PETA Adds $5000 to Reward for Help in Nabbing Dog Beater

Group Joins Crime Stoppers in Effort to Bring Animal Abuser to Justice

For Immediate Release:
September 7, 2012

Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382

East Harlem, N.Y. -- An African-American man was caught on video viciously and repeatedly kicking and striking a small- to medium-size beige dog as the animal cowered inside an elevator at the Wagner Houses on E. 120th Street around 11:30 a.m. on August 26. Police have yet to identify the man. That's why PETA is adding up to $5,000 to the $2,000 reward being offered in the community for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man seen on videotape violently attacking this dog.

Would you please consider sharing this information with your audience? It might be the only way to apprehend the man responsible for this heinous act.

"Animal abusers are cowards," says PETA Director Martin Mersereau. "They take their issues out on the most defenseless beings available to them. New York residents have good reason to be concerned. According to law-enforcement agencies and leading mental-health professionals, perpetrators of violent acts against animals are often repeat offenders who pose a serious threat to all animals—including humans."

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477).

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For more information, please visit PETA.org. To view PETA's anti-violence public service announcement featuring Inglourious Basterds star and Hostel director Eli Roth, please visit http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/Images/Main/Sections/MediaCenter/PrintAds/EliRothPETAPSA.pdf.

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For more information, please visit PETA.org. To view PETA's anti-violence public service announcement featuring Inglourious Basterds star and Hostel director Eli Roth, please visit http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=eli_roth_violence_link_psa_peta.

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For more information, please visit PETA.org. To listen to PETA's anti-violence public service announcement—which features Inglourious Basterds star and Hostel director Eli Roth—please visit http://www.petatv.com/audio/psas/Eli_Roth_PSA_V3.mp3.