It got real ugly today. PETA was there. A woman who was there on her own (not a member of PETA) assaulted one of the men that was involved in the torture. She was immediately arrested and charged with breach of peace, illegal restraint and assault. I'm angry because one person's stupid actions made the whole group look like a bunch of raving lunitics. And I believe that she had every intention of doing what she did. It was shameful. We were supposed to be there for a peaceful demonstration.
There were close to 100 people there today. I am emotionally drained. I want to go home and hug my cats.
The State Police, City Police and Judicial Marshalls were there to protect the cat killer!!!! They escorted her and her family out of the courthouse. I kept yelling "Where were you when Adonis needed protecting???" Some guy shoved me and told me to stay on the lawn. I shoved him back and told him to keep his hands off me. He did it again and I proceeded to whack him with my Adonis sign on the shoulder. Well...when the perpetrators were gone, he called me over and asked me for identificaiton. When I asked him why, he said he was a plainclothes police officer and I should have listened to him. I told him I had no way of knowing that without him identifying himself. I'm lucky I didn't get arrested.
The really bad news is the trial is continued to August 16th. The good news is this thing is now NATIONAL news, like the jerk that threw the dog on the California Freeway.
In Connecticut it is a felony to abuse, torture or kill any animal. We are there to make sure that she gets the maximum sentence, 5 years/$5,000. It may take a while, with the "court russian roullette" game they're playing, but I will be there at every turn.
Donna
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