SHERMAN A SENIOR ROTTIE SPENDS OVER 188 DAYS IN ISOLATION DURING NEGLECT CASE.

SHERMANS OWNER ABANDONED HIM FOR WELL OVER A MONTH.....THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD LEFT HIM TO FEND FOR HIMSELF.  IT WAS NEARLY TWO WEEKS WHEN A NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT SHE HAD MOVED OUT AND LEFT SHERMAN BEHIND WITH NO FOOD OR WATER.  AT THE END OF TWO WEEKS, THE NEIGHBOR CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL AND REPORTED THAT SHERMAN WAS ABANDONED IN A FENCED IN BACK YARD WITH NO WAY OUT AND NO ONE WAS FEEDING HIM.  IT WAS ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE ANIMAL CONTROL GOT OUT AND SEIZED THE OLD ROTTIE.  THEY SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE OWNER NOTIFYING HER THAT SHE WAS BEING CHARGED WITH ANIMAL NEGLECT AND THAT SHE HAD TO RESPOND TO THE CERTIFIED LETTER AND APPEAR IN COURT.  THE DAYS CAME AND WENT, AND IN THE MEANTIME POOR SHERMAN WAS LOSING HIS SPIRIT AND ALL HOPE OF GETTING OUT OF HIS ISOLATION CELL THAT HAD NO WINDOW, NO GRASS, AND MOST OF ALL NO HUMAN INTERACTION.  HE WAS SO FRUSTRATED AND ANXIOUS THAT HE RUBBED ALL THE TIP OF HIS NOSE RAW ON THE CONCRETE IN THE SMALL CELL THAT NOW HE HAD SPENT OVER 6 MONTHS IN.  RESCUE GROUPS TRIED TO GET THE SHELTER MANAGER TO RELEASE SHERMAN TO A FOSTER GROUP BUT THE MANAGER REFUSED......UNTIL THIS WEEK, WHEN THE PRESS VISITED THE SHELTER AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE OLD ROTTIE.  AFTER ALL SORTS OF DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS THE OWNER OF THE ROTTWEILER 53 YEAR OLD JAMIE MELINDA MCGRAW WILL FINALLY FACE THE JUDGE ON 04-02-08 TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST HER.  OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT SHE DOES NOT GET SHERMAN BACK AND THAT SHE IS PUNISHED FOR THE CRIMINAL NEGLECT OF WHICH SHE IS GUILTY.  THE FINES ACCRUED AT THIS TIME AMOUNT TO OVER $7,000.00.  SHE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FINES, HER DOG SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY RE-HOMED THROUGH THE RESCUE GROUPS WITH AN ADDED STIPULATION THAT SHE NOT OWN ANY OTHER ANIMALS IN THE FUTURE.  SHE SHOULD ALSO SERVE A MINIMUM SENTENCE IN ISOLATION OF 188 DAYS....THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO WHICH SHERMAN WAS CONFINED DUE TO HER LACK OF CONCERN FOR HER COMPANION ANIMAL.  WE NEED OVER 1000 SIGNATURES BY 0600 HOURS ON 2 APRIL 08.  WE HAVE TO START LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF YOU ABUSE AN ANIMAL.....YOU WILL GO TO JAIL.  THERE WILL BE ANIMAL ADVOCATES AT THIS HEARING AND THE MEDIA WILL BE NOTIFIED TO COVER THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE AND THE PROSPECTS FOR A NEW AND HAPPY LIFE FOR SHERMAN.  HE IS SUCH A GOOD, GENTLE BOY EVEN THOUGH HUMANS IN HIS LIFE HAVE TREATED HIM BADLY.  ONLY OUR ANIMALS ARE CAPABLE OF BEING THIS FORGIVING AND LOVING UNCONDITIONALLY.