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JONATHAN ALBERTO BENITEZ allowed his puppy to die after being caged in the sun without food or water

Updated: Mar 31, 2023

- Florida, USA -


“I am disgusted by people who abuse those that are defenseless.” That is how Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno began a press conference regarding the SENSELESS and PREVENTABLE death of an innocent dog.


Sheriff Marceno said that on the morning of Tuesday, March 28, 2023, his deputies were called to a home on Bryan Avenue North in Lehigh Acres about a dog in distress.


A disabled resident in a wheelchair saw the dog but was unable to physically help, so they alerted the sheriff’s office.


Upon arrival, deputies found a 7-month-old 60 lbs. English Bulldog mix named Oreo.

Oreo was in the backyard in a tiny cage that prevented him from moving, turning around, or lying down. The voiceless victim “was forced to stand the entire time,” said the sheriff.


According to Sheriff Marceno, Oreo was left alone in the cage for six long hours in direct sunlight without food or water. “His cries for help were unanswered and Oreo tried to chew his way out of a metal cage. Oreo was found dead with his teeth still biting the cage still trying to chew out,” recounted sheriff Marceno.


Lee County Domestic Animal Services used an infrared thermometer to record the area around Oreo which was 127 degrees. Oreo’s internal temperature was too high to read on the thermometer. “He fought until his last breath. A gut-wrenching view of torture and a cruel death for a helpless animal”, added the sheriff.


31-years-old JONATHAN ALBERTO BENITEZ (pictured), arrived at the scene and told deputies he put Oreo inside the cage in the backyard because “he didn’t want the dog to tear things up.”


I wonder if BENITEZ’s mother put him in a tiny cage in the backyard as a child because she did not want her son to “tear things up”!


BENITEZ was arrested for aggravated animal cruelty. Sheriff Marceno said that he and State Attorney Amira Fox feel the same about animals and they will work together to see that BENITEZ gets the fullest extent of the law. Meanwhile, BENITEZ, society’s vomit, is out free. He was released the day after his arrest.

Online records show that he is scheduled to appear in Lee County Circuit Court on May 1, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.


Sheriff Marceno said the case remains active and Oreo’s remains will be sent to the ASPCA for a necropsy.


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BENITEZ’s mugshot via Lee County Jail.


Oreo's pictures kindly provided to Voice For Us by the Lee County Sheriff's Office.


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Investigation underway after a dead dog was found secured to a sledgehammer in Lewes Creek

- Delaware, USA -


On the afternoon of Friday, March 24, 2023, Delaware Animal Services were contacted by the Lewes Police Department after the discovery of a deceased dog.

Police advised that the dog was found “secured to a sledgehammer and thrown into Canary Creek at the 800 block of Pilottown Road.”


The voiceless victim “is described as a male, possible terrier mix, approximately 40 pounds, black and brown in color.” Animal Services said the dog did not have a microchip and had no identification. The agency further said that it is unknown for how long the furbaby was in the water and did not disclose whether a necropsy will be performed.


The Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is now reaching out to the public for assistance in hopes of finding whoever is responsible for this heinous act.


If you have any information about this case, please, do the right thing and come forward.

Speak up for the voiceless victim by contacting DAS at (302) - 255 - 4646. Thank you!


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MIRANDA NICOLE WALDMAN arrested for abandoning her dog in parking lot in frigid temperatures

Updated: Feb 9, 2023

- Pennsylvania, USA -


The Pennsylvania State Police made an arrest in the case of a German Shepherd who was found abandoned on the night of Friday, February 3, 2023, in freezing temperatures.


The dog was found in a crate behind Hobby Lobby on 1901 E. Third Street in Loyalsock Township.

Police in Montoursville responded to the area after being alerted to the situation and found the Voiceless Victim locked inside the crate, malnourished, and lying in feces. On top of the crate were a blanket and a bag of dog food. Troopers took the furbaby to the Lycoming County SPCA shelter and given the condition the dog was in, police investigated this as a case of animal cruelty. Authorities then reached out to the public for information on the dog’s guardian.


On Saturday, February 4, the Lycoming County SPCA wrote in a Facebook post, “As this is a pending investigation case, this animal is legally not ours and, therefore, cannot be listed for adoption until the case is finished and only if the shelter is awarded custody.”


PennLive reports that a spokesperson for the Lycoming County SPCA said that due to the dog being frightened when he/she was brought to the shelter, it has not been possible to examine his/her teeth to determine his/her age.


Authorities arrested 24-years-old MIRANDA NICOLE WALDMAN (pictured – via Facebook), of Williamsport. According to a press release by the Pennsylvania State Police and obtained by Voice For Us, a “Non-Custodial interview was conducted with WALDMAN at PSP Montoursville, where she confessed to being the owner of the dog and leaving it at the location of this incident.”

Given the dog’s overall condition and the fact he/she was left outside in frigid temperatures, troopers say WALDMAN will face animal cruelty charges.


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