Slain GSD Justice...

[Laura's Babies]

They need to make the penalty for cruelty a lot stiffer and treat these cases extreemly harshly. A slap on the wrist is not going to stop a whole lot of people.

[pitc9]

omg....

RIP Justice...
May the person/people responsible for your unnecessary and cruel death pay dearly for the rest of their lives.

[Sevaede]

Oh my gosh.. That poor pup...

My heart weeps for you. R.I.P. Justice

[elizabethann]

That just breaks my heart. That poor dog. I hate people sometimes.

[dukedogsmom]

That just breaks my heart. That poor dog. I hate people sometimes.

I'm beginning to hate them more and more, learning things like this.

[crow_noir]

If you go to that page there is more information about what is being done, and what you can do to help.

The pictures alone make the old ticker thump a bit too hard.

They need to make the penalty for cruelty a lot stiffer and treat these cases extreemly harshly. A slap on the wrist is not going to stop a whole lot of people.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

# The abuse and slaying of Justice remains unsolved. Anyone with information about the incident or who would like to contribute to the reward fund is asked to call the Cumberland County SPCA at (856) 691-1500.

# To send e-mails to state legislators about the animal cruelty legislation, go online to www.njleg.state.nj.us. Click on "Contact Us" at the top of the page to the right. Go to where it says "Your state legislators welcome your thoughts ..." and click on "Complete this form." Select a municipality, then click on "Find Representatives."

# To e-mail the state Department of Agriculture about the legislation, go to www.state.nj.us/agriculture/contact.shtml


AT A GLANCE

Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew's bill to establish "Angel's Law" would increase penalties to as high as 20 years in prison and $200,000 in fines for certain animal cruelty offenses. The bill, A-2646, establishes 12 types of offenses:

# Abuse of an animal.

# Aggravated animal abuse.

# Animal abandonment at an animal care facility.

# Abandonment of an animal.

# Animal cruelty in the presence of a child age 16 or younger.

# Animal neglect including cruel restraint.

# Aggravated animal neglect.

# Animal hoarding.

# Improper euthanization.

# Cruel commercial exploitation of an animal.

# Animal fighting.

# The crime of patterns of abuse.