NORTH DAKOTA -- Police here are investigating an incident that happened Thursday evening, April 28, in which a dog was attacked and killed by another dog.
The attack happened about 8:40 p.m. in the 5500 block of Bishops Boulevard.
According to Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson, the victim's dog was leashed at the time and the attacking dog had gotten outside its owner's fence.
The dog suspected in the attack was located and returned to its owner, Anderson said.
Anderson said the incident remains under investigation.
(INFORUM - Apr 29, 2016)
Sunday, May 1, 2016
United Kingdom: Escort, Grace Banks 29, with six aliases was caught running a disease-ridden puppy mill after dead dog was discovered in the trunk of her white Mercedes
UNITED KINGDOM -- A designer-clad escort with 'pouty lips' was caught running a disease-ridden puppy farm after a dead dog was discovered in the boot of her white Mercedes.
Grace Banks, 29, was 'thoroughly dishonest' when she advertised the puppies - which were riddled with contagious diseases - using fake images from Google.
She then sold the pets for up to £600 and her buyers all described her as having 'HD brows, long black hair and pouty lips'.
The 'cruel' and 'callous' fraudster, now of Manchester, also worked as escort and faces jail after being convicted of animal cruelty following a trial.
A court heard Banks imported and sold the severely ill puppies to unsuspecting families - some of whom contracted diseases from their new pets.
One of her victims, Lorna Melia, bought a Cavachon puppy, but it was female not male as advertised - and had fleas and worms.
NOTE: The Cavachon is not a pure breed. Rather, it's a "designer dog" combination of Bichon Frise and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
She was eventually rumbled when the RSPCA raided her £850-a-month then-home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in April last year.
Inspectors then discovered a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy that had died of parvovirus - which would have caused the animal two days of agony - in the boot of her white Mercedes Coupe.
The animals in her puppy farm were kept in pens while she advertised them for sale on website Pets4Homes, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.
The court was told she used numerous mobile phones and her email address matched one she used to advertise her services as an escort.
She was described as having 'HD brows', which is a seven-step eyebrow shaping treatment that uses a combination of techniques including tinting, waxing and threading.
And the court heard she routinely told buyers they could not meet the puppies' mothers because they were separated for 'weaning'. Instead, she would show them a fake picture of a puppy in a pink heart frame.
Banks, who was also known as Leah Rogers and Lilly Cooper, used two addresses in Oldham to sell the puppies.
Brazenly, she had been selling the dogs while on bail awaiting trial for running a puppy farm with her brother Julian King.
That case was the biggest of its kind ever prosecuted by the RSPCA as it involved thousands of puppies.
Banks was jailed for five months last October after pleading guilty on the day of the trial - and was released in time to stand trial again.
This time, she blamed a friend, who just happened to match her description and also drive a white Mercedes.
Finding Banks guilty at Manchester Magistrates' Court, judge Nicholas Sanders described her as a 'completely unconvincing' witness who struggled to remember a 'concocted' story and ruled the she was selling the puppies, with a male accomplice.
Mr Sanders said: 'Although I only heard evidence of eight puppies it is clear that she was involved in the selling of many, many more. Ms Banks is a thoroughly dishonest woman who has inflicted considerable misery on innocent members of the public through her activities with animals.
'She knew that her victims would be unable to resist the purchase of a puppy even though they had misgivings about the arrangements and what they were being told. Her approach to animal welfare was cruel and callous. She has shown no remorse.'
He found Banks guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a puppy, not ensuring the needs of nine puppies, keeping a pet shop without a licence and fraud.
Warning Banks she faced jail, he adjourned the case to Crown Court so they could impose a sentence longer than six months.
Ian Briggs, chief inspector with RSPCA special operations unit, said: 'Her set up was designed to maximise profits.
She lulled buyers into a false sense of security by making people think she was a legitimate breeder.
She actually didn't care eat all - her sole driver was to maximize profits. She wanted the dogs in and out as quickly as possible while trying to allay the fears of buyers.'
Banks was cleared of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a cavachon puppy called Lulu by failing to provide veterinary treatment.
(Daily Mail - April 22, 2016)
Grace Banks, 29, was 'thoroughly dishonest' when she advertised the puppies - which were riddled with contagious diseases - using fake images from Google.
She then sold the pets for up to £600 and her buyers all described her as having 'HD brows, long black hair and pouty lips'.
The 'cruel' and 'callous' fraudster, now of Manchester, also worked as escort and faces jail after being convicted of animal cruelty following a trial.
A court heard Banks imported and sold the severely ill puppies to unsuspecting families - some of whom contracted diseases from their new pets.
One of her victims, Lorna Melia, bought a Cavachon puppy, but it was female not male as advertised - and had fleas and worms.
NOTE: The Cavachon is not a pure breed. Rather, it's a "designer dog" combination of Bichon Frise and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
She was eventually rumbled when the RSPCA raided her £850-a-month then-home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in April last year.
Inspectors then discovered a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy that had died of parvovirus - which would have caused the animal two days of agony - in the boot of her white Mercedes Coupe.
The animals in her puppy farm were kept in pens while she advertised them for sale on website Pets4Homes, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.
The court was told she used numerous mobile phones and her email address matched one she used to advertise her services as an escort.
She was described as having 'HD brows', which is a seven-step eyebrow shaping treatment that uses a combination of techniques including tinting, waxing and threading.
And the court heard she routinely told buyers they could not meet the puppies' mothers because they were separated for 'weaning'. Instead, she would show them a fake picture of a puppy in a pink heart frame.
Banks, who was also known as Leah Rogers and Lilly Cooper, used two addresses in Oldham to sell the puppies.
Brazenly, she had been selling the dogs while on bail awaiting trial for running a puppy farm with her brother Julian King.
That case was the biggest of its kind ever prosecuted by the RSPCA as it involved thousands of puppies.
Banks was jailed for five months last October after pleading guilty on the day of the trial - and was released in time to stand trial again.
This time, she blamed a friend, who just happened to match her description and also drive a white Mercedes.
Finding Banks guilty at Manchester Magistrates' Court, judge Nicholas Sanders described her as a 'completely unconvincing' witness who struggled to remember a 'concocted' story and ruled the she was selling the puppies, with a male accomplice.
Mr Sanders said: 'Although I only heard evidence of eight puppies it is clear that she was involved in the selling of many, many more. Ms Banks is a thoroughly dishonest woman who has inflicted considerable misery on innocent members of the public through her activities with animals.
'She knew that her victims would be unable to resist the purchase of a puppy even though they had misgivings about the arrangements and what they were being told. Her approach to animal welfare was cruel and callous. She has shown no remorse.'
He found Banks guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a puppy, not ensuring the needs of nine puppies, keeping a pet shop without a licence and fraud.
Warning Banks she faced jail, he adjourned the case to Crown Court so they could impose a sentence longer than six months.
Ian Briggs, chief inspector with RSPCA special operations unit, said: 'Her set up was designed to maximise profits.
She lulled buyers into a false sense of security by making people think she was a legitimate breeder.
She actually didn't care eat all - her sole driver was to maximize profits. She wanted the dogs in and out as quickly as possible while trying to allay the fears of buyers.'
Banks was cleared of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a cavachon puppy called Lulu by failing to provide veterinary treatment.
California: Steven Koressel and Richard Melbye think it's funny to torture helpless animals
CALIFORNIA -- Tim the turkey, apparently stolen over the weekend from his pen at Orange High School, turned up smelling of beer, missing most of his tail feathers and in poor health.
Orange police on Monday arrested two Chapman University students, Steven Koressel, 23, a lacrosse player, and Richard Brenton Melbye, 21, in the incident, said Orange police Sgt. Phil McMullin.
Police said no other suspects are being investigated. Police didn’t immediately say what charges the students were being held on, but animal cruelty was not yet among them, McMullin said.
“We didn’t have sufficient evidence,” he said.
Police did not say what motivated the alleged theft of the bird.
Tim went missing between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, when Patti Williams, the school’s agriculture teacher, looked in on the animals.
“We’re very pleased they caught two people involved in this,” an emotional Williams said Monday night.
Williams put a bulletin on Facebook that included a picture of 5-year-old Tim. She emailed a captain she works with at OC Animal Care, which handles the city’s animal-control services. Around 2 p.m. Sunday, Tim was discovered near Glassell Street and Chapman Avenue, said Jennifer Hawkins, director of OC Animal Care.
Chapman Public Safety and Orange police investigated.
“He was wandering out in the street,” Hawkins said. “Several people got together and herded (Tim) into a backyard and called OC Animal Care.”
Tim had a black, sticky substance on him and was missing several chest feathers. He also had bruises, chest swelling, trouble breathing, abrasions to his face, head and chest, a broken toe and part of his tail was missing, Williams said.
“He smelled like beer and had been wet; his feet were damaged and his whole tail plump had been ripped out,” Williams said. “He was pretty stressed.”
A veterinarian saw Tim on Monday, but he will get a more thorough examination in Tustin on Tuesday, Williams said.
She added later: “His condition is declining at best. His chest and air sacs are compromised.”
Tim was the first animal to be taken in Williams’ 18 years of teaching at Orange High.
“I always worry about security, because I have several animals out here,” Williams said. “If they take a turkey, what else are they going to take?”
The campus houses about 60 animals, including cattle, a llama and chickens.
There are security cameras, and footage is going to be reviewed, Williams said.
“We need to do a better job making sure (campus) gates are locked,” said Principal Dennis McCuistion. “We’re going to try and control the things we can control.”
Chapman confirmed the arrests Monday night.
“Two Chapman students have now been identified and arrested by the Orange Police Department in the incident in which the turkey was abducted from Orange High School. In addition to any criminal charges from OPD, the university will also undertake appropriate disciplinary actions,” the school said in a statement.
“Due to federal student privacy laws ... the university cannot identify the students or reveal details of the institution’s disciplinary actions – however, the university will not tolerate any instances of theft, animal abuse or cruelty, is appalled by this behavior, and takes this issue extremely seriously.”
Koressel and Melbye were being held in Orange County jail. No bail information was available.
(OC Register - April 20, 2016)
Orange police on Monday arrested two Chapman University students, Steven Koressel, 23, a lacrosse player, and Richard Brenton Melbye, 21, in the incident, said Orange police Sgt. Phil McMullin.
Police said no other suspects are being investigated. Police didn’t immediately say what charges the students were being held on, but animal cruelty was not yet among them, McMullin said.
“We didn’t have sufficient evidence,” he said.
Police did not say what motivated the alleged theft of the bird.
Tim went missing between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, when Patti Williams, the school’s agriculture teacher, looked in on the animals.
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| Tim is back home and recovering from his horrific torture |
Williams put a bulletin on Facebook that included a picture of 5-year-old Tim. She emailed a captain she works with at OC Animal Care, which handles the city’s animal-control services. Around 2 p.m. Sunday, Tim was discovered near Glassell Street and Chapman Avenue, said Jennifer Hawkins, director of OC Animal Care.
Chapman Public Safety and Orange police investigated.
“He was wandering out in the street,” Hawkins said. “Several people got together and herded (Tim) into a backyard and called OC Animal Care.”
Tim had a black, sticky substance on him and was missing several chest feathers. He also had bruises, chest swelling, trouble breathing, abrasions to his face, head and chest, a broken toe and part of his tail was missing, Williams said.
“He smelled like beer and had been wet; his feet were damaged and his whole tail plump had been ripped out,” Williams said. “He was pretty stressed.”
A veterinarian saw Tim on Monday, but he will get a more thorough examination in Tustin on Tuesday, Williams said.
She added later: “His condition is declining at best. His chest and air sacs are compromised.”
Tim was the first animal to be taken in Williams’ 18 years of teaching at Orange High.
“I always worry about security, because I have several animals out here,” Williams said. “If they take a turkey, what else are they going to take?”
The campus houses about 60 animals, including cattle, a llama and chickens.
There are security cameras, and footage is going to be reviewed, Williams said.
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| Tim had a black, sticky substance on him and had his feathers ripped out by these two psychopaths |
Chapman confirmed the arrests Monday night.
“Two Chapman students have now been identified and arrested by the Orange Police Department in the incident in which the turkey was abducted from Orange High School. In addition to any criminal charges from OPD, the university will also undertake appropriate disciplinary actions,” the school said in a statement.
“Due to federal student privacy laws ... the university cannot identify the students or reveal details of the institution’s disciplinary actions – however, the university will not tolerate any instances of theft, animal abuse or cruelty, is appalled by this behavior, and takes this issue extremely seriously.”
Koressel and Melbye were being held in Orange County jail. No bail information was available.
(OC Register - April 20, 2016)
Texas: Daniel Loredo gets just 45 days in jail after leaving puppy's neck to rot from embedded extension cord
TEXAS -- A man will be jailed for 45 days after he tied an extension cord around his pit bull's neck and left it there for so long it cut into the animal's skin, causing a serious infection.
Daniel Loredo, 30, of Ennis, Texas, was convicted of animal cruelty last April and placed on community supervision after his two-year sentence was suspended. He will be serving 45 days instead, along with a $2,000 fine.
The months-old pit bull puppy suffered a severe wound from the cord, which was left for so long it became embedded in its neck. The animal was eventually euthanized.
Three children saw the injured pit bull puppy and called the Ennis animal control officers, who then traced the animal back to Loredo and his wife, the Ellis County Press reported.
He was convicted of a felony, and agreed to a 730 day sentence in April 2015. But the sentence was suspended, and Loredo was placed on community supervision for five years instead.
In addition to paying a $2,000 fine, the 30-year-old will serve 45 days in jail. He is also banned from owning any animals.
The puppy, which was found with the cord cutting into its neck, was suffering from an infection and taken to the county's SPCA where it was euthanized.
In January of this year, a video was released showing a dog with a massively swollen head because the abused pit bull's nylon collar had been wound extremely tightly around its neck.
The animal, which was rescued in Sardinia, Italy, made a recovery despite the alarming injuries.
In December 2015, 19-year-old Tyson Kurkowski was accused of strangling to death his roommate's Beagle mix with an extension cord and then stuffing its poor body inside a suitcase and throwing it into a creek, KTXS reported.
(Daily Mail - April 17, 2016)
Earlier:
Daniel Loredo, 30, of Ennis, Texas, was convicted of animal cruelty last April and placed on community supervision after his two-year sentence was suspended. He will be serving 45 days instead, along with a $2,000 fine.
The months-old pit bull puppy suffered a severe wound from the cord, which was left for so long it became embedded in its neck. The animal was eventually euthanized.
Three children saw the injured pit bull puppy and called the Ennis animal control officers, who then traced the animal back to Loredo and his wife, the Ellis County Press reported.
He was convicted of a felony, and agreed to a 730 day sentence in April 2015. But the sentence was suspended, and Loredo was placed on community supervision for five years instead.
In addition to paying a $2,000 fine, the 30-year-old will serve 45 days in jail. He is also banned from owning any animals.
The puppy, which was found with the cord cutting into its neck, was suffering from an infection and taken to the county's SPCA where it was euthanized.
In January of this year, a video was released showing a dog with a massively swollen head because the abused pit bull's nylon collar had been wound extremely tightly around its neck.
The animal, which was rescued in Sardinia, Italy, made a recovery despite the alarming injuries.
In December 2015, 19-year-old Tyson Kurkowski was accused of strangling to death his roommate's Beagle mix with an extension cord and then stuffing its poor body inside a suitcase and throwing it into a creek, KTXS reported.
Earlier:
Oregon: Police say Dennis Lambeth shot his neighbor's dog with arrow
OREGON -- A man was arrested for shooting his neighbor’s dog with an arrow near Canby Tuesday, police said.
Dennis Neal Lambeth allegedly shot a miniature Australian shepherd named Porter near South Barnards Road.
The dog was found Tuesday with the arrow stuck between its shoulders, according to Sgt. Brian Jensen of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.
Lambeth was arrested and charged with second-degree animal abuse.
Sgt. Jensen said he was not sure why Lambeth shot the dog.
“I think it’s horrific,” Sgt. Jensen said. “It’s heartbreaking. We’re talking about man’s best friend here.”
The dog’s injuries are not life-threatening and it is back at home with its owners.
(KGW - April 21, 2016)
Dennis Neal Lambeth allegedly shot a miniature Australian shepherd named Porter near South Barnards Road.
The dog was found Tuesday with the arrow stuck between its shoulders, according to Sgt. Brian Jensen of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.
Lambeth was arrested and charged with second-degree animal abuse.
Sgt. Jensen said he was not sure why Lambeth shot the dog.
“I think it’s horrific,” Sgt. Jensen said. “It’s heartbreaking. We’re talking about man’s best friend here.”
The dog’s injuries are not life-threatening and it is back at home with its owners.
(KGW - April 21, 2016)
Oregon: Officer rescues cat trapped in neighbor's swamp cooler
OREGON -- A cat was found and rescued April 13 after getting stuck in a neighbor’s swamp cooler for three days.
Ontario Code Enforcement Officer Dallas Brockett said Wednesday he was dispatched to a call about a missing cat at about 7:30 a.m. April 13.
He arrived at the residence on Southeast Third Street and with assistance from the property owner, they took apart the unit and got the cat out safely in about 30 minutes.
(argus observer - April 21, 2016)
Ontario Code Enforcement Officer Dallas Brockett said Wednesday he was dispatched to a call about a missing cat at about 7:30 a.m. April 13.
He arrived at the residence on Southeast Third Street and with assistance from the property owner, they took apart the unit and got the cat out safely in about 30 minutes.
(argus observer - April 21, 2016)
Georgia: Mother and daughter are arrested after cops find them living in this filthy minivan with THIRTY-EIGHT cats, including kittens squashed inside a cup holder
GEORGIA -- Two women were arrested after police found them living in an filthy minivan with an astonishing thirty-eight cats and new-born kittens.
When police were called to check on a homeless family living in their van, they found the cats including days-old kittens squashed inside a cup holder.
The officers from Sandy Springs in Atlanta, Georgia said they were overwhelmed by the stench of urine and feces.
Alexandra Wingate, 41, was in the car and told police she was a local vet waiting for her 70-year-old mother Sharyn Wingate.
The pair said they had stopped off at a local store to pick up some water but the officers later discovered they had warrants out for their arrests on animal cruelty charges.
They were arrested after allegedly violating their probation by owning animals, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The cats will be treated by vets before being put up for adoption at Fulton County Animal Shelter.
Karen Hirsch, of the LifeLine Animal Project, told the outlet that 34 of the 38 cats are healthy and ready to be adopted.
'Out of the four who aren't ready for adoption, one is pregnant, one is nursing kittens, one is FIV positive [feline immunodeficiency virus] and one has an upper respiratory infection,' she said.
Tim Poorman, of Fulton County Animal Control, said that they were digging through trash on their hands and knees to find the animals.
'In their mind they think they're doing a good thing but in reality they're not, he told Fox5 Atlanta.
(Daily Mail - April 28, 2016)
When police were called to check on a homeless family living in their van, they found the cats including days-old kittens squashed inside a cup holder.
The officers from Sandy Springs in Atlanta, Georgia said they were overwhelmed by the stench of urine and feces.
Alexandra Wingate, 41, was in the car and told police she was a local vet waiting for her 70-year-old mother Sharyn Wingate.
The pair said they had stopped off at a local store to pick up some water but the officers later discovered they had warrants out for their arrests on animal cruelty charges.
They were arrested after allegedly violating their probation by owning animals, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The cats will be treated by vets before being put up for adoption at Fulton County Animal Shelter.
Karen Hirsch, of the LifeLine Animal Project, told the outlet that 34 of the 38 cats are healthy and ready to be adopted.
Tim Poorman, of Fulton County Animal Control, said that they were digging through trash on their hands and knees to find the animals.
'In their mind they think they're doing a good thing but in reality they're not, he told Fox5 Atlanta.
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