JUSTICE 4 TORTURED PITBULL "BABY" in CT 

Action Alert! Next Hearing is April 30!! Be there if you can!
"Baby" Dies After Being Attacked With a Power Drill

Arrested in January 2008, Severino Cruz and his brother Enrique Cruz
face charges of animal cruelty for alleged neglect and malicious
abuse.

Reportedly in a rage upon hearing that a 3-year-old pit bull named
Baby had bitten his nephew's arm, Severino Cruz grabbed the dog by
her chain, pushed her up against her cage and drilled a series of
holes into her skull with a power drill. Baby was euthanized shortly
thereafter. The act was discovered by Severino's brother and nephew
when they returned home from the hospital where the boy's wound had
been treated. Upon investigation, police additionally discovered a
severely neglected puppy (Baby's) on the premises. That puppy,
which belonged to Enrique Cruz, was seized and put up for adoption.
Enrique Cruz is charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty while
Severino Cruz faces both misdemeanor and felony charges of animal
cruelty.

Take Action!
Polite letters to the prosecutor and judge may be sent via the
address below. Encourage a meaningful sentence upon conviction to
include a permanent criminal record, psychological counseling, and an
order against future contact with animals for a significant period of
time. Also request that any community service orders not be carried
out at an animal shelter (it is our position that convicted
animal abusers have no place around a shelter's rescued animals or
its dedicated, often youthful, volunteers.

Stephen Preleski, Assistant StateÂ's Attorney
New Britain Judicial District, GA No. 17
131 North Main Street
Bristol, CT 06010
860-584-1369 fax

The Honorable Joseph W. Doherty
Superior Court Judge
131 North Main Street
Bristol, CT 06010

Please refer to these case numbers:
Severino Cruz - #H17B-CR08-0036590-S
Enrique Cruz - #H17B-CR08-0036601-S

Please also sign the petition. If we can get enough signatures we will print it up and send or bring it into the courts personally. Here is a link where you can join our group and keep updated on this case and (unfortunately) many more like it. People, we need to put a stop to this kind of behavior and let the world know cruelty, neglect and abuse of animals IS NOT acceptable behavior!

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/AnimalAntiCrueltyCrusaders/?yguid=332087969

Together we CAN make a difference!

Thanks!