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Four Heinous Crimes of Cruelty and How You Can Land Their Perpetrators in Jail
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Cruelty-to-animals cases are the truest measure of our judicial system’s commitment to protecting—or exposing to further crimes—the defenseless among us. It helps to “red-flag” these important cases in busy prosecutors’ dockets. Let them know that you support the vigorous prosecution and, upon conviction, stringent sentencing of those accused of crimes against animals.
Please send a quick note to each of the following officials asking that, if they win convictions, they work with the court to ensure that convicted animal abusers are incarcerated, ordered to undergo a thorough psychiatric evaluation and subsequent counseling at their own expense, and barred from ever again having contact with animals.
Prosecutors should receive only courteous correspondence.
Case One
Kate Lewis, 49, of Montesano, Washington, faces charges stemming from authorities’ reported May discovery of the rotting remains of horses—and a number of malnourished and otherwise neglected survivors—on her Minkler Road property. Animals in the defendant’s charge have apparently been the subject of public and official concern since at least January. Recently, seven horses suffering from skin conditions and dental problems were seized, according to news sources, although as many as 47 additional horses and an unknown number of other animals were apparently and alarmingly left in her charge.
The Honorable Steward Menefee
Prosecuting Attorney, Grays Harbor County
102 W. Broadway, Rm. 102
Montesano, WA 98563
360-249-6064 (fax)
Case Two
Randall Willis Brown, 20, of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, faces felony charges (case #06-1-01241-5) stemming from his alleged April 29 fatal beating of his dog, Diesel, inside his home. Brown is accused of bludgeoning Diesel with a broom handle in his alleged drunken rage. A necropsy of the animal’s remains concluded that he died of blunt force trauma and associated internal hemorrhaging, according to news sources.
The Honorable Janice Ellis
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Snohomish County
3000 Rockefeller, M/S 504
Everett, WA 98201
425-388-3572 (fax)
Case Three
A yet-to-be named Tulare County, California, man faces charges stemming from his alleged May 17 beating of a dog in Porterville. The defendant is accused—with a yet-to-be apprehended cohort—of kicking and beating the animal and tossing her into a shed. The dog was seized and transported for care, according to news sources.
The Honorable Phil Cline
Office of the District Attorney, Tulare County
221 S. Mooney Blvd., Rm. 224
Visalia, CA 93291
559-730-2658 (fax)
damail@co.tulare.ca.us
Case Four
Gary Bradshaw, 41, of Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, faces misdemeanor charges stemming from his alleged, ultimately fatal attack on May 26 on his roommate’s dog, Otto, on their shared Bartram Avenue property. Bradshaw is suspected of beating Otto in the head with a crowbar and stabbing him with a butcher’s knife. Otto was found struggling to breathe in a pool of blood on the defendant’s front porch, according to news sources, and was rushed for emergency veterinary care. Otto was euthanized in light of his injuries, which reportedly included a fractured skull.
The Honorable G. Michael Green
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office
Delaware County Courthouse, Rm. 102
201 W. Front St.
Media, PA 19063
610-892-0677 (fax)
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