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red dog 1

(29,322 posts)
Fri May 13, 2016, 01:21 PM May 2016

Man Who Starved Young Husky to Death and Left Dog to Rot Must be Properly Punished

AnimalPetitions.org


A man who pleaded guilty to starving his pet Husky to death has only been given a small fine, some community service and a ban from owning animals for just five years.
The man identified as Robert Porter from Belfast, Northern Ireland, admitted to letting his four-year-old dog starve to death and to leaving his body to decompose in his kitchen for four months.

The dog had been severely underweight, weighing a mere 24 pounds, less than half the normal weight of 60 pounds for his breed.
Porter admitted that the dog had not been fed in weeks before he died of starvation.
This man deserves a much harsher punishment for this horrific act.

Please sign this petition demanding that Porter's sentence is reviewed and severely increased to include jail time as a deterrent for other abusers, and a lifetime ban on keeping pets so that no more animals suffer from his neglect.
http://animalpetitions.org/130765/justice-for-young-husky-starved-to-death/

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Man Who Starved Young Husky to Death and Left Dog to Rot Must be Properly Punished (Original Post) red dog 1 May 2016 OP
How can a person be that cruel. stage left May 2016 #1
It boggles the mind, doesn't it? red dog 1 May 2016 #2

red dog 1

(29,322 posts)
2. It boggles the mind, doesn't it?
Fri May 13, 2016, 03:43 PM
May 2016

I hate to see someone get off so lightly after this kind of horrific animal torture.

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