150 Rally In Protest For Mooie...
and to "speak" on her behalf.
They came by ferry, they carpooled, they showed how much they cared. We hope Mooie knows, somewhere, that they spoke for her...
Results of the Town Hall Meeting
Outraged citizens have been waiting for answers for weeks. Last night, they got a few, but not enough.
Roughly 150 people converged on the Federal Way Police Department's Town Hall meeting coming from as far away as the coast of Washington. They came for one reason: to get an explanation for what has appeared to be a mind-numbing dereliction of duty on the part of two agencies, trusted to find who hurt Mooie.
Prior to the meeting, men, women, children, senior citizens, and a few people with their dogs showed up with signs that ranged in rage from "How Could You?" to "Is THIS what we get for our tax dollars?" The signs each expressed individual anger and sadness, but they all carried one message: what happened to Mooie, will not be ignored.
Inside, a respectful crowd waited for officials to begin. We're so proud to know amazing people who represent animals so well. There were no outbursts. No disrespectful comments. Intelligent, thoughtful people gathered on behalf of a little girl who suffered so much.
Detective Robinson, the investigating officer, was pointedly asked many questions regarding why no search warrants were issued following the crime, enabling the gathering of critical evidence. He stated an "inspection" of the puppy owner's premises had been done, including looking for suspicious substances in the house, shed, and backyard. This contradicts what neighbors maintain, stating police were in the house for roughly "50 seconds" and spent about 15 minutes looking in the backyard.
The Federal Way P.D. will not commit to this case being an animal cruelty case (they maintain this could have been an "accident") despite statements to the contrary from the veterinarian who examined her. Even Detective Robinson, the P.D.'s own officer, states that the burns are consistent with child abuse cases he's seen.
Citizens demanded to know why the same protocols used in other violent crimes weren't used in a Felony animal cruelty case? The woman who found the puppy and brought her to the vet submitted a signed statement claiming that authorities told her to throw away a blood-soaked blanket and bandana, and "chunks" of skin and fur that had fallen off of Mooie when she took her to the vet.
This same woman states that she's been "collecting pieces of Mooie" that the police hadn't recovered from her. (Residents in the neighborhood claim they have not been visited by police since the incident happened on March 10th, until Wednesday of this week. Police deny this is true.)
The veterinary technician who held Mooie as she died, hugs Mark Steinway, Pasado's Safe Haven, left. She delivered extraordinary, moving testimony about meeting Mooie and the efforts she and Dr. Engstrom went through to anesthetize the puppy, to bring her relief from suffering. They tried calling 911 for help. They waited, seemingly forever, for King County Animal Control to respond. "We want answers," she cried. "You shouldn't allow this to happen to another animal."
The vet tech explained that many other vet clinics have been calling Valley Veterinary Hospital, to offer their condolences following this case. She said when she told them about the lack of response from Animal Control, and how the puppy was cremated destroying evidence, their response was, "Well, what did you expect?"
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/CRUEL...Puppy_Acid.htm