FW: (JA)Dog-maiming case goes to court

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Ugh, that sick, cruel bastard.

This makes me so ANGRY! Does anyone know where we should write to urge for maximum penalty? The SPCA over there, the police, who?

 

Please respond with ideas so that we can get a letter writing appeal happening.

Thanks all

Christine

 

Miyaji, Masako [MiyajiM]Thursday, 18 January 2001 08:56'aapn ' (JA)Dog-maiming case goes to court http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010118a6.htmDog-maiming case goes to court OSAKA -- Police turned over to prosecutors Wednesday their case against a63-year-old man arrested for allegedly cutting off a puppy's leg in order toscam money for the dog's operation.Police said the man, whose name was not disclosed, sawed off the right frontleg of a 3-month-old female Dalmatian in late November. They added that hebought more than 10 puppies from pet shops from around December 1999 and cutoff their legs as well and then tried to solicit donations from passersbyclaiming the money would go toward the dogs' treatment.Following his arrest last month, police quoted the man as saying he thoughthe could obtain money by cutting off the Dalmatian's leg because somebodyonce gave him 20,000 yen to pay for a vet to treat another dog he had thathad a broken leg.Police said the man took the dogs one at a time to downtown Osaka and put upa sign that read: "Please donate money because my dog was hit by a car." Hecollected some 1 million yen from passersby, according to investigators.The man selected dogs without pedigree or with scars and bought them atdiscount prices ranging from 7,000 yen to 8,000 yen each, police said.The scam first came to light around May when an animal protection society inthe city's Yodogawa Ward reported to police that a man was soliciting moneyon the street by showing off injured dogs.The man has allegedly violated the revised Law Concerning the Protection andControl of Animals that went into effect Dec. 1. The revised law containsstricter regulations for protecting animals and harsher penalties for animalabusers, including a maximum one year prison term or fines of up to 1million yen.The Japan Times: Jan. 18, 2001© All rights reserved