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Stealing the dog, lying to police, and obstructing justice doesn't sound like a "good samaritan" to me, however, she paid the owner $500 for the dog, and then the owner files criminal charges. Case should be dismissed based on the payment for the dog, and resolution between all parties prior to the owner filing charges - that strikes me as a tad vindictive.
I agree with the above posters that the correct way to deal with this is to report it to authorities, and if required, make yourself a PITA to the proper authorities until corrective action is taken.
From the prosecutors statement on why tshe was found not guilty of the theft was because the owner refused to testify after she paid his $500. Sounded like the owner complained about the theft, she was arrested and charged, she ended up paying the owner $500, he refused afterwards to tesify, the case had no real complainat except for just the police report, and that's why she was found not guilty of the theft.
Had the dog's owner (who did not testify after she paid him), and the property owner, (who dropped the charges against her for criminal trespass because it wasn't his dog), had both testified or continued the charges, odds are she would have been found quilty.
She was found quilty of obstruction and will be sentenced later on that charge.
Are you for real? You agree? Really? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES, HOW CAN YOU AGREE? I love dogs as much as the next person, but this is very poor judgment and frankly, not a very intelligent thing to say. Another person with good but very poorly thought intentions.
And I don't know where you people are living that you can call and report animal abuse repeatedly and they don't even come out. When I called on my former neighbor my city sent someone out the next day. Not very difficult, folks.
Arrogant people think the law is for everyone else, not them....
Apparently YOU never saw animal abuse and I can tell that YOU would never do anything to protect them. Calling the authorities can have the animal taken away-- that's right, BUT where are they taken to-- usually a shelter-- and what happens if they are not adopted. THEY ARE KILLED. I cannot live with myself Apparently you can. Good Luck.
Oh, please, you must be so naive to believe that a simple single complaint/phone call will bring the animal control out. It is quite common. If the law doesn't bother to come, take matters in your own hands. Or the dog freezes to death.
You didn't even read my posts - I never said anything about a " simple single complaint/phone" - quite the opposite, I've advocated being the squeaky wheel, which works, and also has the advantage of not getting you arrested.
Apparently YOU never saw animal abuse and I can tell that YOU would never do anything to protect them. Calling the authorities can have the animal taken away-- that's right, BUT where are they taken to-- usually a shelter-- and what happens if they are not adopted. THEY ARE KILLED. I cannot live with myself Apparently you can. Good Luck.
This is so misguided, I'm sorry to sound so harsh, because your heart is in the right place, I believe that, but seriously, you need to WAKE UP AND GET A CLUE!
Before you go stealing people's dogs, why don't you adopt them from the shelter? You know, all those dogs that are about to be killed. Why aren't you picketing outside your local animal shelter for this to end? Your logic is tragically FLAWED and it's that way with a lot of "animal activist" types. Your answer - LOCK THEM UP! Seriously how many "safe" animal shelters have you been to? MANY OF THESE ANIMALS HAVE NO CHANCE OF BEING ADOPTED AND TO KEEP THE ALIVE IS TORTURE. I have seen "safe" animal shelters where absolutely, 100%, many of the animals would have been better off euthanized. These places are often dumping grounds for pets whose owners are too guilty to give their dogs a humane death, but not actually caring or invested enough to do what it takes to keep them. You know what they say about good intentions....
Oh and by the way, YOU DON'T KNOW ME which makes your first statement sound just ridiculous. You don't know who I am and where I've been and what I've seen. Not a clue.
Oh, please, you must be so naive to believe that a simple single complaint/phone call will bring the animal control out. It is quite common. If the law doesn't bother to come, take matters in your own hands. Or the dog freezes to death.
Sometimes in some areas one call is all it takes to get them out but pretty much don't bother reporting a dog with food, water and shelter simply because they live outside. I've NEVER encountered an agency that would respond to that...at least not a tax funded agency.
Stealing the dog, lying to police, and obstructing justice doesn't sound like a "good samaritan" to me, however, she paid the owner $500 for the dog, and then the owner files criminal charges. Case should be dismissed based on the payment for the dog, and resolution between all parties prior to the owner filing charges - that strikes me as a tad vindictive.
I agree with the above posters that the correct way to deal with this is to report it to authorities, and if required, make yourself a PITA to the proper authorities until corrective action is taken.
Yep....I agree. You try to get someone in authority to take the dog...then volunteer to foster it.
In fact....couldn't someone make a case for this family having "sold" stolen property....They should not have filed charges....end of story
Reading further...I see the charges for theft were dropped.
No good deed goes unpunished. Oftentimes authorities are understaffed or dont take time to tackle what they deem minor issues. Lesson is this either dont do anything at all or be a vigilante and do what you gotta do but dont report it to authorities
Also there are plenty of communities which actually don't have any kind of animal control. No shelter, no pound, no trap neuter and release...nada.
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