For Immediate Release:
June 28, 2005

PETA is asking that¯if convicted and in addition to a period of incarceration—Robinson be prohibited from owning or harboring animals and that authorities find and seize any animals still in her custody. PETA is also asking that Robinson be required to undergo a thorough psychological evaluation followed by mandatory counseling.

PETA’s letter to County Attorney John Brady follows.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the world’s largest animal rights organization, with more than 850,000 members and supporters dedicated to animal protection. This letter concerns a recent case of cruelty to animals that your office is handling, involving Deborah Robinson, age unreported, of Paris. Robinson faces charges stemming from authorities’ reported June 15 discovery of 32 parasite-ridden dogs and two cats languishing amid piles of feces inside her Russell Cave Road rental property. According to news sources, the rescued animals included 17 puppies younger than 8 weeks of age. The whereabouts of some 36 additional dogs, said to have been seen at the house a day earlier, alarmingly remain unknown.

On behalf of our thousands of members and supporters in Kentucky, we respectfully ask that, upon conviction and in addition to a period of incarceration, Deborah Robinson be required to undergo a thorough psychological evaluation followed by mandatory counseling at personal expense—the safety of the community may depend on it. Because repeat crimes are the rule rather than the exception among animal abusers and given Robinson’s apparent prolonged and utter disregard for the lives and suffering of animals in her custody, we implore your office to take every measure necessary to ensure that she is barred from all future personal and professional contact with animals and to immediately find and seize the animals who are believed to remain in her charge.