FLORIDA -- Two men who allowed a pit bull terrier to maul a caged raccoon to death in the front yard of a downtown home were arrested on felony animal cruelty charges, police said on Wednesday.
"The only thing I can compare [the fight) to was watching the Discovery Channel and watching a lion ravage a zebra," said Delray Beach police Officer Dave Cummings, who used a can of pepper spray to thwart the dog's attack. "It was that fierce."
Five men were watching the fight and cheering on the dog, detectives said.
"I was angry - they were watching it like a show," Detective Dean Perna said.
It took three police officers to break up the Tuesday evening fight between Caine, the 3-year-old dog, and the raccoon.
On Wednesday, an animal control officer took the dog to an animal shelter, where Caine is now considered police evidence for the criminal cases against Roy Bennett and Alex Sinkfield.
Sinkfield, who supplied the raccoon, and Bennett, whose cousin owns Caine, spent Tuesday night in the County Jail on charges of baiting or fighting animals, a third-degree felony. Both men posted $3,000 bail and were released on Wednesday.
Additional charges of animal cruelty were filed against the two men on Wednesday.
Bennett was also charged with tampering with evidence for trying to wash the blood off the pit bull after the officers stopped them, but while they were waiting for animal control officers to arrive.
The pit bull's white coat is covered with scratches and cuts from ripping the poor raccoon to shreds.
"This is the first case I've had like this in 14 years," said Detective Jack Makler.
Makler and Perna were driving along Southwest Fifth Avenue on Tuesday afternoon when they noticed the fight. They jumped out of their car to break it up.
"The dog's entire face was covered with blood," Makler said. "The dog had his head right in the raccoon's stomach."
Bennett has a lengthy criminal record with convictions for rape, burglary, drug possession and distribution.
(Sun Sentinel - January 19, 1995)
Friday, January 20, 1995
Monday, June 20, 1994
Pennsylvania: Troy Kramer, 32, assaulted his girlfriend then shot and killed her three dogs
PENNSYLVANIA -- A man hit a woman, pulled a knife on her and shot and killed three dogs at their North Mahoning Township home Sunday, state police from Punxsutawney reported.
Troy James Kramer, 32, of 1587 Smith Road, held a knife to the throat of Angela Marie Broadstreet, 25, then hit her in the face several times at about 6 p.m., police reported.
Broadstreet fled to a nearby residence and contacted police. She returned home to find Kramer standing with a shotgun in his hands.
According to police, he had shot and killed three dogs chained in the front yard.
When Broadstreet told him she had called police, Kromer ran into nearby woods. Police searched the woods but didn't find him. Kromer turned himself in later.
He was arraigned before Blairsville District Justice Dolores DeGruttola on charges of aggravated and simple assault, harassment and cruelty to animals and was committed to Indiana County Jail in lieu if $2,500 bail.
(Indiana Gazette - June 20, 1994)
Troy James Kramer, 32, of 1587 Smith Road, held a knife to the throat of Angela Marie Broadstreet, 25, then hit her in the face several times at about 6 p.m., police reported.
Broadstreet fled to a nearby residence and contacted police. She returned home to find Kramer standing with a shotgun in his hands.
According to police, he had shot and killed three dogs chained in the front yard.
When Broadstreet told him she had called police, Kromer ran into nearby woods. Police searched the woods but didn't find him. Kromer turned himself in later.
He was arraigned before Blairsville District Justice Dolores DeGruttola on charges of aggravated and simple assault, harassment and cruelty to animals and was committed to Indiana County Jail in lieu if $2,500 bail.
(Indiana Gazette - June 20, 1994)
Friday, April 15, 1994
Pennsylvania: Dogs, Cats Stolen For Pit Bull Training
PENNSYLVANIA -- The stolen pets are dangled from trees as "bait" for pit bull terriers being groomed for the fighting ring.
The pit bulls' owners believe they will become more ferocious with a little practice, authorities say.
The remains of more than 20 dogs and cats apparently used for pit-bull training have been found in three parks in lower Germantown since last fall, said Holly McGurgan of the Women's Humane Society.
The stealing of pets that are tossed to pit bulls to be torn apart for practice "pops up in different locations throughout the city from time to time," McGurgan said.
"Right now, the only place we know it's located is Germantown." The parks are Fernhill, where some residents say the practice has dropped off since neighbors have been keeping a wary eye, Kay and Happy Hollow.
"They kind of hang them from trees and sic the pit bulls on them," McGurgan said.
Cats are targets as well as dogs, she said. "If it's alive and it moves, it's bait," McGurgan said. "People are reporting to us that animals are still being used as bait for fighting."
The pit bulls later fight each other, with owners and spectators placing bets on which will win and which will die. Another humane society expert said many street bettors wage $5 on a dogfight but top level gamblers can bet more than $1,000.
McGurgan said she didn't know if the pet kidnapping and pit-bull baiting was the work of teenagers.
"We haven't been able to catch anybody in the act," she said. "But it does seem to be the work of more than one person."
One arrest has been made in an ongoing investigation. Last November, police arrested Alexander Thomas, 19, who lives in the neighborhood and worked briefly for the Pennsylvania SPCA, after a neighbor accused him of stealing his dog.
According to a report in the Germantown Courier, the missing dog was found along with two others allegedly belonging to Thomas chained on Thomas' premises and a humane worker said the two other dogs had open wounds and appeared to have been used in dogfighting. The neighbor's dog reportedly was all right.
The two other dogs were taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA where one soon died and the other later had to be euthanized because of injuries, the paper quoted SPCA officials as saying.
Thomas faces a June 2 trial for dogfighting, a felony that carries maximum penalties of seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine if convicted. A theft charge was dismissed.
A resident of nearby Fernhill, Barry Burton, says he has heard dogs fighting within the last two weeks. "When the dogs are locking on each other, they don't let go," he said. "You can hear it all through the park."
Burton said he had cared for three pit bulls, including one rescued from the park, but eventually had to turn two of them over to the SPCA because they were too aggressive.
(Philly.com - April 14, 1994)
The pit bulls' owners believe they will become more ferocious with a little practice, authorities say.
The remains of more than 20 dogs and cats apparently used for pit-bull training have been found in three parks in lower Germantown since last fall, said Holly McGurgan of the Women's Humane Society.
The stealing of pets that are tossed to pit bulls to be torn apart for practice "pops up in different locations throughout the city from time to time," McGurgan said.
"Right now, the only place we know it's located is Germantown." The parks are Fernhill, where some residents say the practice has dropped off since neighbors have been keeping a wary eye, Kay and Happy Hollow.
"They kind of hang them from trees and sic the pit bulls on them," McGurgan said.
Cats are targets as well as dogs, she said. "If it's alive and it moves, it's bait," McGurgan said. "People are reporting to us that animals are still being used as bait for fighting."
The pit bulls later fight each other, with owners and spectators placing bets on which will win and which will die. Another humane society expert said many street bettors wage $5 on a dogfight but top level gamblers can bet more than $1,000.
McGurgan said she didn't know if the pet kidnapping and pit-bull baiting was the work of teenagers.
"We haven't been able to catch anybody in the act," she said. "But it does seem to be the work of more than one person."
One arrest has been made in an ongoing investigation. Last November, police arrested Alexander Thomas, 19, who lives in the neighborhood and worked briefly for the Pennsylvania SPCA, after a neighbor accused him of stealing his dog.
According to a report in the Germantown Courier, the missing dog was found along with two others allegedly belonging to Thomas chained on Thomas' premises and a humane worker said the two other dogs had open wounds and appeared to have been used in dogfighting. The neighbor's dog reportedly was all right.
The two other dogs were taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA where one soon died and the other later had to be euthanized because of injuries, the paper quoted SPCA officials as saying.
Thomas faces a June 2 trial for dogfighting, a felony that carries maximum penalties of seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine if convicted. A theft charge was dismissed.
A resident of nearby Fernhill, Barry Burton, says he has heard dogs fighting within the last two weeks. "When the dogs are locking on each other, they don't let go," he said. "You can hear it all through the park."
Burton said he had cared for three pit bulls, including one rescued from the park, but eventually had to turn two of them over to the SPCA because they were too aggressive.
(Philly.com - April 14, 1994)
Wednesday, December 22, 1993
Connecticut: Elderly woman, 83, Attacked In Her Own Yard By Neighbor Angel Velez's Pit Bull
CONNECTICUT -- Sophia Skorobohaty was ready to drive her 83-year-old great-aunt, Anna Bollak, to Shop Rite for some Christmas food shopping. But they never made it past Bollak's Bodwell Street driveway Monday.
A pit bull bit a hole through a neighbor's fence, jumped onto the 83-year-old Hartford woman, who relies on a cane to walk, and sunk his teeth into her arm.
"I was walking her to the van, and I turned for a minute to pull out my keys from my bag," said Skorobohaty, tears welling in her eyes as she retold the incident from outside Bollak's home.
"And then the pit bull ran up. It just grabbed at her, and it wouldn't let go. My grandaunt just fainted in my arms because I think the dog just ate part of her arm."
The victim, Anna Bollak, was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital. Bollak, who turns 84 today, was in stable condition Monday night.
She received eight puncture wounds in her right arm, ligament damage and a possible broken arm, police said.
The pit bull's owner - ANGEL VELEZ, who lives on Preston Street behind Bollak's home, was later cited for numerous dog law violations.
As Skorobohaty shouted for help, Bollak's husband came outside to try to scare the pit bull away and a resident from across the street ran over to assist. A neighbor called 911.
"I was hitting the dog with the cane but it wouldn't stop biting her," Skorobohaty said.
Valeriy Kozubenko, who lives across the street, heard the screaming and tried to help. He said he grabbed at the dog's collar and tried to pull the pit bull away from the woman.
Several police cruisers and an ambulance arrived. Officer Anthony Romano took a white sheet from the ambulance. Romano was able to tie the sheet around the dog's head. The pit bull bit into the sheet and Romano dragged the dog into the rear seat of a police cruiser.
The pit bull sat looking out the cruiser's rear windows until Hartford's dog warden, who arrived a short time later, used a long rod with a collar attached to the end to lead the dog out of the cruiser and into a blue van.
As the dog leaped into the van, a voice from a neighboring yard called out, "Do you have a dog there?"
It was the pit bull's owner.
Officers cited 30-year-old Angel Velez, 25 Preston St., for not having a valid license for the pit bull, allowing the dog to roam and creating a public nuisance, Sgt. Wil Rivera said
Anna (Sztuka) Bolak, 94 of Hartford, wife of Wolodymyr Bolak died Monday, (December 22, 2003) at Haven Health Care in Rocky Hill.
She was born in Poland and has lived in the Hartford area since 1961. She had worked for St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield and was a member of St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hartford.
She leaves a stepdaughter, Janina in Poland; two nephews, Nicholas Malnick of Glastonbury and John Nikitich in California; a great-niece Zofia Skorobohaty of Cromwell; a great-nephew Jeffery Malnick of West Hartford; two great-great nieces; members of the Szwed family here in the Hartford area; and other nephews and nieces in Poland.
Funeral services will start Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. from the Talarski Maple Hill Chapels, 380 Maple Ave., Hartford followed by a Requiem Liturgy at 9 a.m. in St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hartford. Burial will be in St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Glastonbury. Calling hours at the Chapels will be TODAY from 4-6 p.m. during which time a Panachyda services will be held at 5 p.m.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Dec. 23, 2003
(The Hartford Courant - December 21, 1993)
A pit bull bit a hole through a neighbor's fence, jumped onto the 83-year-old Hartford woman, who relies on a cane to walk, and sunk his teeth into her arm.
"I was walking her to the van, and I turned for a minute to pull out my keys from my bag," said Skorobohaty, tears welling in her eyes as she retold the incident from outside Bollak's home.
"And then the pit bull ran up. It just grabbed at her, and it wouldn't let go. My grandaunt just fainted in my arms because I think the dog just ate part of her arm."
The victim, Anna Bollak, was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital. Bollak, who turns 84 today, was in stable condition Monday night.
She received eight puncture wounds in her right arm, ligament damage and a possible broken arm, police said.
The pit bull's owner - ANGEL VELEZ, who lives on Preston Street behind Bollak's home, was later cited for numerous dog law violations.
As Skorobohaty shouted for help, Bollak's husband came outside to try to scare the pit bull away and a resident from across the street ran over to assist. A neighbor called 911.
"I was hitting the dog with the cane but it wouldn't stop biting her," Skorobohaty said.
Valeriy Kozubenko, who lives across the street, heard the screaming and tried to help. He said he grabbed at the dog's collar and tried to pull the pit bull away from the woman.
Several police cruisers and an ambulance arrived. Officer Anthony Romano took a white sheet from the ambulance. Romano was able to tie the sheet around the dog's head. The pit bull bit into the sheet and Romano dragged the dog into the rear seat of a police cruiser.
The pit bull sat looking out the cruiser's rear windows until Hartford's dog warden, who arrived a short time later, used a long rod with a collar attached to the end to lead the dog out of the cruiser and into a blue van.
As the dog leaped into the van, a voice from a neighboring yard called out, "Do you have a dog there?"
It was the pit bull's owner.
Officers cited 30-year-old Angel Velez, 25 Preston St., for not having a valid license for the pit bull, allowing the dog to roam and creating a public nuisance, Sgt. Wil Rivera said
* * * * * * *
Anna (Sztuka) Bolak, 94 of Hartford, wife of Wolodymyr Bolak died Monday, (December 22, 2003) at Haven Health Care in Rocky Hill.
She was born in Poland and has lived in the Hartford area since 1961. She had worked for St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield and was a member of St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hartford.
She leaves a stepdaughter, Janina in Poland; two nephews, Nicholas Malnick of Glastonbury and John Nikitich in California; a great-niece Zofia Skorobohaty of Cromwell; a great-nephew Jeffery Malnick of West Hartford; two great-great nieces; members of the Szwed family here in the Hartford area; and other nephews and nieces in Poland.
Funeral services will start Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. from the Talarski Maple Hill Chapels, 380 Maple Ave., Hartford followed by a Requiem Liturgy at 9 a.m. in St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hartford. Burial will be in St. Michaels Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Glastonbury. Calling hours at the Chapels will be TODAY from 4-6 p.m. during which time a Panachyda services will be held at 5 p.m.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Dec. 23, 2003
(The Hartford Courant - December 21, 1993)
Wednesday, November 3, 1993
Man gets 30 days for killing his dog
ILLINOIS -- Saying the man who intentionally killed his dog by running it over with his car was a "walking time bomb," a Kane County judge handed down the maximum sentence he could-and then some.
After sentencing Philip Rinn to jail for 30 days and ordering him to pay a $500 fine, Judge Donald C. Hudson told Rinn he must spend 100 hours working with the county's highway department-picking up the carcasses of dead animals.
Further, Hudson placed the 24-year-old St. Charles man on probation for two years.
During a two-hour hearing, Rinn testified he killed the dog because it had turned vicious and possibly rabid. He said he feared the dog might attack him or his family.
Rinn also disputed a Geneva police sergeant who testified that Rinn told him he had killed the dog because he was angry after the animal damaged his car and growled at his wife, and he did not want to pay to take it to a veterinarian.
And his attorney, Gerard Kepple, contended that Rinn's use of the automobile was the most humane way to kill the animal available to him at the time.
But in calling Rinn's credibility "severely deficient," Hudson said Rinn's explanation "amounts to a contrived defense of convenience."
Hudson said Rinn has shown "no respect and appreciation for the sanctity of life." He said that a report from the county's diagnostic center where Rinn went for psychological evaluation showed Rinn to be a man who has difficulty controlling his temper and a man who will "lash out physically."
The case stems from an incident in August in which Rinn took his dog, Royal, to Peck Road outside the city limits, where he killed the animal.
Police said Rinn admitted that he tied a chain around the neck of the dog, described as a light-colored Labrador retriever, and dragged it with his car. Police said Rinn told them that when the animal did not die, he ran it over with his car. The dog's body was found in a ditch two days later.
(Chicago Tribune - November 2, 1993)
After sentencing Philip Rinn to jail for 30 days and ordering him to pay a $500 fine, Judge Donald C. Hudson told Rinn he must spend 100 hours working with the county's highway department-picking up the carcasses of dead animals.
Further, Hudson placed the 24-year-old St. Charles man on probation for two years.
During a two-hour hearing, Rinn testified he killed the dog because it had turned vicious and possibly rabid. He said he feared the dog might attack him or his family.
Rinn also disputed a Geneva police sergeant who testified that Rinn told him he had killed the dog because he was angry after the animal damaged his car and growled at his wife, and he did not want to pay to take it to a veterinarian.
And his attorney, Gerard Kepple, contended that Rinn's use of the automobile was the most humane way to kill the animal available to him at the time.
But in calling Rinn's credibility "severely deficient," Hudson said Rinn's explanation "amounts to a contrived defense of convenience."
Hudson said Rinn has shown "no respect and appreciation for the sanctity of life." He said that a report from the county's diagnostic center where Rinn went for psychological evaluation showed Rinn to be a man who has difficulty controlling his temper and a man who will "lash out physically."
The case stems from an incident in August in which Rinn took his dog, Royal, to Peck Road outside the city limits, where he killed the animal.
Police said Rinn admitted that he tied a chain around the neck of the dog, described as a light-colored Labrador retriever, and dragged it with his car. Police said Rinn told them that when the animal did not die, he ran it over with his car. The dog's body was found in a ditch two days later.
(Chicago Tribune - November 2, 1993)
Saturday, October 2, 1993
Pennsylvania: Raymond Manness, 29, accused of killing bird in microwave loses his fight at preliminary hearing; case set for trial
PENNSYLVANIA -- Charges of cruelty to animals were bound over for court Wednesday against a Bartonsville man who allegedly killed a cockatoo by putting the bird in a microwave and turning the oven on.
Raymond Manness, 29, had also been charged with attempting to kill two kittens in the same manner. Someone removed the kittens from the microwave before they were harmed, police had said.
The incidents took place Aug. 9 at the home of John and Genevieve Hindermyer, 18 Spruce St., Tamaqua, police had said.
A short time after the kittens were saved, Manness allegedly went into the living room and took one of two cockatoos from a cage and put it in the microwave in the kitchen, then turned it on, killing the bird.
A preliminary hearing on the charges was held Wednesday before District Justice Andrew Zelonis in Tamaqua.
The charges of cruelty to animals, criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit cruelty to animals were bound to Schuylkill County Court, court officials said. Manness was released on recognizance bail.
(The Morning Call - October 1, 1993)
Earlier:
Raymond Manness, 29, had also been charged with attempting to kill two kittens in the same manner. Someone removed the kittens from the microwave before they were harmed, police had said.
The incidents took place Aug. 9 at the home of John and Genevieve Hindermyer, 18 Spruce St., Tamaqua, police had said.
A short time after the kittens were saved, Manness allegedly went into the living room and took one of two cockatoos from a cage and put it in the microwave in the kitchen, then turned it on, killing the bird.
A preliminary hearing on the charges was held Wednesday before District Justice Andrew Zelonis in Tamaqua.
The charges of cruelty to animals, criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit cruelty to animals were bound to Schuylkill County Court, court officials said. Manness was released on recognizance bail.
(The Morning Call - October 1, 1993)
Earlier:
Thursday, September 9, 1993
Connecticut: Elizabeth Schultz, the woman who hoarded 56 dogs in feces-soiled cages, received two years' probation and will be allowed to keep two dogs
CONNECTICUT -- Elizabeth M. Schultz, the woman, WHO WAS ALREADY A CONVICTED ANIMAL ABUSER, who harbored 56 dogs in feces-soiled cages, received two years' probation and will be allowed to keep two dogs, under a plea agreement reached Tuesday in Enfield Superior Court.
Schultz, 54, was charged with 60 counts of cruelty to animals after her dogs were found in houses in Enfield and Windsor Locks. Under the plea, she did not admit guilt but conceded there was enough evidence for convictions in two of the charges.
In exchange, Assistant State's Attorney John Malone dropped all of the remaining counts and about 50 other counts related to licensing and vaccinations before Judge Allen W. Smith issued the sentence.
"She has been a sick woman," Smith said.
Smith had to defend his sentence against criticism from Richard Johnston, president of the Connecticut Humane Society, who said Schultz should be barred from owning dogs at least until she successfully completes her probation.
"Everything to this date points to the fact that she cannot care for any animals," Johnston said. "I don't think there was due recognition of the rights of the animals involved."
Smith said Schultz's psychiatrist assured the court that Schultz can handle two dogs. The dogs will be neutered.
"I think emotionally it will probably help her," Smith said.
Under the agreement, Schultz's 88-year-old mother, Mary Schultz, will once again live with her. Mary Schultz was placed in a nursing home after police found her in the Enfield house.
Police on July 28 seized 56 dogs from houses in Enfield and Windsor Locks owned by Elizabeth Schultz. The dogs were stacked in soiled cages that had not been cleaned for months, said police, who also found nine dead dogs in freezers or refrigerators at the houses.
The stench (ammonia) in Schultz's Lox Lane home in Enfield was so bad that fierefighters had to wear air masks before entering to open windows.
Smith sentenced Schultz to one year in prison, suspended, with two years' probation. She had faced up to one year in jail on each cruelty count.
Under the conditions of probation, Schultz will be required to continue counseling for depression, refrain from breeding her dogs, and donate $100 to the Windsor Locks dog pound and $150 to the Enfield dog pound.
Schultz has called the dogs her "family" and said conditions in the cages deteriorated only when she was having trouble selling the dogs. She said she froze the carcasses only to preserve them while she saved money for coffins.
Schultz's attorney, Michael J. Devlin of Somers, said his client was never cruel to the dogs.
"There was never any indication that they were mistreated," he said. "It was just a case of keeping up with the housekeeping end of it. She had been treated for depression and everything just got to be too much.
"She doesn't deny that the conditions were not good," he said. "She was trying to do her best. Obviously her best wasn't enough to be able to keep up with the dogs."
No, she wasn't 'trying her best'. She is a hoarder. This is a mental condition. She needs to be forced to continue mental health counseling and she needs probation for 20 years to ensure she doesn't do this again.
(Hartford Courant - September 8, 1993)
Earlier:
Schultz, 54, was charged with 60 counts of cruelty to animals after her dogs were found in houses in Enfield and Windsor Locks. Under the plea, she did not admit guilt but conceded there was enough evidence for convictions in two of the charges.
In exchange, Assistant State's Attorney John Malone dropped all of the remaining counts and about 50 other counts related to licensing and vaccinations before Judge Allen W. Smith issued the sentence.
"She has been a sick woman," Smith said.
Smith had to defend his sentence against criticism from Richard Johnston, president of the Connecticut Humane Society, who said Schultz should be barred from owning dogs at least until she successfully completes her probation.
"Everything to this date points to the fact that she cannot care for any animals," Johnston said. "I don't think there was due recognition of the rights of the animals involved."
Smith said Schultz's psychiatrist assured the court that Schultz can handle two dogs. The dogs will be neutered.
"I think emotionally it will probably help her," Smith said.
Under the agreement, Schultz's 88-year-old mother, Mary Schultz, will once again live with her. Mary Schultz was placed in a nursing home after police found her in the Enfield house.
Police on July 28 seized 56 dogs from houses in Enfield and Windsor Locks owned by Elizabeth Schultz. The dogs were stacked in soiled cages that had not been cleaned for months, said police, who also found nine dead dogs in freezers or refrigerators at the houses.
The stench (ammonia) in Schultz's Lox Lane home in Enfield was so bad that fierefighters had to wear air masks before entering to open windows.
Smith sentenced Schultz to one year in prison, suspended, with two years' probation. She had faced up to one year in jail on each cruelty count.
Under the conditions of probation, Schultz will be required to continue counseling for depression, refrain from breeding her dogs, and donate $100 to the Windsor Locks dog pound and $150 to the Enfield dog pound.
Schultz has called the dogs her "family" and said conditions in the cages deteriorated only when she was having trouble selling the dogs. She said she froze the carcasses only to preserve them while she saved money for coffins.
Schultz's attorney, Michael J. Devlin of Somers, said his client was never cruel to the dogs.
"There was never any indication that they were mistreated," he said. "It was just a case of keeping up with the housekeeping end of it. She had been treated for depression and everything just got to be too much.
"She doesn't deny that the conditions were not good," he said. "She was trying to do her best. Obviously her best wasn't enough to be able to keep up with the dogs."
No, she wasn't 'trying her best'. She is a hoarder. This is a mental condition. She needs to be forced to continue mental health counseling and she needs probation for 20 years to ensure she doesn't do this again.
(Hartford Courant - September 8, 1993)
Earlier:
- Connecticut: Foul odors emanating from Elizabeth Schultz's home -- and her refusal to let the dog warden inspect it -- prompted police to arrest the convicted animal abuser this week
- Connecticut: 51 Dogs, 6 Dead, Found In Elizabeth Schultz's House, Police Say
- Connecticut: Elizabeth Schultz says she does not understand why police are concerned about her treatment of the animals
- Connecticut: Elizabeth Schultz, 54, accused of mistreating dozens of dogs in two towns was charged Tuesday with 17 counts of cruelty to animals
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