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- Goal: 1,000
- Deadline: 12-31-2007
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9/28/07
Brown was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Jonnie England, executive director of Operation Kindness, the shelter that cared for the pit bull mix they named Mercy, called the jury's sentence "insignificant." "We're extremely disappointed," she said. "It's not enough, and it's not about revenge. It's about justice."
We are very disheartened by this sentencing, but at least he got 4 years....Let's hope he serves all four!
9/27/07- GUILTY!!!!!!!
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Thank you, each and every one of you for supporting this petition for Mercy. A very special thank you to Jonnie England and all of Operation Kindness for their vigilance and tireless work to get justice for Mercy! This petition is now at rest...with our sweet, sweet Mercy.
Frank Crowley Courts Building
133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB 19
Dallas, Texas 75207-4399
Main office: 214.653.3600
Fax: 214.653.5774(No email address found)
Mercy was just a sweet, innocent 10 month old puppy whose life was so viciously taken from us. Why? Because some sadistic low life who is sick and twisted needed to feel he had the power to torture and kill and get away with it.
Well, we must make sure he DOESN’T!
We implore you to prosecute to fullest extent of the law for Mercy’s death and justice be served.
Also Sign Petition to pass "Mercy's Law"
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/809607957
Brown was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Jonnie England, executive director of Operation Kindness, the shelter that cared for the pit bull mix they named Mercy, called the jury's sentence "insignificant." "We're extremely disappointed," she said. "It's not enough, and it's not about revenge. It's about justice."
We are very disheartened by this sentencing, but at least he got 4 years....Let's hope he serves all four!
9/27/07- GUILTY!!!!!!!
Jury Hands Down Guilty Verdict In Animal Cruelty Trial
CARROLLTON, Texas -- DeShawn Brown has been found guilty on a third-degree felony charge of animal cruelty, NBC 5 reported.Brown, 22, is accused of beating, burning and stabbing a pit bull named Mercy in April 2006 because she refused to mate.New Video Thank you, each and every one of you for supporting this petition for Mercy. A very special thank you to Jonnie England and all of Operation Kindness for their vigilance and tireless work to get justice for Mercy! This petition is now at rest...with our sweet, sweet Mercy.
On October 31, Operation Kindness Executive Director Jonnie England met with ADA David Alex and ADA Kandace Walter and presented them with 18,000 signatures collected on THIS petition asking for the maximum punishment for Brown.
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http://operationkindness.org/AnimalSponsor/ForMercy_CrueltyAwarenessProgram.htm
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Dallas County District Attorney Bill Hill See photo of petition presentation here
http://operationkindness.org/AnimalSponsor/ForMercy_CrueltyAwarenessProgram.htm
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Frank Crowley Courts Building
133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB 19
Dallas, Texas 75207-4399
Main office: 214.653.3600
Fax: 214.653.5774
Mercy was just a sweet, innocent 10 month old puppy whose life was so viciously taken from us. Why? Because some sadistic low life who is sick and twisted needed to feel he had the power to torture and kill and get away with it. Well, we must make sure he DOESN’T!
We implore you to prosecute to fullest extent of the law for Mercy’s death and justice be served.
Also Sign Petition to pass "Mercy's Law"
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/809607957
| Number | Date | Name | State | Country | Your Heartfelt Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22,807 | 8:58 am PDT, Jun 26 | Dawn Eldridge | Tennessee | United States | I am so happy that these kind of cruelty is finally making the rounds! So much to do! So Much To do! Me |
| 22,806 | 4:40 pm PDT, Jun 25 | Anonymous | New York | United States | |
| 22,805 | 3:17 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Gabriela Fernandez | Argentina | Son muy crueles habria que Que penar a estas personas ..son crueles e inhumanos!!..XD! | |
| 22,804 | 1:39 pm PDT, Jun 20 | Deanna Ryser | Texas | United States | This breaks my heart. I hope there is a special place in Hell for Mr. Brown. |
| 22,803 | 5:13 am PDT, Jun 7 | enrica peterlini | Italy | i hope that this lunatic can have the same luckness of this dog.. | |
| 22,802 | 11:48 am PDT, Jun 1 | Anonymous | New Mexico | United States | Don't let that happen to my dog |
| 22,801 | 6:50 am PDT, May 15 | Ginger Geronimo | Alabama | United States | I am so sorry for what happened. It always breaks my heart to hear about any animal being abused. RIP Mercy!!! |
| 22,800 | 6:27 am PDT, May 10 | J. McCartney | Canada | ||
| 22,799 | 1:07 pm PDT, Apr 30 | cristiana disegni | France | ||
| 22,798 | 7:15 am PDT, Apr 29 | Kelly Wood | Ohio | United States | |
| 22,797 | 12:45 pm PDT, Apr 28 | Marie Piekarski | United Kingdom | Cruelty to animals should never be acceptable in a civilised society. We must do our utmost to eradicate all trace of inhumane treatment of animals. | |
| 22,796 | 10:13 am PDT, Apr 26 | Jenny Vegan | United States Minor Outlying Islands | ||
| 22,795 | 9:25 pm PDT, Apr 24 | Anonymous | Michigan | United States | This is horrible!!! I have watched the heart wrenching videos of beautiful Mercy and each time it breaks my heart. How could anyone do something so horrible? When judgement day comes his soul may burn just as innconet mercy;s did. I hope and pray that he feels what it;s like just as Mercy did!!!R.I.P MERCY |
| 22,794 | 5:32 pm PDT, Apr 23 | Anonymous | Ohio | United States | This is absolutely sickening and makes me very sad for that poor defenseless dog. There should be harsher punishment for sick individuals that would torture helpless creatures |
| 22,793 | 2:21 am PDT, Apr 21 | moni anoynm | Germany | SICK!!!! | |
| 22,792 | 2:20 am PDT, Apr 21 | Familie Anoynm | Germany | Sich and stupid!!! | |
| 22,791 | 9:04 am PDT, Apr 11 | olinda alvarez | Colombia | muchos hijueputas | |
| 22,790 | 9:07 am PDT, Apr 6 | julie kennedy | Florida | United States | it really hurts to see an animal die like this. |
| 22,789 | 3:18 pm PDT, Apr 2 | Vesna Jones | United Kingdom | What a sad world we live in .... our hearts and souls must unite to protect and save our beautiful animal-friends. | |
| 22,788 | 9:06 am PDT, Mar 30 | Maggie & Sarah | Canada | Rest in peace sweet Mercy. | |
| 22,787 | 7:38 pm PDT, Mar 27 | Katie Hendricks | South Carolina | United States | |
| 22,786 | 11:12 am PDT, Mar 21 | Diana Ciraco | New York | United States | |
| 22,785 | 9:18 am PDT, Mar 20 | Anonymous | Spain | ||
| 22,784 | 5:21 pm PDT, Mar 17 | sue ross | Illinois | United States | |
| 22,783 | 3:12 pm PDT, Mar 10 | Melissa Gaffrey | Idaho | United States | ALL animals need love!!!!! |
| 22,782 | 11:32 pm PST, Mar 8 | Diana Martz - Animalspirit | Indiana | United States | |
| 22,781 | 7:17 am PST, Mar 7 | Susan Holmes | United Kingdom | Mercy you poor sweet dog. This world does not deserve something so beautiful as you. There are such evil people out there who are so unfeeling and sick they take their problems out on defenceless animals like you. I hope he gets what he deserves in prison. | |
| 22,780 | 3:47 pm PST, Feb 27 | Ivana Soldic | Serbia And Montenegro | ||
| 22,779 | 4:38 pm PST, Feb 22 | Cher Isbell | Texas | United States | |
| 22,778 | 4:25 pm PST, Feb 22 | Kelly Oakes | Oklahoma | United States | |
| 22,777 | 8:42 am PST, Feb 21 | estefania marquez | Spain | ||
| 22,776 | 8:16 pm PST, Feb 20 | sandra harrington | Texas | United States | the ability to get away with cruelty and neglect to animals must stop! |
| 22,775 | 4:20 pm PST, Feb 16 | Peter Bagshaw | United Kingdom | Cruelty is cruelty is cruelty. This man needs the fullest sentence in the name of justice, to protect other animals and to remind him that what he did was dispicable and must not be tolerated. | |
| 22,774 | 1:16 pm PST, Feb 16 | Anton Oscar Iorga | Canada | ||
| 22,773 | 9:18 am PST, Feb 14 | Melissa Lalonde | Canada | ||
| 22,772 | 8:55 pm PST, Feb 12 | Laurel Watson | Arizona | United States | |
| 22,771 | 12:51 pm PST, Feb 6 | Ia Naty No Me Acuerdo | Argentina | Ellos nos dan todo sin esperar nada a cambio y nosotros le devolvemos con una crueldad de una magnitud mas q importante, ya q estos son hechos q no solo se presentan en la cotidianidad y q tambien son vendidos y titulados como fiestas anuales y tradiciones, disfrazando la de tortura y el pleno sufrimiento animal como diversion y cultura.Nosotros,el ser humano, sin impunidad los tortura, los mata,los explotamos, le quitamos lo mas preciado como la libertad ej. el zoo Ellos no pueden defenderse solos, necesitan de nuestra ayuda yaa!!! Cultura no es trotura. Libercion animal ya!! (go vegan!) | |
| 22,770 | 3:03 pm PST, Feb 5 | Ruth Gardner | Texas | United States | |
| 22,769 | 4:12 pm PST, Feb 4 | Phyllis Martin | Pennsylvania | United States | I am always appalled by man's inhumanity to God's most defenseless creatures. The story of Mercy reminds me of the story of Adam, the kitten, who was also badly burned. Fortunately, Adam's story has a happier ending. If you want to read Adam's story go to forgottenfelines.com |
| 22,768 | 4:05 pm PST, Jan 24 | Robert Sigrist | Texas | United States | why would someone do that?!!!! death row for him let him see how it feals!!! |
| 22,767 | 12:58 pm PST, Jan 24 | Evert Jan Klein Velderman | Netherlands | ||
| 22,766 | 12:21 pm PST, Jan 18 | Paula Lambert Vicencio | Chile | ||
| 22,765 | 7:49 am PST, Jan 18 | Ninoska castillo | Chile | NO MAS MALTRATO ANIMAL RESPETO,AMOR, CUIDADO, IGUALDAD HACIA ELLOS! MIENTRAS MAS CONOSCO A LAS PERSONAS, MAS AMO A LOS ANIMALES! | |
| 22,764 | 7:16 am PST, Jan 18 | SANDRA ROCHA | Portugal | Stop cruelty against all animals!That kind of sick people deserve death-warrant! | |
| 22,763 | 6:55 am PST, Jan 18 | Karina Navea | Chad | como son capaz de hacer esso wm ; yua no se les ocurre nada ! :@ los odio wm espesistas de mierda. | |
| 22,762 | 8:24 am PST, Jan 17 | Frances Nelson | Maryland | United States | |
| 22,761 | 2:15 pm PST, Jan 16 | Tananda Kalitan | New Jersey | United States | |
| 22,760 | 1:12 pm PST, Jan 15 | Jackie Powell | Colorado | United States | I really wish that the sadistically tortured, mutilated animals would come back to haunt these cruel people. I really wish that they could. That way they would teach these uncaring people what it felt like to suffer in silence and agony, as their living bodies were beaten down, broken, torn open, electrocuted, burned, cut up, then left to die as they struggle for their last breath of air. All of our animal friends have feelings, whether or not people want to believe it. No animal should ever suffer for the sake of any human, for they too are GOD's own children. Animals deserve to live too. MERCY wasn't just another dog. This beautiful, loving, adorable, trusting, precious animal had feelings too. Just like you and I. If I had my way, then this sadistic animal killer would be forced to suffer the exact same brutality he inflicted upon MERCY. HE would feel OUR MERCY's pain and no one would be allowed to help him. I know that sounds mean, but I BELIEVE, you respect and treat all living, breathing things the way you want to be treated. Especially babies, children, animals. Including all furry, fuzzy, feathered, reptilian, amphibian, etc. ONCE an animal killer, ALWAYS an animal killer. People need to protect and cherish ALL of GOD's animals. THEY are not toys. THEY have families just like you and I and if you abuse, torture, kill ANY animal, you should be charged the exact same as though that animal was a human. To many, MERCY was and still is their child / furbaby. MERCY, just like every other animal abuse victim, needs to be remembered and the killer needs to be killed (sorry that's just my opinion.) |
| 22,759 | 4:22 pm PST, Jan 12 | Shea McGrew | Kansas | United States | |
| 22,758 | 12:04 am PST, Jan 5 | Lucien Pan Morningstar | Colorado | United States | |
| 22,757 | 5:14 pm PST, Jan 3 | brenda schmidlen | Virginia | United States | It was said mankind's true moral test consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy...animals. I think a lot of people are failing this test. Thank God for people like Operation Kindness and all that signed this petition. |
| 22,756 | 9:16 am PST, Jan 2 | sara gyirado | Mexico | Pido todo el peso de la ley para la persona ke tuvo el mal corazon de asesinar tan salvajemente a un animalito indefenso como ese pobre perrito. | |
| 22,755 | 7:03 pm PST, Dec 27 | Jennifer McBeth | Pennsylvania | United States | |
| 22,754 | 3:18 pm PST, Dec 21 | Julija Petrovic | Serbia And Montenegro | ||
| 22,753 | 10:07 am PST, Dec 18 | Tamera Smith | Oklahoma | United States | |
| 22,752 | 10:05 pm PST, Dec 14 | kathleen s nirvana | California | United States | |
| 22,751 | 2:26 pm PST, Dec 12 | Anonymous | Louisiana | United States |
The vicious murderer of our brave and beloved Mercy must be found!
Mercy, the name given the dog by Operation Kindness volunteers was rescued Friday, April 14 by a Dallas man as she was huddled in a wooded area behind an apartment complex near Belt Line and Preston in North Dallas. The dog had been badly injured and was bleeding. Mercy's injuries include being kicked and stabbed multiple times and left to die. The vet thinks she also has chemical burns and she may have been dragged behind a car. Veterinarians later determined Mercy had been doused with gasoline and then lit on fire.
Copied from Operation Kindness: http://www.operationkindness.org/
Mercy, the 10-month-old puppy who was doused with gasoline and set on fire, has died. Her little heart just gave out.
She was a gentle soul who showed remarkable strength and courage - she inspired us all!
Mercy died Sunday evening about 9:30 p.m. at the veterinary clinic where she was being treated. Doctors said Mercy showed some improvement Saturday, but her condition started to deteriorate Sunday afternoon. She was given a plasma transfusion, but shortly afterward her heart--weakened by burns over 60% over her body--stopped beating.
Copied from Operation Kindness: http://www.operationkindness.org/
Mercy, the 10-month-old puppy who was doused with gasoline and set on fire, has died. Her little heart just gave out.
She was a gentle soul who showed remarkable strength and courage - she inspired us all!
Mercy died Sunday evening about 9:30 p.m. at the veterinary clinic where she was being treated. Doctors said Mercy showed some improvement Saturday, but her condition started to deteriorate Sunday afternoon. She was given a plasma transfusion, but shortly afterward her heart--weakened by burns over 60% over her body--stopped beating.
"All of us at Operation Kindness, as well as thousands of people who have been moved by her plight, are grieving for Mercy," said Jonnie England, executive director at Operation Kindness. "We were so hopeful that this beautiful, gentle dog, who had suffered and endured unbearable pain, would pull through in the end. “Mercy was a gentle, valiant and brave dog who suffered unimaginable pain and agony.”
Quoted from Larry Powell: The dog has left a better legacy on the planet than her attacker will leave.
**Mercy had a Mom waiting for her to come home, but now it is Mercy who will be waiting for her Mom…at Rainbow Bridge.**
It's more important than ever that the person who brutalized her be caught and brought to justice--for Mercy's sake."
Quoted from Larry Powell: The dog has left a better legacy on the planet than her attacker will leave.
**Mercy had a Mom waiting for her to come home, but now it is Mercy who will be waiting for her Mom…at Rainbow Bridge.**
It's more important than ever that the person who brutalized her be caught and brought to justice--for Mercy's sake."
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