PETA Offers $5,000 Reward for Help in Nabbing Dog Killer

Group Joins Wylie Police Department in Effort to Bring Animal Abuser to Justice

For Immediate Release:
September 5, 2012

Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382

Wylie, Texas -- A family found three of their five Chihuahua puppies dead in their backyard just after 2 a.m. on August 29, each shot up to six times and at least one stabbed. The two other puppies remain missing. Police have yet to make any arrests in connection with the killing and stealing of the animals. That's why PETA is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this violent crime.

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

"Animal abusers are cowards who take their issues out on the most defenseless beings available to them," says PETA Director Martin Mersereau. "Area 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 the Wylie Police Department at 972-442-8170. PETA is also urging residents not to leave animals outside unattended.

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.