Friday, December 7, 2012
Recent reports about kittens in a freezer and a dog who took an ax to the face have the Tampa Bay area buzzing about animal cruelty laws. What's your take?
Two high profile incidents of animal abuse have sparked a strong reaction from Patch readers and community members about what should happen to those found guilty of animal cruelty. In St. Petersburg, a man was accused of wrapping four kittens in sandwich bags and sticking them in his freezer. Three of the kittens are recovering in Largo, while the fourth didn't survive. And in Bradenton, a dog was found last month walking through a neighborhood after taking an ax or machete to the head and face. Local animal services officials called it the worst case of animal cruelty they had seen out of "hundreds of cases a year." The pit bull mix, named Axel, is doing well, and several rewards have been offered to help find his attacker, including $10,…
Friday, June 24, 2011
During my morning walk with my dog, I found a dead dog stuffed into a trash bag.
During my morning walk with my pup, I spotted a dead dog on 12th Street between Clifton Street and Henry Avenue. The dog's legs were sticking half way out of a white trash bag. Based on what I saw, I do not believe this dog crawled into this bag and suffocated on its own. Somebody put the dog in the bag and dumped it. I can't tell you if the dog was killed by its owner or if it died of other causes. What I can tell you is that its body was extremely thin and the rib cage was quite visible through its fur. My first thoughts were that this dog suffered during its life and was given a miserable death, but that's just my opinion. I immediately notified Tampa Police, who passed along the information to the city's sanitation department to pick …
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Monday, June 13, 2011
"In that moment, I took it upon myself to stand up for that little Jack Russell and say something."
The other day while visiting the local dog park with my Kaiah and Grayson at our usual time, a guy came into the “large dogs” section of the dog park with a small dog the size of a Jack Russell terrier. All of the dogs there are friendly, but large, and some are very large. Even though there is a section for small dogs, no one thinks it is a big deal when small dogs occasionally end up on our side. When the little dog came in, all the big dogs — including my 70-pound Grayson — thought they would go see whom it was. The Jack Russell seemed to get a little freaked out and became aggressive, most likely for one of two reasons: The dog was already an aggressive dog and should not have been brought during a busy time with other dogs, OR The …
Danielle Fernandez
6:58 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
This is just beyond heart breaking,people get a slap on the hand for what they do to the animals it crazy,if you dont like animals, fine dont have them, dont hurt them. They should most definitely do jail time and have a huge fine and donate it to the a.s.p.c.a. They should be charged as if it were a human that they were convicting the crime against. I hope the law changes very soon it breaks my … more ›