"That's actually where he buried her, we found her a couple feet up over there," said the boy's mother who is going by 'Kim' to not reveal her son's identity.
For three weeks this Middleburg mom looked for her 7-month-old rescue dog Jade. She never imagined her dog was murdered.
"There was a hole there, and a bag sticking out of it and I just slowly pieced together the pieces," she said.
Her 11-year-old son eventually confessed to the crime. He told his mom he stabbed the dog and buried it in their backyard. The dog was found without a head after other dogs dug it out.
"As a mother and a rescuer it's so, like I said I cry all the time," said the boy's mom.
The child was charged with aggravated animal cruelty and was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center. He's now one of a few children accused of killing animals on the First Coast recently:
- Two Clay County teenage girls were arrested in August after they recorded themselves lighting a tortoise on fire and then stomping it to death.
- In Springfield, a 14-year-old is facing charges for lighting a cat on fire.
The Jacksonville Humane Society says fortunately they rarely get cases of animal abuse.
"They might be animals that come to us from animal care and protective services because law enforcement might have been involved in taken them from a home, dog fighting is a big example of abuse that we've seen recently," said Diana Fox, Community Relations Coordinator with the Jacksonville Humane Society.
The 11-year-old's mother says she's been doing rescue work with animals for four years. She says this has been devastating to her on both sides.
"Now we're doing family counseling every week, they recommend a psychological evaluation which he's scheduled for," said the child's mother.
If you suspect animal neglect or animal abuse in your neighborhood you could contact your city, your sheriff's office or anonymously through Crimestoppers that number is 1-866-845 TIPS.
(Jacksonville.com -Oct 24, 2014)
she needs to get that kid psychiatric help.
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