Dusty, a Shelter Dog Murdered?Need Phone Calls and Letters

[Guest guest]

OM!

 

Animal Advocates

Need phone calls and letters fast!!! Dusty, a shelter

dog...murdered

 

Julia Sharp

Emergency!!! Make those calls and write those letters!!!! We

absolutely

must do something about this!!! The judge has some things to answer

to in

this case!!!!

Think about all the victories the animals have seen these recent

years.

Now think about them being for nothing. A judge, a man sworn to serve

justice, is trying to do just that. He has allowed Michael T. Welch to

"walk" after brutally torturing and beating to death Dusty, an adopted

shelter dog. Welch savagely beat Dusty with a baseball bat and sledge

hammer. He admitted to taking a few beer breaks during the torture.

The

sledge hammer delivered the fatal blow. How can animal rights ever

advance when judges are putting us back 20 years? Law enforcement made

sure the case made it to the courts. Welch confessed to his crime.

Should

have been open and shut so what happened with the judge?

 

What was Welch's punishment? No jail time, no fine, and if he is

a "good

boy" for the next 3 years it won't even show on his record!!! This

monster is walking the streets!!!

 

www.apagc.com Please check this site and look to the left and you

will

see a link for Dusty, click and read

 

Right away...Call the judge and tell him what you think of his

pathetic

decision. Write letters, send this out to everyone and ask them to do

the

same...Lets make some noise, Everyone! I know we can!!!! Love and

Light...Julia

 

Mail: Judge Dean Case: CR-2002-00448

Jackson County Circuit Court - Division 15

415 E. 12th St.

Kansas City, MO 64106

 

Phone: 816-881-3552

E-Mail: K_preston_dean

 

Please email and call Judge Daugherty as well, as he presides over

Judge

Dean at JAY_a_daughtery

 

call him at 816-881-3378

 

For more information contact:

 

Linda Koontz Founder; South Florida Siberian Husky Rescue, Inc.

www.sibrescue.com - 954-540-7373

 

These are the animal cruelty statutes in MO so you can be familiar

with

them

 

The Law: MISSOURI STATUTES

 

TITLE XXXVIII. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC

DEFENDERS

 

CHAPTER 578. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

 

578.009. Animal neglect--penalties

 

1. A person is guilty of animal neglect when he has custody or

ownership

or both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate

control, including, but not limited to, knowingly abandoning an

animal in

any place without making provisions for its adequate care which

results

in substantial harm to the animal.

 

2. Animal neglect is a class C misdemeanor upon first conviction and

for

each offense, punishable by imprisonment or a fine not to exceed five

hundred dollars, or both, and a class B misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment or a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or both

upon

the second and all subsequent convictions. All fines and penalties

for a

first conviction of animal neglect may be waived by the court provided

that the person found guilty of animal neglect shows that adequate,

permanent remedies for the neglect have been made. Reasonable costs

incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected animals may not be

waived.

 

578.012. Animal abuse--penalties

 

1. A person is guilty of animal abuse when a person:

 

(1) Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not

allowed

by or expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 578.005 to

578.023 and 273.030, RSMo:

 

(2) Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suffering to an

animal;

or

 

(3) Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to

provide

adequate care or adequate control.

 

2. Animal abuse is a class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant has

previously plead guilty to or has been found guilty of animal abuse or

the suffering involved in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this

section

is the result of torture and mutilation consciously inflicted while

the

animal was alive, in which case it is a class D felony.

 

3. For purposes of this section, "animal" shall be defined as a

mammal.

 

In a message dated 4/24/03 1:19:46 PM Central Daylight Time, PLEASE

CROSS-POST WIDELY Dusty is a shelter dog who had had a rough

beginning in

life. When he was finally adopted, shelter workers were very happy

that

he was getting a chance at a good life. But Dusty was adopted by the

wrong family. He was tied up and beaten for more than 3 hours with a

baseball bat and finally finished off with a sledghammer. His owner,

Mr.

Welch admitted taking beer breaks during the hours of abuse. Local law

enforcement was responsible enough to see that the case got to the

prosecutor's office. So what happened? Judge Preston Dean of Kansas

City

reviewed the case, including Welch's confession and decided that the

punishment would be: no jail time no fine If Welch is a "good Boy",

this

torture and abuse will not even show up on his record. Obviously, with

judges like this, our police and prosecutors will think, "why bother

to

prosecute animal cases at all." In fact, that's the way it is in many

areas of Missouri - a state infamous for its backwardness in animal

welfare matters. If you want to let Judge Dean know what you think of

his

decision, you may contact him in any of the following ways. I

recommend

all of them just to make sure he gets the message. Please send this

message to anyone who cares. Phone: 816-881-3552 E-Mail:

K_preston_dean

 

Mail: Judge Dean Case: CR-2002-00448 Jackson Couonty Circuit Court

-Division 15

 

415 E. 12th St. Kansas City, MO 64106 Thanks for taking a few moments

to

help educate this man.

 

-----------------

 

We do not place ourselves above other animals and reject their

condition

and companionship by right reason but out of stubborness and insane

arrogance. --Montaigne

 

It can truly be said: Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals

are the tormented souls. --Schopenhauer

SCAnimalRightsAlert

www.geocities.com/whitedeersolidarity