Fwd: [Missouri] Demand Justice for Cat Beaten to Death by City Emp

[Guest guest]

 

 

 

quierogatos

AllCatResQ ; Cat-Rescue ; FelineRescueConnection ; FuzzyFaceCATrescue ; KensingtonCruelty

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 1:44 PM

Fwd: [Missouri] Demand Justice for Cat Beaten to Death by City Emp

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro-AR , "Lindy Greene" wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand Justice for Cat Beaten to Death by City Employees

 

 

 

Two employees of Springfield, Missouri's City Utilities (CU) agency

 

apparently recently found a cat trapped in a garbage receptacle at one

 

of their employer's service centers. By the time they left the scene,

 

the cat had been stoned to death and left in the dumpster, buried

 

under a trash bag. The animal's skull was crushed in the attack,

 

according to news sources.

 

 

 

It appears that neither of the suspects has been held legally

 

accountable for their alleged attack. Please help us change that.

 

 

 

On November 27, CU announced that the accused had been suspended from

 

work and ordered to perform animal-welfare related community service;

 

one was demoted and the other denied any chance of promotion for a

 

year. A CU spokesperson apparently deemed the matter a mere "personnel

 

situation."

 

 

 

This is clearly a criminal situation. Their alleged act merits each

 

suspect being charged with the Class A misdemeanor offense of animal

 

abuse, given that Missouri Revised Statutes Section 578.012.1

 

stipulates that one is guilty of that offense "when a person: (1)

 

Intentionally or purposely kills an animal" and given that Section

 

578.005(3) defines animal as "every living vertebrate except a human

 

being."

 

 

 

When the Springfield Animal Control department was contacted regarding

 

criminal charges, the agency knew of no criminal investigation into

 

the suspects' actions or related pending criminal charges against them.

 

 

 

Please respectfully remind the officials below that those who abuse

 

animals rarely do so only once and almost never stop there. Politely

 

explain that the safety of Greene County and its animals may well be

 

at stake, and that their employer's workplace penalties can in no way

 

replace the penalties state law reserves for these suspects if they

 

are convicted of crime they are accused of.

 

 

 

Ask that each of these offices take all necessary action - including

 

criminal prosecution - to ensure that this defenseless cat was the

 

workers' last victim.

 

 

 

Contacts

 

 

The Honorable Darrell L. Moore

Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Greene County

1010 Boonville Ave.

Springfield, MO 65802

417-868-4061

417-868-4160 (fax)

 

CC: Ron Boyer, Supervisor

Springfield Animal Control Program

4002 North Farmer

Springfield, MO 65802

417-833-3592

 

CC: Chief Lynn Rowe

Springfield Police Department

321 E. Chestnut Expressway

Springfield, MO 65802

417-864-1810

417-864-1713 (fax)

 

--- End forwarded message ---

 

 

 

 

 

Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.