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TO WHOM CARE ABOUT THE ANIMALS
This was sent to me by one of my friend who received
it from one of the animal groups.
On August 21, 2002, 17-year old Russell Watson,
brutally beat a 1-year old
pitbull, Rahkim, with a baseball bat. The beating was
recorded by a security
camera in a laundromat in which the puppy went into
seeking refuge from Watson.
The video shows the pup entering the site limping and
bloodied from Watson
attacking him and hiding behind a row of washing
machines. Watson can then
be seen walking in dangling a baseball bat. The next
thing the tape shows
is sickening. Watson finds the pup, lines up the bat,
and delivers several
crushing blows to Rahkim?s head and rendering him
unconscious. Watson then
drags Rahkim out of the laundromat by his legs and
abandons him a block away,
leaving Rahkim to die.
Rahkim sustained severe injuries and on August 22,
2002, Rahkim?s owners/family
had him euthanized. The puppy belonged to 10-year old
Alexis Broadway who
lives only a few blocks from where the attack took
place.
Under Pennsylvania law, Watson will only be charged
with a 2nd Degree Misdemeanor
which sentencing is at least $1,000 and/or 2 years
imprisonment. Pennsylvania
is on of 21 states that do not recognize Aggravated
Animal Cruelty as a felony.
I understand that these 21 states may not recognize
animal life to be as
valuable as human life, hence, the misdemeanor
statutes. However, tests
show that violence towards animals is often linked to
violence towards humans
including family violence, school shootings, and
serial killings.
Unfortunately, animals can not speak up for
themselves. The animals are
counting on you for support. Please sign this
petition to ensure that people
that commit such acts of extreme animal cruelty will
be charged as felons
and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The
battle to make America
a humane country is just beginning.
To sign petition, go to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/786667561
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