PETA cruelty case progressing
New developments in an animal cruelty case against PETA employees
Detective Sgt. Jeremy Roberts told the court that during surveillance last June, he watched them pull up to the dumpster and toss several bags of dead animals inside. Then he arrested them.
Roberts says he found more dead animals in the van, a digital camera with pictures of living and dead animals and vials of substances later determined to be drugs used to euthanize animals.
Hinkle and Cook were indicted in October. They are each charged with 21 felony counts of animal cruelty, three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, and seven counts of littering for illegally disposing of dead animals in a private dumpster.
I’ve never thought highly of PETA, but this case even surprised me. I’ve been following this since I first saw it in June. How exactly do your justify taking animals from a shelter where the might have been adopted in order to immediately euthanize them?
Hi HDW,
Totally agree about PETA. Thought this entry a sad and sorry story. Like your updated site.
Best wishes, gerry.
Comment by Gerry — June 26, 2007 @ 7:22 am
Thanks
Comment by HDW — June 26, 2007 @ 8:33 am
I *do* generally think PETA at least has their heart in the right place, even if I sometimes disagree with everything from that point on. But this, wow. My imagination stretches to come up with any way to try to justify this on any grounds. It’s true that animal shelters can be unpleasant places, much like jail for animals, and that healthy intakes can become sick. Summary execution is NOT better than unpleasant conditions.
Comment by John — November 8, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
I’m not a fan of PETA, I think they often push things too far and turn people away. That said, I agree that they usually seem to have their heart n the right place. I don’t understand this case at all.
Comment by HDW — November 8, 2007 @ 4:49 pm