ASPCA Offers $15,000 Reward in Puppy Cruelty Case

Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 1:15pm
the rescued dog

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Leslie Ramalho

Heel quickly Joey! Hope the a_ _ holes that did this to you are caught!


I can give Joey a loving home. Given the opportunity, I'd take him in a heartbeat. We're all rooting for you sweet little buddy.


Makes me so upset and sick to hear stories every day about innocent animals being abused and killed. Our society and weak laws allow this to happen! With so many sick scumbags who abuse animals, children and the elderly in jail, why don't we test products on them, rather than testing products on innocent animals? These abusers and murders have shown they don't respect life on any level, and they are a risk to society. We need much harsher penalties. An eye for an eye, or let's just exterminate them. There is no rehabilitating these sickos. My heart and best wishes go out to Joey, the kind witness who saved him, the ASPCA folks who are helping him, and the future family that will love him.


God bless you Joey and the people that found you. You are a precious creature of God and I pray for your recovery.


Please share this with others. Thank you.



Poor baby I pray for these animals who are abused and killed and neglected everyday! Who would be able to commit an act like this? You know what this country does not take animal cruelty seriously !! It should be an eye for an eye noone should suffer or be jilled including animals !


I hope and pray that while people in this discussion discuss caring about animals, they can transfer that caring to the farm animals who, by the billions, endure unspeakable cruelties and violence every day of their lives in our mass agriculture system. The difference is, horrific treatment of farm animals is sanctioned by society and we support it with our forks and our apathy ("we don't want to know..."). If we really care about all of God's creatures, and respect all life, what can we do to change this?

Christy K

I live in Michigan and we have idiots here. not just Long Island. We had a medical student recently get arrested for beating and killing 11 miniature greyhounds because they didn't listen. The guy got let off with probation. And he can still get his degree. I think animal cruelty laws should be more strict. Find out who did this to Joey, wrap them in a plastic bag and throw them out the window of a moving vehicle and see how they like it. These acts should not be tolerated!!!!

Dawn Thompson

Poor baby! I hope Joey makes a complete recovery & finds a happy forever home! Things like this is why I give to ASPCA every month. You're there to help those who can't help themselves. Bless Joey & the ASPCA!

Charlene Karns

Unfortunately animal cruelty is not specific to any race or to where a person lives. It would be so much easier to stop if there were any parameters such as location or race. It is an inhumane action by an individual or group of individuals. I hope Joey has a speedy recovery and does not remember the pain that this human caused. Hopefully he will only remember the love that he receives from his caretakers.