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Aug 172 min read

REWARD offered for information on the monster(s) who abandoned 3 kittens in a trash compactor

- Virginia, USA -

 

The Animal Legal Defense Fund, an American legal advocacy organization for animals, is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the monster(s) who abandoned three helpless kittens.

 

In a press release the organization said that the furvictims were left to die in a trash compactor near the Darlington Heights convenience site in Prince Edward County. On the morning of May 23, 2024, a local attendant heard the only surviving kitten meowing and found her “clinging to life” in an orange plastic bag where her siblings were sadly discovered lifeless.

 

In a Facebook post, Prince Edward County Animal Care and Control said: “If it weren’t for the attendant at the site who heard meowing coming from the compactor, then all would have perished.”

 

The kitten, named Zoey, was bathed and brought to a local veterinarian for examination. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, she “has been adopted into a loving home, and is doing very well.”

 

Animal Legal Defense Fund Managing Attorney David B. Rosengard said: “Abandoning kittens in a trash compactor not only leaves them to die a painful death, but is also a criminal violation of Virgina’s cruelty code. We are hopeful that members of the community are able to come forward with information that will lead to justice for these animals and prevent similar actions in the future.”

 

Prince Edward County Animal Control and the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident and are reaching out to the public to come forward with information that can identify the heartless and soulless individual(s) responsible for this heinous crime.

 

Prince Edward County’s Chief Animal Control Officer Adam Mumma said: “We are beyond grateful for the support of the Animal League Defense Fund for posting a reward for this heinous crime that occurred in our community. The County is committed to bringing this individual to justice. We urge anyone with information to please contact Prince Edward County Animal Control at 434-223-7310.”

 

If you know who did it, do the right thing and speak up or you are just as guilty!

 

The names of the deceased furvictims were not disclosed, so I took the liberty of naming them Cherry and Kiwi for the tribute image. Should their given names be made public, I will rectify them accordingly.

 

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Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

 




 

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Writer's picturevoiceforus
Aug 162 min read

DEANGELO ANTWON GODARD JR charged with setting home on fire with dog locked inside

- North Carolina, USA -

 

The Greenville Police Department arrested 23-year-old DEANGELO ANTWON GODARD JR (pictured).

 

It started as a call for service for a domestic altercation at a residence on 5190 Deveron Street in Greenville. On the early afternoon of Sunday, July 7, 2024, GODARD’s girlfriend reported being assaulted and punched by GODARD. At one point she left the house and was able to get a ride to a nearby fast-food restaurant where she called for help.

 

Officers with Greenville Police escorted the woman back to her house to retrieve some belongings and discovered that the house was on fire. As they cleared the home to make sure that GODARD was not still there, they found and successfully rescued the woman’s dog who was trapped in a bedroom.

 

GODARD was located on July 11, 2024, on Bradford Drive and placed under arrest. He was booked into the Pitt County Detention Center on charges of felony cruelty to animals, second degree arson, injury to personal property, injury to real property, and crime of domestic violence. Bond was set at $370,000.

 

As for the furvictim, all I am able to tell you is that he/she was not injured and remained with his/her guardian, GODARD’s girlfriend.

 

As the editor of Voice For Us I strive to provide detailed and accurate information about the animals involved in the articles I publish. I emailed several agencies and departments, to inquire about the dog’s wellbeing, age, name, breed, gender, and the dog’s pictures.

 

I was told in an email by Donald K. Phillips, Assistant City Attorney:

“.... please note that the City is not required to reveal information (see e.g. your multiple questions contained in your public records request), unless that information is public record.  That is, ‘[t]he distinction between records and information also means that simply because a public employee knows a specific piece of information, he or she has no obligation to reveal that information to anyone who requests it.’ David M. Lawrence, Public Records Law for North Caroline Local Governments p. 35 (UNC School of Government 2nd ed 2009). Consequently, in response to your request for information the City responds as follows : The City declines to respond to your request for information but will provide you with public records and public records information that is responsive to your request.”

 

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Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available. In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

 

GODARD’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office




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Writer's picturevoiceforus
Aug 152 min read

RAFAEL LEAL arrested after animals were found malnourished and emaciated on a Cabazon property

- California, USA -

 

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services arrested 58-year-old RAFAEL LEAL.

 

According to the press release by the agency that was provided to Voice For Us, they received a complaint “from a fellow county employee at code enforcement” who saw underweight horses at the property in the 5000 block of Esperanza Avenue in Cabazon near Almond Street, less than a mile south of Interstate 10.

 

On July 23, 2024, Animal Services responded to the property to investigate.

Officials said that all of the horses were underweight with three of them severely emaciated. Their ribs, hip point, and spines were showing. The poor souls did not have any water and temperatures climbed above 100 degrees.

 

When Animal Services questioned LEAL about the horses, he said that he was going through tough times so the agency offered to find a rescue organization to help out but LEAL said he would think about it.

 

On July 25, 2024, Animal Services returned to the property and realized that the horses’ conditions remained unchanged so they asked LEAL to surrender the horses.

 

LEAL not only did not do anything to improve the horses’ conditions, but also refused to be helped rehoming the emaciated horses.

 

That inevitably led the Riverside County Department of Animal Services to serve a search warrant and remove the animals from the property. Among the rescued animals were forty-five birds, mostly hens and roosters, four dogs, three mares, six puppies, and two stallions.

Officials said they could not see any food or water for the birds.

 

All of the Voiceless Victims were taken to the Western Riverside County Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley for veterinary care.

 

LEAL was arrested on August 14, 2024, and at the time of writing, records show that he is being held in the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on felony animal cruelty charges. Records also show that LEAL’s court date is set for August 16, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.

 

The investigation will be turned over to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office for review.


Animal Services tell me that no animals were found deceased on the property and none of the rescued ones were euthanized.

 

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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release provided to Voice For Us by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 


Pictures provided to Voice For Us by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.



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