Robert Lamano, the dirt bag has another dog!

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I agree, this animal is in grave danger.....who knows what sick torture this mind can come up with next?"L. Walker"

Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:29:17 -0400 (EDT)Fwd: Google News Alert - Robert LamanoSee last sentence of article - Lamano has another dog. This is what happens when courts do not forbid a defendant in an abuse case from harboring another animal. This dog is in danger.

Abused dog tipsters without big reward from animal agency

 

 

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004

By Erin L. Boyle Staff Writer

 

One month after a Salem County resident was sentenced in an animal cruelty case that gained international attention and thousands of dollars in reward funds, the anonymous tipsters who led to the man's conviction have still not received all their reward money.

The tipsters, from Salem County, requested they remain anonymous, but their identity was confirmed by officials involved in the case. They have received some reward funds in the case, from such prominent animal rights groups as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and The Humane Society of the United States, but have not yet received a portion of the estimated $18,000 collected by the Society to Protect Animals in Carneys Point Township from donors around and outside of the country.

 

On March 2, Robert M. Lamano, 25, of Woodstown was sentenced to two years of probation and fines. He had struck a plea bargain with the Salem County Prosecutor's Office in January, for the animal cruelty case concerning a dog found with its nose and mouth taped shut with electrical tape. The dog, named "Rusty" by its rescuers, weighed only 25 pounds when it was found on the border of Quinton and Lower Alloways Creek in September. The dog was euthanized because of the extent of its injuries.

Diane Harrell, shelter manager for the Society to Protect Animals, said the society first had to wait until the perpetrator or perpetrators were convicted. After that, the society had to wait for a board of director member to return from vacation, to sign off on the checks.

This week, Harrell said the society was waiting for callbacks from the shelter's lawyer to officially reward the funds.

But the anonymous tipsters said they have become frustrated with the wait to close the case. They said they did not make the tip because they wanted a monetary reward, but instead told authorities they knew who the dog belonged to because they wanted justice for the animal.

Martin Mersereau, casework division manager for domestic animal issues and Abuse Department for PETA, said the group distributed a portion of its reward funds -- which originally totaled $5,000 -- to the anonymous tipsters Feb. 13. PETA donates the funds to tipsters with certain criteria, including under what duress did they make their tip, did they have to testify in a trial and did they know about reward funds before making their tip.

"There are a number of factors that go into that," Mersereau said.

He said PETA continues to monitor the case, as it recently learned that Lamano allegedly owns another dog.

"Needless to say, we are extremely concerned about the safety of this animal," he said.

 

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What can we do to help this situation in general? RIght now we know about one situation. What can we do about that one, and then we should be thinking what we can do about the next one, and all the others that aren't by somebody already being watched?

 

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Julia Sharp

 

 

I agree, this animal is in grave danger.....who knows what sick torture this mind can come up with next?"L. Walker"

Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:29:17 -0400 (EDT)Fwd: Google News Alert - Robert LamanoSee last sentence of article - Lamano has another dog. This is what happens when courts do not forbid a defendant in an abuse case from harboring another animal. This dog is in danger.

Abused dog tipsters without big reward from animal agency

 

 

 

Sunday, April 04, 2004

By Erin L. Boyle Staff Writer

 

One month after a Salem County resident was sentenced in an animal cruelty case that gained international attention and thousands of dollars in reward funds, the anonymous tipsters who led to the man's conviction have still not received all their reward money.

The tipsters, from Salem County, requested they remain anonymous, but their identity was confirmed by officials involved in the case. They have received some reward funds in the case, from such prominent animal rights groups as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and The Humane Society of the United States, but have not yet received a portion of the estimated $18,000 collected by the Society to Protect Animals in Carneys Point Township from donors around and outside of the country.

 

On March 2, Robert M. Lamano, 25, of Woodstown was sentenced to two years of probation and fines. He had struck a plea bargain with the Salem County Prosecutor's Office in January, for the animal cruelty case concerning a dog found with its nose and mouth taped shut with electrical tape. The dog, named "Rusty" by its rescuers, weighed only 25 pounds when it was found on the border of Quinton and Lower Alloways Creek in September. The dog was euthanized because of the extent of its injuries.

Diane Harrell, shelter manager for the Society to Protect Animals, said the society first had to wait until the perpetrator or perpetrators were convicted. After that, the society had to wait for a board of director member to return from vacation, to sign off on the checks.

This week, Harrell said the society was waiting for callbacks from the shelter's lawyer to officially reward the funds.

But the anonymous tipsters said they have become frustrated with the wait to close the case. They said they did not make the tip because they wanted a monetary reward, but instead told authorities they knew who the dog belonged to because they wanted justice for the animal.

Martin Mersereau, casework division manager for domestic animal issues and Abuse Department for PETA, said the group distributed a portion of its reward funds -- which originally totaled $5,000 -- to the anonymous tipsters Feb. 13. PETA donates the funds to tipsters with certain criteria, including under what duress did they make their tip, did they have to testify in a trial and did they know about reward funds before making their tip.

"There are a number of factors that go into that," Mersereau said.

He said PETA continues to monitor the case, as it recently learned that Lamano allegedly owns another dog.

"Needless to say, we are extremely concerned about the safety of this animal," he said.

 

 

 

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