United Kingdom: Shad’a McQueen stabbed her dog several times, slit its throat then left it to slowly die in agony. The judge gave her probation

UNITED KINGDOM -- A woman who slit her dog’s throat after going on a booze binge has been banned from owning an animal again.

Shad’a McQueen attacked her pet bull dog on October 29 last year after a night out drinking with an ex-girlfriend, Croydon Magistrates Court heard this week.

The 33-year-old armed herself with a knife and set upon her pet dog at her home in South Norwood in south London, stabbing it several times in the body. The court heard how she then used the same knife to slash the dog’s throat.

She then called the police and when officers arrived, the female dog was found to be ‘close to death’ and was taken to a vet and put down.

GIVEN PROBATION FOR HORRIFIC CRIME
McQueen pleaded guilty to stabbing her dog and causing the pet unnecessary suffering and was handed a four-month jail term, suspended for 18 months. She was also ordered to do 60 hours of unpaid work and was banned from owning animals for an indefinite period.

Judge Susan Holden told McQueen that ‘no animal’ should have to ‘go through what your dog was put through’. She added: ‘This is a deeply distressing case. ‘It’s clear that your dog must have suffered unnecessarily.’

Despite the courts stating that she was banned from owning animals for "an indefinite period", they immediately told her she could go visit her other dog. That would be the one she didn't stab repeatedly and then slit its throat, leaving it lying there in agony, slowly dying. 

When sentenced at Croydon Magistrates’ Court, the 33-year-old found out she may one day be able to own a dog again.

She walked free from court and was told she will be able to visit her other, shared pet dog - if accompanied - who she owns along with an ex-girlfriend.

This is how this ridiculous woman dresses for court.

(Metro UK - March 9, 2018)

(October 2017) Arkansas: Family slits Pit Bull's throat after it attacks everyone, including their elderly Golden Retriever, which had already been attacked by it once before

ARKANSAS -- David S. Waters added 2 new photos to Facebook.
October 13, 2017 · Redfield, AR ·
⚠️ EXPLICIT ⚠️

Last night, my pit bull attacked my golden retriever for the second time.

Although Pumpkin (Golden-retriever), will be okay now. Lavender (Pit-Bull) would not let go of her and it resulted in someone having to cut her throat to get her to release. Right after she went after us humans. 

Although she survived, she is okay but we do have to put her down today.

I wanted to believe that she wasn’t a vicious, cruel, and dangerous dog but after this unexpected attack I can no longer believe that. We treated her correctly, we didn’t starve her, we didn’t abuse her. We took advice from experts, animal control, vets, and we still couldn’t control this specific Red-nose pit bull.

It’s been very hectic since last night, I posted some on Snapchat and I truly appreciate your remorse. May god bless you all!

Emma Julianna - We don't always know why dogs do what they do, but I believe it's usually with good reason. Please don't turn your back on your own dog.

David S. Waters - Yes I completely understand it wasn’t up to me to decide, to calm down lavender we had to call animal control and they didn’t give us an option since this is her 3rd time attacking. Once with a previous owner, 2 with us. I would of not decided to do that if i had the option.

David S. Waters - My 12 year old golden retriever didn’t deserve the beating she got twice in the last 6 months. She’s old and can barely walk, doesn’t pick a fight. Always stays away from lavender. It was just the dog I know it’s not all pits as we discussed before [apologist]. This one ended up not being a good one. 2 unexpected attacks in 6 months is not normal.

Denny Waters - Lavender is not a cruel dog but she acted by her instinct.. unfortunately she attacked pumpkin and we don t accept it cuz she is our family.. so lavender must go

Stephanie Stevens - Im so sorry to hear that.. has she tasted blood before? Maybe she attacked another that has trespassed in the yard or something? I've heard once some animals get the taste of blood, they turn that way. There's no turning back. Pray for a quick recovery for you're other dog though. 😔

David S. Waters - She attacked pumpkin last night once, smelled blood and came back for more. Tore her up. Then she went after my little brother. (Little but 16) someway somehow get her off of him and into the garage and we called the police she was going crazy she looked/ acted possessed.

Stephanie Stevens - It sounds definitely like the taste of blood. Its not all pits or dogs in general but blood will make them go crazy. As much as I hate to see a beautiful pit get put down, it probably would've been your only option even if you weren't forced. She wouldn't have stopped trying to get more. Sorry to hear about your dogs.

 

 

Illinois: Unnamed 17-year-old teen accused of holding puppy down and repeatedly slashing its neck with knife

ILLINOIS -- A 17-year-old teen has confessed to injuring a puppy that was found along a Kewanee road with four slashes across its neck.

Kewanee Police have charged the teen with aggravated animal cruelty. Police would not disclose the boy's identity.

Police found the injured puppy Tuesday night after they responded to a call at about 8:15 p.m. at the entrance of Lakeland Terrace Apartments, where they found the black puppy with four vertical lacerations on its neck and abrasions on its back.

The male puppy was taken into custody and transferred to the Kewanee Veterinary Clinic at 102 Townsedge Road for treatment.

Veterinarian Chris Ryan said the young dog is about 7 to 8 weeks old and appears to be a labrador and pit bull terrier mix. He said the dog’s wounds had been 24 hours old, so the wounds could not be stitched. The wounds also had fly eggs and maggots, which had to be removed.

“It looked like he was a little weak and dehydrated, and it looked like the wounds were about 24 hours old,” Ryan said. “So we sedated him and cleaned him up. We couldn’t sew him. We had to get rid of the maggots and fleas and everything. It looks like he has four horizontal lacerations on his neck and he’s got sore on his back.”

Ryan said he believes the injury was possibly inflicted by someone with a knife.

“This doesn’t look like it was an accident,” he said. “We see a lot of accidents and injuries from animals hit by cars. But I don’t know anything that would do that other than something very sharp, and it’s kind of hard to have four of those in that area to do that. So I would have to say it was more purposeful than accidental.”

Despite the injury, Ryan said the puppy has been very friendly toward him and his staff and is eating food and drinking water.

“I think he’ll do fine,” he said. “He doesn’t seem to be holding any grudges toward anyone. He’s just happy and glad to be with someone.”

Ryan said if the lacerations discovered on the puppy’s neck were deeper, it would have killed the animal.

Kellie Wallace, Director of the Henry County Humane Society Kewanee Chapter, was called to the veterinarian’s office Wednesday morning to see the puppy, which has since been named "Thor." She said she was horrified by the puppy’s injury.

“I’ve seen animals starve and be skin and bones, but I’ve never seen one with open slashes to its neck,” Wallace said. “That was from a knife, not a dog attack.”

“I don’t know what else would do that," Ryan said. "It wasn’t an animal bite or from getting caught in something. It looks like it was from something that was more purposeful than an accident.”

“That is so pathetic,” Wallace said. “I just don’t understand. If you don’t want a puppy, call the police or take it to the shelter, but not something like that.”

Ryan said he plans to sedate the puppy later this week and try to tend to the wounds as it continues to heal and recover at the veterinarian clinic.

(Star Courier - July 26, 2017)

New Jersey: Vincent Ascolese Animal control officer slit a baby deer's throat and failed to provide vet care to a dog and a baby squirrel - and gets NO punishment

NEW JERSEY -- An animal control officer accused of slitting a baby deer's throat two years ago has pleaded guilty to disorderly persons charges - NOT ANIMAL CRUELTY - related to the animal's death, the New Jersey SPCA announced Friday.

According to the animal advocacy group, Vincent Ascolese, 50, also had to pay $3,500 to the NJSPCA as restitution for the 2015 incident.

"No animal should have to die cruelly at the hands of someone entrusted with their safety," NJSPCA President Steve Shatkin said in a release about the plea deal.

"The NJSPCA will continue to aggressively prosecute anyone who brings harm to an animal, regardless of their title."

While working as the animal control officer in Bloomfield in June 2015, Ascolese, who is also the owner of Bergen Humane and director and supervising animal control officer at the North Jersey Humane Society Shelter, was charged with animal cruelty after killing an injured fawn, the organization said.

Officials said exsanguination (SLITTING SOMETHING'S THROAT), or blood draining, was not an approved method of animal euthanasia in New Jersey.

But James Lisa, the attorney representing Ascolese, argued that the deer was already dead when the officer found it. He pleaded guilty to improper disposal of a dead deer, Lisa said, a plea that will not impact his licenses.

"All kinds of (aspersions) were cast against my client," Lisa said.

"This is a guy who spent his entire professional life helping these animals. ... If it's 3 in the morning, if there's an animal I trouble, he'll get out there to rescue it."

Despite Lisa's assertions that Ascolese acted in a humane manner in the situation, Bloomfield severed its animal control contract with him later in 2015.

ADDITIONAL CRUELTY CHARGES INVOLVING OTHER ANIMALS THROWN OUT(!)

As part of the plea deal, the NJSPCA said, additional animal cruelty charges against Ascolese, stemming from an August 2015 state health department inspection of his shelter, were dismissed. 

Those charges included failing to provide necessary vet care to a dog and a baby squirrel at the shelter, the group said.

"Over the last 18 months NJSPCA has worked closely with local prosecutors to bring this case to a resolution," said NJSPCA Chief Colonel Frank Rizzo.

"We were confident when we filed the charges back in 2015 and remained confident as we moved this case through the judicial process. We are satisfied with outcome."

Lisa, too, said he was satisfied with the outcome of his case.

"Now he can go on with his life," he said.

Can the baby deer which had its throat slit "go on with his life"?

(NJ.com - March 10, 2017)

Earlier

• Animal control officer, Vincent Ascolese, 48, accused of animal cruelty, cutting fawn’s throat

Michigan: Homicide parolee, Terrance Mathis, accused of taping pit bull mouth closed, slitting his throat and dumping its body in the trash

MICHIGAN -- A man recently paroled after spending 38 years in prison for killing a person is now accused of slitting his dog's throat and throwing the body, along with its collar and leash, into a trash can.

Terrance Mathis, a 65-year-old Kingston man, was arraigned Wednesday, March 8, on one count of killing or torturing an animal, according to the Tuscola County Sheriff's Office.

The charge is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and could carry 500 hours of community service, prohibition from owning animals and a fine of $5,000.

The charge stems from a Feb. 21 incident in which a pit bull was found dead with its throat cut in a garbage can on White Creek Road near Mayville Road in Koylton Township.

The dog's jaw was taped shut, likely to prevent it from biting its killer, Tuscola County Undersheriff Robert Baxter said.

The tan-and-white pit bull was around 5 years old when it was killed. The dog was neutered, healthy and had a good weight, police said.

Police were lead to Mathis by an anonymous tip given to them shortly after the sheriff's office sought the public's help, Baxter said.

The dog's exact cause of death has not yet been determined. An autopsy for the dog has been scheduled.

Mathis was sentenced in a Macomb County court in July 1977 to life in prison for a homicide the year before.

He spent 38 years in prison before he was paroled in August 2015. He was set to be released from supervision in August 2019.

MICHIGAN DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

TERRANCE MATHIS
MDOC Number: 124951
SID Number: 0642997A
Name: TERRANCE MATHIS
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Gray
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Date of Birth: 03/27/1951  (65)
Image Date: 6/15/2013

MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Parolee
Assigned Location: Tuscola/Caro
Date Paroled: 08/20/2015
Supervision Begin Date: 08/20/2015
Supervision Discharge Date: 08/20/2019

ALIASES
ANTHONY MADONIA
PEPPER MATHIS
TARRANCE WILSON MATHIS
TARRENCE WILSON MATHIS
TERANCE MATHIS
TERRANCE WILSON MATHIS
TERRENCE WILSON MATHIS
TERRRANCE W MATHIS
TERRY MATHIS

PRISON SENTENCES

ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Prisons - Prisoner Possessing Contraband
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 800.2814 / 769.12
Maximum Sentence: 5 years 0 months
Court File#: 96012733FH3
Date of Offense: 03/27/1996
County: Saginaw
Date of Sentence: 03/04/1997
Conviction Type: Plea  

Sentence 2
Offense: Homicide - Murder, Second Degree
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.317
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 76712FY
Date of Offense: 06/10/1976
County: Macomb
Date of Sentence: 07/01/1977
Conviction Type: Plea

INACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Weapons - Carrying Concealed
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.227
Maximum Sentence: 5 years 0 months
Court File#: 76-05649
Date of Offense: 07/25/1976
County: Wayne
Date of Sentence: 09/02/1976
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 08/09/1980
Discharge Reason: Order Terminated, Continued on Additional Order(s)

Sentence 2
Offense: Robbery Armed - Attempt
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 6 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.529
Maximum Sentence: 5 years 0 months
Court File#:  
Date of Offense: 10/10/1972
County:  
Date of Sentence: 10/10/1972
Conviction Type: Unknown
Discharge Date: 03/23/1976
Discharge Reason: Offender Discharge

Sentence 3
Offense: Escape - Prison
Minimum Sentence: 1 year 3 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.193
Maximum Sentence: 5 years 0 months
Court File#:  
Date of Offense: 07/06/1972
County:  
Date of Sentence: 07/06/1972
Conviction Type: Unknown
Discharge Date: 03/23/1976
Discharge Reason: Offender Discharge

Sentence 4
Offense: Larceny in a Building
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.360
Maximum Sentence: 4 years 0 months
Court File#:  
Date of Offense: 11/23/1971
County:  
Date of Sentence: 11/23/1971
Conviction Type: Unknown
Discharge Date: 03/23/1976
Discharge Reason: Offender Discharge

Sentence 5
Offense: Larceny in a Building
Minimum Sentence: 1 year 3 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.360
Maximum Sentence: 4 years 0 months
Court File#:  
Date of Offense: 02/18/1970
County:  
Date of Sentence: 02/18/1970
Conviction Type: Unknown
Discharge Date: 03/23/1976
Discharge Reason: Offender Discharge

SUPERVISION CONDITIONS
01 - Contact agent no later than first business day after release
02 - Must not change residence
2.0 - Not use/possess alcohol/intoxicants or in place served
2.1 - Complete Sub Abuse or Re-Entry Program as referred by agent
03 - Must not leave state
3.0 - Take medication as prescribed by licensed physician
3.2 - Complete psychological evaluation
3.3 - Treatment Program (mental health/other) approved by agent
3.4 - Complete Program
3.5 - Treatment disclosure to parole agent
3.7 - Complete tether program
04 - Not engage in any behavior that constitutes a violation
4.2 - Written Consent to Search Parolee's person and/or property
4.3 - Must reside at (location) when paroled
4.4 - Abide by a specified curfew as directed
4.5 - No contact/or within 500' home/school/employment of (name)
4.16 - Obey all court orders
05 - Comply with alcohol and drug testing ordered by field agent
06 - Not associate with anyone you know to have a felony record
07 - Must not own or possess a firearm
7.2 - Pay Supervision Fee pursuant to PA 184 of 1993
7.4 - Pay a Crime Victim's Assessment
08 - Must not own, possess or use any object as a weapon
09 - Make earnest efforts to find and maintain employment
10 - Must comply w/special conditions, written and verbal orders

(MLive - March 8, 2017)

Michigan: Unnamed high school student who, along with Tanner Coolsaet and Michael Roth, tortured and killed a defenseless guinea pig, pleads guilty

MICHIGAN -- The last of three young defendants charged in the death of a guinea pig in Grosse Ile admitted his role Tuesday.

The 17-year-old admitted to taking part during an incident last year involving members of the Grosse Ile High School lacrosse team. The admission was made during a hearing in Wayne County Juvenile Court.

The teen, who was 16 at the time, told Juvenile Referee Viola King he killed the animal, but under questioning from his attorney, David Steingold, he said he did it because he “saw the animal in pain.”

“My client is the person who ended the suffering,” Steingold told King. “My client was not the one who started (the suffering).”

WHY DIDN'T HE TELL SOMEONE OF THE PLAN TO BUY THE POOR ANIMAL AND DO THIS TO IT? WHY DIDN'T HE PICK UP THE GUINEA PIG AND RUN AWAY WITH IT? BUT OH HE'S THE HERO ACCORDING TO HIS PAID ATTORNEY.

As part of his plea, the charge of animal cruelty was dropped, but the charge of killing and torturing an animal will remain. The teen could have been jailed under a juvenile program until 19 if he had been found guilty of both the killing/torturing and cruelty charges.

The teen will have to do well in school, display no behavioral problems at home and perform community work at church and at the Grosse Ile animal shelter. Like his co-defendants, the teen must not have any unsupervised contact with animals not his own.

King set an April 24 court date for the teen, who is not being named because his case was handled in Juvenile Court, to update progress and possibly make a decision on whether the case will be permanently dismissed. The teen and his parents did not comment.

Last week, two other Grosse Ile teens received probation for THE TORTURE KILLING of the defenseless guinea pig.

Tanner Coolsaet, 18, received two years’ probation and his co-defendant Michael Roth, 17, received three years as part of a youth offenders program sentencing by Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner.

The teens each were charged with two counts of killing/torturing an animal and conspiracy to kill/torture an animal, both felonies, for killing a guinea pig to bring them luck before a lacrosse match. The teens faced a maximum of four years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each count.

Groner noted the teens had no criminal records and were good students, but said he delayed the sentencing to make sure there were no “deep-seated issues” that needed to be addressed with the young defendants.

Both teens apologized and pledged to donate $1,000 each to the Michigan Humane Society.

During a preliminary examination in 33rd District Court in August, witnesses told a judge that Coolsaet and Roth said they wanted to kill the animal for luck in their next lacrosse game.

The defendants’ teammates testified Coolsaet, Roth and another player had arranged for a group of boys to meet at Grosse Ile High School around 11:30 a.m. April 30 to head over to a nearby beach.

The witnesses said a group wanted the animal to decide its own fate. The teens grouped into “live” and “kill” sides and placed the animal on a table where it crawled to the “kill” side of the table.

Roth allegedly hit the guinea pig with a small baseball bat and another teen stabbed the animal with a knife. Some of the teens, according to a witness, dipped their fingers in the animal’s blood and smeared it over their faces. Another one dipped his tongue in the dead animal’s blood.

(Detroit News - Jan 17, 2017)

Earlier:

• Michigan: High school lacrosse teammates Tanner Coolsaet, 18, and Michael Roth, 17, tortured a defenselss guinea pig to death
• Michigan: High school lacrosse teammates Tanner Coolsaet, 18, and Michael Roth, 17, to face trial in torture killing of guinea pig

Texas: Tommy Wade, 56, who tried to kill his pit bull by beating him in the head with a hammer and then stabbing him, has just violated his probation terms and is being sent to PRISON for seven years

TEXAS -- A Brownwood man who was serving a 10-year probation for cruelty to animals was sentenced recently in 35th District Court to seven years in prison after District Judge Steve Ellis revoked his probation.

The Mills County Sheriff's Office released this statement:

On Sunday, June 26, 2016 Mills County Sheriff deputies responded to a report of a disturbance at residence located on Farm Road 573 S. of Mullin. During the course of the call deputies were alerted that a gun was involved. Numerous deputies and Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens arrived and assisted on the call.

Deputies and started interviewing individuals involved and found that 61 year old Judy Freeman Curtis had fired a shot in the direction of her husband 65 year old George William Curtis both of Mullin, Texas.

Another individual identified as 55 year old Tommy Wesley Wade also of Mullin, Texas was asked to hide the gun involved in the shooting. Law enforcement officers searched the residence and outbuildings and recovered the gun hidden in a barn. 

 Judy Curtis was charged with #1) Aggravated Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon, #2) Assault Family Violence, and #3) Poss. Of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine).

George Curtis was arrested and charged with #1) Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), #2) Assault Family Violence, and #3) Possession of marijuana.

Tommy Wade was determined to be a convicted felon and was charged with the following #1) Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon and #2) Tampering with Evidence. 

Tommy Wesley Wade, 56, was initially placed on probation in October 2015 for beating his pet pit bull repeatedly in the head with a hammer, stabbing him and trying to slit his throat in 2014, according to information from District Attorney Micheal Murray's office.

Wade told police he was "trying to put the dog down" with a knife and hammer, police said earlier.

Wade told police he believed the dog was slowly dying and couldn't stand to see the dog "in that condition," a police report states.

Bruiser, the injured dog, went on to do well in a foster home in East Texas.

(Brownwood Bulletin - Dec 21, 2016)

Earlier:

• Texas: Tommy Wade, 54, who allegedly tried to kill his dog by stabbing him and beating him in the head with a hammer, charged with animal cruelty

Louisiana: Trial date set for Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler, who recorded themselves sawing away at the neck of a dog and killing it, while laughing

LOUISIANA -- "It took them four times, five times, cutting into that dog's neck while laughing... those people are a danger to society," says Jill Jensen.

In August a video posted on social media allegedly showed Steven Sadler and Boots Stanley cutting a dog's throat.

 

 

 

Several animal activists and now even dogs are showing up to the men's court hearings to make sure justice is served for the dog who's become know by the name "Justice."

"Looking at animal cruelty my whole life I've been an animal rescuer and I've seen a lot of things and this case was particularly disturbing because of the way these individuals seemed to have no empathy or compassion," says Jensen.

She traveled six hours on Monday while others like Bo Spartaro, drove over from Bossier City, bringing the dog he rescued from an abuser.

"Braveheart was an abused puppy someone locked him in a storage building he was found right before he died and we were able to catch the guy and was charged and went through the court system and got a guilty verdict," says Spartaro.

He says that's exactly what they are hoping the two get in this case.

"It was just outrageous and if they are going to do that and not only do it but post it to social media and think that's okay I just I don't know they are monsters," says Spartaro.

Stanley and Sadler's days in court are far from over with another hearing in April and their trial set for June 12th.

The activists say they aren't giving up and will continue to follow this case until justice is served for all, including man's best friend "Justice".

ORIGINAL:
The two men accused of slitting a dog's throat in a video that went viral were back in court Monday.

Steven Sadler and Boots Stanley both face cruelty to animal charges in Morehouse Parish.

 

 

Their Monday hearing was continued to April 4, 2017. And, the judge set a trial date for June 12, 2017.

Besides aggravated cruelty to an animal charges, Boots and Stanley also face conspiracy charges. Both charges are felonies.

If convicted, they could face up to 10 years of incarceration and fines up to $30,000.

 

(KNOE - Dec 5, 2016)

Earlier:

• Louisiana: Horse slaughter workers Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler arrested after posting Snapchat video of themselves holding pit bull while sawing back and forth repeatedly with dull knife to kill it
• Louisiana: Greg Stanley and Michael Stanley, angry that Boots Stanley has been caught torturing and killing animals, beat innocent man
• Louisiana: Psychopathic Stanley Family Savagely Beat a Concerned Neighbor for Asking Questions about Dog Whose Throat They Slit And Tortured
• Louisiana: Stanley family horse slaughter auction house has long history of animal cruelty complaints

New Hampshire: Whitney Nelson, 64, who police allege slit the throats of two goats faces up to 14 years in prison on animal cruelty charges

NEW HAMPSHIRE -- A man who police allege slit the throats of two goats faces up to 14 years in prison on animal cruelty charges.

Police said Whitney Nelson, 64, was living at a residential inn at 119 Central St. when he killed the owner’s goats Aug. 7.

Officers responded to a report of vandalism at a boarding house at 119 Central Street on Aug. 7. When they arrived, a man showed police that two of his goats that had their throats slit, Fosters reported.

Police were able to examine a trail of blood leading from the farm to the side of the house where Whitney Nelson, 64, lived.

Nelson told police that he did not know how the goats got mutilated. Nelson also had blood on his elbow, police said, but stated he did not know where that came from either.

Police received permission to search Nelson's room, and reported finding another trail of blood leading from the door to the bed in his room. Blood was also found on Nelson's mattress, but he said he did not know anything about the blood, police said.

Nelson was indicted on two class B felony counts of cruelty to animals in October. If convicted, Nelson could face a maximum sentence of 3½ to 7 years in prison and a $4,000 fine for each charge.

He has been released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail and is prohibited from going within 100 yards of 119 Central Street, or having contact with the man who reported the incident to police.

A dispositional conference for Nelson's case is scheduled to take place on Nov. 9.

Police Chief John Drury said Wednesday the inn’s owner is allowed to have small farm animals on the property because it is in an agricultural zone. The owner also keeps sheep and other pets.

Drury said police seized the weapon allegedly used to commit the crimes and the owner was able to keep the animals.

Police are not often called to the inn, Drury said.

“It can be a tough place. But the owner keeps it under control,” Drury said.

(Union Leader - Oct 26, 2016)

Louisiana: Stanley family horse slaughter auction house has long history of animal cruelty complaints

LOUISIANA -- Horse slaughter is a multi-billion dollar industry, legal in foreign countries but outlawed here in the U.S.

Several months ago, we were asked to look into the Stanley family, after several people accused them of abusing horses. Our sources say they're known nationwide as one of the largest shippers of horses to slaughter.

We've done stories on the Stanley family before:

Members of their family were accused of cutting a dog's throat, and beating a man in the face. Both alleged incidents happened at the kill pen on Auction Barn Road in Bastrop.

The sound of a bucket of treats can make almost any one of Rachel Ramsey's horses perk its head, but its also her way of getting closer to the two horses she bought from the Bastrop Kill Pen and saved from a grim fate.

"I understand that kill pens exist for a reason, I really do, and I'm not an unreasonable person. They exist because of irresponsible breeding," Ramsey said. "I'm not ever going to say they're going to go away, because these horses have to go somewhere."

Kill pen horses generally go to one of two places: To loving families for a second chance at life, or slaughter houses in Mexico or Canada.

Ramsey had her first encounter with the Bastrop Kill Pen, trying to save a set of horses, but she says things didn't add up when she bought the horses, and had to wait for her husband "Muffin" to pick them up.

"You go into it and think 'We're going to save these horses and be great', and you end up with dead horses, massive vet bills, things that could have been avoided if they had followed what is considered proper normal procedure," Ramsey said.

Ramsey said she received different horses than the ones promised to her. She says she received a horse with the USDA tag 7393, but was told she would receive another horse, which happened to have the same tag as the horse she got, but was found dead on the kill pen floor. She says the tags were switched.

 

"They pulled the tag off of it, slapped it on another horse, and they were like 'Let's hope they don't notice," Ramsey said.

She says another one of her horses arrived with a massive hole in its head, and later had to be put down.

Looks like someone shot it in the head to kill it
and when it didn't die, dragged it to the slaughter
auction to sell it to be sold for horsemeat

These are just two examples of several years of alleged abuse and neglect accusations, which drew the Animals Angels organization in to take a second look.

"That's usually how it works. We get a phone call, and in this case, we got several phone calls from people living in Bastrop, Louisiana, complaining about injured horses that they witnessed," Sonja Meadows, the Animals Angels President, said.

They looked into it, and here's what they claim they found, documented in a report from 2010. Investigators noted poor conditions, trash around the pens, muddy pens, and a horse with an enlarged, injured knee. The next day, investigators say they followed one of the transport trucks out of Bastrop to the U.S./Mexico border, spending 16 and a half hours on the road with the horses. They say it's five hours longer than the law allows.

The Stanley Brothers trucks have been fined before, as noted in public records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, totaling tens of thousands, and possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years, according to Animals Angels.

When investigators say they filed their complaints with Bastrop Police back in 2010, they were told an officer found a dead horse and dead sheep at the pens, but they say no investigation was launched.

Later in the report, they claim Bastrop Police told them there had been complaints in the past, but they "...all went nowhere because the Stanley family had money and no one would touch them."

This is a thought echoed by Andrew Payne, the man who was reportedly beaten in the face by one of the Stanley's in an altercation partly captured in cell phone video.

"There's all kinds of horrible stories coming on about them, and I said that can't be true. Turns out, most of it is," Payne said.

 

Andrew Payne was attacked for having committed the offense
of stopping his truck on a PUBLIC ROAD by the Stanley property. 

Payne said he drove by the kill pen because he heard someone with the USDA was there for an inspection.

He says he wasn't on the public road long before Mitch Stanley (Greg Stanley's brother) distracted him whileGreg Stanley and Michael Stanley snuck up behind him, beat him in the face with a piece of wood and then 2-on-1 attacked him. They broke his nose, forcing him to go through several surgeries.

 

  

Boots’s father, Greg Stanley, was arrested and charged with simple battery.

Boots’s cousin,  Michael Bryan Stanley, was arrested with aggravated battery.

When asked, Payne says there needs to be a deeper investigation into the kill pen's operation.

CORRUPTION IN THE SMALL TOWN OF BASTROP, LOUISIANA

"It's in Bastrop. This is in Bastrop. Are there not enough allegations to warrant them going in and take a look around?" Payne asked. "The [cops] won't do anything. It makes me very suspicious of the authorities. Right there in town, in their jurisdiction, and they can't even walk in and take a look around."

We went to Bastrop ourselves to check court records, and speak with Bastrop Police, who say they've investigated every complaint they've received. The Assistant Chief of Bastrop Police said since 2012, they've investigated three animal abuse complaints (including the incident involving the dog's throat cut on Snapchat).

NO BUSINESS LICENSE - STILL DOING BUSINESS
While looking into the Stanley Brothers Horse Company, we did find out their business filing with the Secretary of State was revoked back in 2006.

STANLEY FAMILY IN BED WITH ANIMAL CONTROL

We asked around as well, and found out local animal control uses the Stanley's kill pen facility to house abandoned horses, found near Bastrop or in Morehouse Parish.

The Animal Control Director said it's because they don't have the space needed to store horses while waiting to find their owners. He insists no money is exchanged for storing the horses, but the Stanley's do it as a favor to the city and parish.

We tried to reach out to the Stanleys and their workers by phone. We were told we had the wrong number by one person, and left messages with others. We also sent an email directly to the email address advertised on the group's Facebook page, which is now called the "Bastrop Louisiana Ship Pen", a business with online dealings and thousands of dollars worth of horse sales a day.

Rachel Ramsey still follows the page, but says she will never buy another kill pen horse.

"It's kind of a vicious cycle, but as long as people are putting money in their pockets, they're not going to stop what they're doing," Ramsey said.

It's not from a lack of heart, but she says based on principle, not giving money to support the business.

PASSING THE BUCK AS TO WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS

We reached out to state and federal agencies who oversee this type of facility. The USDA says it's a state issue, and the State Department of Ag and Forestry issuing the following statement:

"The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry does not investigate animal cruelty complaints, as it not under the purview of the agency. Matters of animal cruelty are typically handled by the local sheriff's office.

 

We have received several animal health complaints in regard to Strangles in horses from the Bastrop Kill Pen. Those complaints have been investigated thoroughly, as are all complaints received by the department. There are no current restrictions on the Bastrop Kill Pen."

TORTURING AND KILLING ANIMALS IS THE NORM FOR THIS FAMILY

 

 

 

 

 

Only at the last minute does the poor dog
suddenly appear to realize something bad
is about to happen when he starts
sawing back and forth on the dog's neck

Is this horse dead? Or slowly dying while being
tortured to death by two future serial killers?

(KNOE - Nov 16, 2016)

Earlier:

• Louisiana: Horse slaughter workers Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler arrested after posting Snapchat video of themselves holding pit bull while sawing back and forth repeatedly with dull knife to kill it
• Louisiana: Greg Stanley and Michael Stanley, angry that Boots Stanley has been caught torturing and killing animals, beat innocent man
• Louisiana: Psychopathic Stanley Family Savagely Beat a Concerned Neighbor for Asking Questions about Dog Whose Throat They Slit And Tortured