DEMAND ACTION ON: ANIMAL ABUSE by kids in Baltimore!
- by: Jayne Cvetanoski / http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=369008787864&v=wall
- recipient: MAYOR STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE
We demand action here! We have ALL had enough!
ANIMAL ABUSE WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED ANYWHERE!!
A puppy beaten to death on a golf course, a pit bull dog pelted with stones, another pit mix set on fire, an emaciated dog tethered and left to die and a puppy found dead after being hanged from a fence are all part of a series of shocking animal cruelty cases in Baltimore, MD. The abusive acts have attracted the attention of city officials because they have all been committed by children, some aged as young as 10.
****************************Baltimore has a serious problem and now that summer vacation has started and kids are out of school, city leaders worry the violence against animals will get worse.
We the undersigned demand that the Mayors office start taking these acts of violence and cruelty to innocent animals seriously.
1/ HUMANE EDUCATION must be taught. It must be compulsory at all schools.
The program needs to be started and aimed at children from the age of 7 yrs old...and then upwards.
2/ MORE SPORTS AND FREE COUNCIL ACTIVITIES for the children especially during school holidays.
3/ A TASK FORCE to tackle animal abuse issues directly with the children and parents involved.
4/ PUBLIC AWARENESS campaign so that people can become more vigilant and report animal cruelty when they see it happening.
5/ PUNISHMENT it should fit the crime. These kids need to know it is a criminal act that they are committing. Children are picking up their behaviours at home, and the parents of these out-of-control kids should be punished as well.
PARENTS ..if found negligent with their supervision, and their child has gone onto committing a cruelty offense, must be penalised for it.
CHILDREN need to know that there are consequences for their actions!
We demand the Mayor is honest with her plans, and starts implementing her strategies for change asap!
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BALTIMORE HAS A HISTORY OF CHILD OFFENDERS..
This was in response to a one year-old pit bull dog named Phoenix that was doused with gasoline and set on fire by a group of children. The dog was rescued, but had burns on 95% of her body. She finally succumbed to her injuries.
A task force was set up to establish steps the city should take to combat this problem (animal abuse by children) and submit its recommendations to the Mayor in a report in the summer of 2010.
State Trooper Bob Lukiewski was also at the meeting to give a firsthand report about the abuse he sees on the streets. He talked about the malnourished pit bull mix he rescued after being tethered to a pole and left to die. He called the young dog Nitro.
He had a lead on that was so tight he couldnt even sit down, said Lukiewski. Someone told the officer the dog had been tied in that position all night and no one called for help.
As much as he had been through, he was still wagging his tail, happy to see us Lukiewski continued. The trooper adopted Nitro after the criminal case ended and the dog was nursed back to health.
The trooper also told attendees at the meeting that many of the dogs reported to him do not have such a happy ending. Earlier in the week Lukiewski was called to a scene in an alley where a pit bull puppy was found hanging from his leash over a high fence. Witnesses claimed the crime was committed by kids that looked like they were 10 or 11 years old.
And just hours before the Mayor meeting took place, a 13-year-old was arrested in the case of pelting a dog with bricks and rocks in the face. That dog is recovering from her injuries.
JUSTICE NOW TO DOG KILLERS...thanks Jayne Cv...27/6/10
**** CRUELTY....once you know. YOU... cant unknow ! ****
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