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UPDATE ON RABBIT CRUELTY CASE-HELP NEEDED!
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| 3/25/03
| Martin Mersereau
Posted on 03/25/2003 11:13:14 AM PST by libertylass
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As you may have read previously, the seriousness of the cruelty inflicted on seven rabbits by the father and son team in this family is especially horrific. I don't always like PETA's tactics, but this time they are needed to push for felony abuse charges against these animals.
If you are not interested in animal cruelty then please look to other posts, I don't care to hear animal cruelty jokes or justifications.
For those serious about convicting cruel people of these types of actions, then I ask that you send a letter to the above people.
Thanks much.....a rabbit owner and lover.
To: libertylass
Before I'd click on a PETA link, I'd want you to lay out this 'crime'.
Briefly, it sounds like someone is raising rabbits for food and I ask ... what's wrong with that?
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:19:11 AM PST
by
knarf
(RA 11448419)
To: knarf
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:20:48 AM PST
by
LisaAnne
To: libertylass
So they got the rabbits to fight. How do rabbits fight? Kick and paw each other? Is this worth the fuss?
To: libertylass
Count me in.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:22:33 AM PST
by
stanz
To: HiTech RedNeck
ACTION ALERT
Animal Cruelty
Another horrific case of animal cruelty is before the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. This case involves a father and son who allegedly tortured their rabbits by purposely encouraging their dog to attack the rabbits, by kicking the rabbits, "karate chopping" the rabbits with their hands, and skinning a rabbit who was still alive.
The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals charged the two men, Matteo and Rosario Loverso, with cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor. Because the rabbits were allegedly raised for food, they are not included within the scope of New York's "Buster Law" which makes acts of extreme cruelty to animals a felony.
However, it is important to note that New York's animal fighting law (section 351 of the Agriculture and Markets Law) states that persons engaged in animal fighting are guilty of a felony. Given that the dog was encouraged to attack the rabbits (It's on tape!), we are suggesting to the Suffolk County SPCA and the Suffolk County D.A.'s office to add the felony animal fighting charge.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:22:46 AM PST
by
LisaAnne
(From the Humane Society Web site.)
To: knarf
I think they skinned them alive.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:23:42 AM PST
by
mr.pink
To: libertylass
being a country boy...let me say that i too resent the needless waste of rabbits...i have enjoyed eating them since i was born and to waste one that i might enjoy eating is terrible
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:24:01 AM PST
by
mc10
To: LisaAnne
Sounds like a good way to train a dog to hunt rabbits.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:26:02 AM PST
by
Khepera
(Do not remove by penalty of law!)
To: libertylass; Poohbah
This is pretty ugly.
FYI ping to Poohbah.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:29:11 AM PST
by
hchutch
("But tonight we get EVEN!" - Ice-T)
To: Khepera
Sounds like a good way to train a dog to hunt rabbits. You obviously know nothing about training hunting dogs.
This is a certain way of ruining a dog for hunting.
So9
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:30:04 AM PST
by
Servant of the Nine
(We are the Hegemon. We can do anything we damned well please.)
To: mc10
being a country boy...let me say that i too resent the needless waste of rabbits...i have enjoyed eating them since i was born and to waste one that i might enjoy eating is terrible Me too, but I want them killed quick so the adrenaline doesn't sour the taste.
So9
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:31:43 AM PST
by
Servant of the Nine
(We are the Hegemon. We can do anything we damned well please.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Actually it is a lot worse than a typical animal fight. Yes they kick and scratch each other--the "loser" often has the Lupine "Shock" reaction and dies. It is a pitiful sight to see a creature literally die of fright. The sounds made by a shocked rabbit dying are some of the most horrible I have ever heard.
If the rabbits do enough damage to each other by being confined, both can easily die. Also, a rabbit is no match for a dog.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:34:14 AM PST
by
L,TOWM
(Liberals, The Other White Meat)
To: L,TOWM
Depends on the rabbit and the dog. I know some chihuahuas who wouldn't stand a chance.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:35:41 AM PST
by
dead
To: dead
LOL, yeah, I've seen a couple of those also...
Especially if the rabbit in question is the (now extinct) Medievil British Carnivorous Rabbit.
Run Away! Run Away!
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:39:27 AM PST
by
L,TOWM
(Liberals, The Other White Meat)
To: L,TOWM
Also, a rabbit is no match for a dog. Unless the Rabbit his clearly marked the "rope limit" line. In which case, the dog is liable to get his tongue painted green.
To: mr.pink
Torture is unnecessary when a quick bullet or knife will do the job.
In addition, the stress of the animal will cause chemical reactions that degrade the meat.
Tasty rabbits are killed and eaten swiftly, preferrably with a .223 and a nice Oregon Pinot Noir respectively.
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posted on
03/25/2003 11:54:12 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Wheat is Murder! (Tilling slaughters worms.....))
To: libertylass
When I saw in the headline "Update on rabbit cruelty case" I though the old case resurfaced when Jimmy Carter beat the heck out of rabbit with a boat oar while he was fishing. If you're old enough you'll remember that the ex-prez, who nowadays spends his time trashing President Bush, thought the rabbit was going to "attack" him.
To: Brad Cloven
Torture is unnecessary when a quick bullet or knife will do the job.
Exactly.
Tasty rabbits are killed and eaten swiftly, preferrably with a .223 and a nice Oregon Pinot Noir respectively.
They sure are.
When I was a young teen, my grandfather told me and my brothers how "in the old country", bringing someone a gift of rabbits was considered a tribute. When we got home we immediately "did the right thing".
Grandma cooked them up nicely, Grandpa grinned from ear to ear.
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posted on
03/25/2003 12:05:27 PM PST
by
mr.pink
To: libertylass
Sounds like these rabbits need to be prepared.
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posted on
03/25/2003 12:08:02 PM PST
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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