Warning: The facts in the following news item about cruelty to dogs in eastern Washtenaw County Michigan may disturb some readers. If you feel this may describe you, we suggest you do not read this story. We are publishing it in the hope that it may help lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for these terrible acts.
Newspaper stories published today state that approximately 40 animals, including 10 dogs thought to be family pets, have been reported dead and mutilated in a 3-mile radius of Superior Township, Michigan, since January 2006.
According to a story in the Detroit Free Press, hunters found a cocker spaniel with a gunshot wound in the back of its head on Sunday, March 26. Investigators from the Humane Society of Huron Valley responded and found a pit bull puppy whose neck and legs were bound with twine dead at the scene.
The most recent discoveries differ from some of the earlier gruesome finds, which included a decapitated yellow Labrador Retriever and Rottweiler. The article in the Detroit Free Press says the reward for assistance in finding the perpetrators offered by the Humane Society of Huron Valley is now $10,000, up from an earlier reward of $6,000
Anyone with information about these terrible crimes is encouraged to contact their local law enforcement authorities or the Humane Society of Huron Valley at the link or phone number below.
For more information visit this web link:Humane Society of Huron Valley.
A DogExplorer.com FYI
Cruelty Information from the Humane Society of Huron Valley Website:
Our Cruelty Investigator responds to reports of potential animal cruelty and neglect and, if necessary, works with local law enforcement to prosecute offenders. If you suspect cruelty or neglect, please call us at 734-662-5585, x112. Leave the address, with major cross streets, and a detailed account of what type of cruelty you suspect. Your name and phone number is also helpful, as we may need additional information. We will keep your information confidential.
Michigan law defines cruelty as any of the following:
* Failure to provide an animal with adequate food, water, a shelter or medical treatment
* Improperly tethering (or chaining) an animal
* Abandoning or causing an animal to be abandoned without providing for the animal’s adequate care
* Cruelly beating, torturing, maiming or killing an animal
* Willfully or negligently allowing an animal to suffer unnecessarily
* Transporting an animal in a vehicle in a cruel or inhumane manner
* Either poisoning or exposing an animal to poison
* The cropping of a dog’s ears or the docking of a dog’s tails, unless such cropping is performed by a registered veterinary surgeon while the dog is under anesthetic
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