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08-13-2005, 12:37 PM | #1 |
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| Scruffys Law-Tortured puppy dies-Kansas Members Please read and sign**Tissue Alert** This was emailed to me. Please take a look and help if you can. Tortured puppy dies from injuries The Wichita Eagle Magnum, the mixed-breed puppy found burned and tied with wire in a north Wichita recycling bin, died Friday night. Veterinarian Gary Breault and his wife, Julie, had taken the puppy to a specialty clinic in Overland Park on Friday morning so he could get round-the-clock care. "At some point they tried to revive him and couldn't," said Gerri Scherff, a receptionist at Heartland Animal Hospital in Wichita, which had been caring for Magnum. "They did all they could." Magnum's death will not be in vain if it helps to get stricter laws passed against cruelty to animals, animal welfare supporters say. Kansas is one of only nine states in which cruelty to animals is a misdemeanor. In the other 41 states, the crime is a felony. The 10- to 12-week-old puppy was found Aug. 1 in a recycling bin at 4100 Arkansas. He had a broken leg and chemical burns over much of his body. His front legs had been wired together, and wire had been wrapped around his head and neck, with one paw stuck in his mouth. Veterinarians considered euthanizing the puppy, but when they removed the wire, he stood up and wagged his tail, said Julie Breault, practice manager at the hospital. Then he licked her hand, and she asked the veterinarians to give him a chance. "I hope I made the right decision, talking the doctor into letting me save him," Breault said Wednesday. The veterinarians had given the puppy a 50 percent chance of survival. Magnum would have faced months of recovery and could have lost 80 percent of the skin on his body, Breault said. Rewards totaling more than $10,500 have been offered for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of the person who injured the puppy. Money has also been collected to help pay for the puppy's care, and that "will go to a rescue organization for a good cause, in his name," Scherff said. Scherff said the veterinarians and staff at the hospital wanted everyone to know how much they appreciated the community's support and donations. Magnum's story and that of a newborn puppy found in a pile of trash in a downtown apartment building sparked an outpouring of support and outrage from people in the Wichita area. The Kansas Humane Society received hundreds of calls from people wanting to know how they could help, said spokeswoman Jennifer Campbell. People can help by getting stricter laws passed against cruelty to animals, she said. Radio station 105.3-FM The Buzz has started a campaign to help pass "Scruffy's Law," which would make extreme cruelty to animals a felony. Scruffy was a Yorkshire terrier that was tortured and killed by four Kansas City men in 1997. On the station's Web site, www.1053thebuzz.com, a form letter is posted that people can copy and e-mail to their state senators and representatives, whose e-mail addresses are also listed on the site. Magnum's sad story has finally drawn attention to the need for stricter animal cruelty laws, said Ellen Querner, director of Pals Animal Rescue. "He did not die in vain. Because of him, now Scruffy's Law has a very good possibility of passing next session." |
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08-13-2005, 12:44 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | thats terrible. so sad. i have never and will never understnd people who treat animals badly. and it was so young only 10-12 wks old. i hope they find the people who did this and they pay for their terrible crime!
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08-13-2005, 12:46 PM | #3 |
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| Man, tears are running down my face... I started bawling when I read that after considering to euthenize him, he started wagging his tail when they removed the wire. If only humans showed as much love towards each other that animals do, even after being tortured. |
08-13-2005, 12:48 PM | #4 |
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| I figured I had better include the tissue alert. |
08-13-2005, 01:14 PM | #5 |
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| Scruffy was a 6-pound, 12-year-old yorkie that was shot with a pellet rifle, placed in a plastic bag, doused with flammable liquid, set on fire while still alive and beaten repeatedly with a shovel. They videotaped the whole thing. I remembered it well, because I had Muffin at the time and it was sickening to me to say the least. I had to look up the details again to refresh my memory, but what I described above is what happened. Their names should be permanently etched on heaven's gate! Admittedly acting out of "boredom", the perpetrators recorded the entire killing and distributed the 6-minute videotape to their friends. Jose Gutierrez, age 17 Admitted to videotaping the incident. Convicted: animal cruelty, felony arson 2 years probation and psychiatric evaluation Marcus Rodriguez, age 18 Convicted: animal cruelty, 1 year county jail. Convicted: felony arson, 2 years, 3 months prison. Eligible for parole after 2 years. Richard Golubski, age 20 Admitted in court to choking and pouring a flammable liquid on the dog. Denied further involvement. Convicted: animal cruelty, felony arson 2 years probation and psychiatric evaluation. Lance Arsenalt, age 21 "the Leader" Convicted: animal cruelty, 1 year county jail. Convicted: felony arson, 1 year, 10 months prison. Eligible for parole after 2 years. http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0103...es/010321y.htm
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08-13-2005, 01:16 PM | #6 |
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| How horrible. Thanks for posting that though. It never hurts to know all the horrible things that are out there. Makes you think about how to make sure it doesnt happen to you. |
08-13-2005, 01:38 PM | #7 |
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| the devil is twilitling his thumbs just waiting for them
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08-13-2005, 01:44 PM | #8 | |
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08-13-2005, 03:22 PM | #9 |
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| i cannot and will not understand how anyone can treat a inocent animal such pain i would love to do the same to them, if i ever saw any form of cruelty to an animal i would have to do something to stop it and then id take the animal away wendy and rosie |
08-13-2005, 03:41 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | I have tears in my eyes reading that...I can't not believe that such young kids were involved in such a brutal act...it is beyond my belief how people can sleep at night after doing such horrible things to such an innocent creature... I am always amazed about how forgiving animals are...they are always willing to trust again...it is what gives them the will to live...
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08-13-2005, 05:21 PM | #11 |
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| I signed one at a Uptown Paws in Wichita over this just Monday. It is a store that sells clothes and collars and stuff. I had not heard of it until then.
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08-13-2005, 05:45 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | My freshman year in high school I volunteered at our local humane society during the summer. Right before I got there, there was a write up in the paper about a cat that they had found around the 4th of july. They had taped fire crackers to it and also lit the cat on fire. The poor cat's eyes were burned shut and of couse had burns all over it's body. They put the cat down but it's half burned collar was kept in the cat room hanging from a cage to remind us how cruel people can be.
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08-13-2005, 05:59 PM | #13 |
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| OMG how horrible. |
08-13-2005, 08:45 PM | #14 |
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| I don't live in Sedgewick county but I sent an email to our Senator and State Rep. We'll see how it goes. Our county's state rep is a truly good person who cares about life, so he might actually try to do something!!!!
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08-13-2005, 08:50 PM | #15 |
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| OMG...that is one of the saddest things I have ever read. How disgusting people are! I just don't get it! I sure wish he would have lived..... |
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