgraceful.

2012-07-31T13:09:00.001-04:00

PITBULLS AND BSL UNSPEAKABLE DISGRACE FOR A CIVILIZED SOCEITY

2012-07-28T16:50:00.000-04:00

The sins of Denver. But they are not the only ones. But they are the only ones with the best description of DOG HOLOCAUST...and leaving to people with no sense whatsoever the ability to determine breed to decide if an animal lives or dies. A picture is worth a thousand words. Though the following pics. are from earlier dates, just imagine how many bodies have piled high since these senseless killings and pics. These photos have surfaced showing some of the estimated 3,487 pit bull dogs that have been carted away from the shelter..(their dead bodies) Denver's sins..No other word will describe...except holocaust.
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Lennox and wicca killers are like......

2012-07-27T10:51:00.002-04:00

ANIMAL FOOD BANK ONLINE

2012-07-25T11:59:00.001-04:00

If you could spare just one dollar. This is such a worthy cause.
If you go there you can choose if you want to help feed some
animals that otherwise might not make it.

http://petswhoneedourhelp.blogspot.com/