Hello,

Sometimes Animal Control won't do what needs to be done. When this is the case, you go around them and above them.
There are many animal rights advocates who can help you get this guy prosecuted. You only talked to one person at Animal control who claims they can't do anything. He/she may be plain wrong, lazy, is a friend of the man you are accusing, or he just may not want to get involved. Afterall, the alleged puppy & dog killer does have a gun and maybe your local animal control guy is simply not willing to risk his neck to enforce the law. So what you do is keep going to different legal, political, and media avenues and eventually you will get this looked into and confronted.

I am appalled that Animal Control told you is a he says/she says matter. But it doesn't surprise me. In some areas, Animal Control is underfunded and apathetic. The fact that this alleged animal murderer admitted what he did right in front of you & your friends and how he offered to 'off the pup' you brought back to him, well that seems to me like it is pretty clear grounds for an investigation. Thank goodness you scooped that pup up and took it away. Fact is, what he told you should be enough to warrant a police complaint/investigation and an animal cruelty investigation.

I am really disgusted about what you went through and I imagine that this whole thing was just sickening to you. I hope that you won't give up and will pursue this. If you were brave enough to confront this man on his own doorstep and call him Stupid to his face, then I'll bet you have the courage to see this through if you want to get justice for the mama dog and her pups.

That man should be charged with one count of animal cruelty for every pup he killed and the mother dog and fined for each one of them.

National Animal Welfare Organizations will put you in touch with local animal advocates who can help you seek justice for that Mama Dog and her pups. The pups and the mama are gone and don't have a voice. But you can enlist the help of these agencies to go after this guy.


Helpful internet links:

Link to ASPCAs website, their Legal Directory Page at: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=legal

Go to the ASCPA's website and on their legal page, you can access their Humane Law Enforcement Directory and then it directs you to enter your town and state and it will give you the names and phone #s to call for the state of TX

ASCPA has NY state jurisdiction. But they have a legal FAQ's section and law section on this page that may be helpful.


Link to PETA website at: http://www.peta-online.org

When you are on the PETA site, scroll down to the very bottom of the page and click on the option of either "email us" or "contact PETA". Send them and email and briefly tell them what you told us. Ask them to put you in touch with local PETA advocates who will help you effectively pursue legal action on this incident.

Local PETA activists are great at getting media and political attention when a local government isn't at first motivated to enforce its own laws.

Also, I remember once getting in the mail information from an Animal Legal Defense Organization of Attorneys who go after animal abusers. I don't remember their name. If anyone else reading this thread knows it, perhaps they can provide the internet address for this group and maybe they can assist our friend in Texas.

Finally, you may even have grounds to file a civil lawsuit against this gentleman if what he told you caused you emotional distress and trauma.

Please feel free to private message me through DOTD site if you want some more ideas on how to get your government to do its job when it doesn't want to! If you go beyond the 1st "no" and are persistent, you can get things done legally, non violently, and you can make a difference.

Best wishes,
Anna Lisa