Advocating for homeless and shelter animals
It sickens me to read that more than three dozen horses were abused and ultimately put down, and yet the abuser was found guilty on only two counts and paid a fine amounting to $35 a horse.
Can this be real? And I’d like to know how local law enforcement, the NJSPCA, and the prosecutor can defend this.
And can someone explain this?:
“The SPCA says they were euthanized because of botulism.”
WHAT?
A Staten Island man was sentenced to 300 days in jail Friday on animal cruelty charges for inflicting serious injuries on a dog that resulted in the animal’s death.
I don’t have statistics, but it is common knowledge that animal abuse, even the killing of innocent animals, rarely results in jail or prison time. It’s a problem in our society – many of us truly care about animal welfare, but not enough of us are putting pressure on legislatures and law enforcement agencies to do what they should: enact strong laws and enforce them.
Information about the conviction and sentencing of Nicholas Piccolino can be found here.
A tragic event led to this story: On May 10, Mia, a 13 year old girl from Cranbury, New Jersey was walking her dog and was hit by a car, and the driver callously and illegally fled the scene. The girl was seriously injured and her dog was killed instantly. According to The Woodbridge Patch, witnesses said that the pup, named Panda, absorbed most of the impact from the car, and likely saved Mia’s life.
But on July 3rd, members of the Cranbury Fraternal Order of Police presented Mia and her family with a puppy, much to their joy! You can see it here in the Patch.
I hope the dog was adopted from a local shelter. Virtually everywhere in New Jersey, shelter animals are the most at risk on account of overcrowded conditions, and are deserving of loving, forever homes.
ADOPT, don’t shop! And spay and neuter your houshold pets! It’s the only was we’re going to end the endless slaughter of innocent animals.