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ELLIOTT PALMER, Lorain Police officer, murdered a young Labrador because he feared for his life

- Ohio, USA -


I cannot begin to imagine what a person goes through when their beloved furbaby is murdered by someone who swore to protect and serve!


Not just in Lorain County Ohio, but across the globe people are furious, indignant, disappointed, and most of all, heartbroken by what happened to an innocent 3-year-old Labrador/golden retriever mix named Dixie.


Ms. Tammie Kerns recounted with 3News what happened on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

It was early afternoon when four of her dogs got scared by nearby fireworks and got out of the house, so with the help of her daughter Mellenie she tried to round them up to get them back inside the home on Oberlin Avenue near 8th Street, Lorain.

Some news outlets reported that the dogs got loose as Tammie and her daughter were getting ready to leave to run some errands.


Body camera footage of the incident has been released and calls for justice for Dixie are growing louder than ever.


According to Tammie, a Lorain Police officer, identified as ELLIOTT PALMER, pulled up to her home, exited the vehicle, and told her and her daughter to get the dogs under control.

During the commotion, Dixie ran out into the street.


The graphic footage shows Dixie wagging her tail while playfully running toward her murderer. PALMER claimed he feared for his life and instead of firing a shot in the air, he fired at Dixie. The furbaby then collapsed and ran away into the street while she was bleeding. Sadly, Dixie died at the scene. Dixie did not die right away and did not die comforted by her family because as Tammie walked towards PALMER, he ordered her to stay away from her dog. In the distance Dixie can be seen dragging herself toward the sidewalk, alone, frightened, and confused.


Tammie rightfully told 3News: “After she was shot one time in the street, he should have just let it go and let us get the dog and take her where she needed to be treated. But he didn't do that. She was crawling -- useless, helpless -- in the street. He continued shooting her as she was trying to come to safety, and he just kept shooting her three more times after the first time.”


The video has been watched countless times and shared across the globe. Despite what we can all see, Captain Michael Failing, Acting Chief of Police, said in a media release that “an officer of the Lorain Police Department used force on a dog.”

I call what I saw murder!


On Friday, July 7, 2023, a Justice for Dixie rally took place outside the Lorain Police Department. The rally was held to show support for Dixie’s family, and to call for the removal of her murderer from the Lorain Police Department.

News 5 reports that Lorain Police Lt. Jacob Morris spoke with the crowd and said: “It’s great to see the concern from the community. It doesn’t have to be flattering, but it tells us exactly what concerns our community. I want to offer our condolences to the Kerns family; regardless of the situation, they're dealing with the loss of a family member, and it hurts to even say that we were involved in that.” Lt. Morris went on to say: “I know there is outrage, hurt, anger, but all of this makes a difference. We hope that it can make us better in the long run. This is about Dixie, but it certainly does open some doors up of conversations that need to be had.”


Dixie’s family repeatedly made a point that they do not approve any form of violence or threats against PALMER.

According to News 5, Jack Bradley, Lorain’s Mayor, told the news agency that PALMER is working desk duty while an internal investigation is ongoing.


WKYC reports that Lorain police said PALMER “is a young officer who is only been on the force two to three years.” Meanwhile Dixie’s family rightfully wants to sue the Department “if justice is not served.”


On Sunday, July 9, 2023, a vigil took place to remember Dixie. As reported by The Chronicle, Tammie said the turnout was further evidence of how much support the family has and how their story has touched people. Tammie said: “I am speechless, I am amazed. I want to thank everyone in our community and outside that came out today to show their support.”


I echo Tammie’s words, “He should lose his job. He should go to jail. He should rot.”


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TRINTON HATTON arrested - He was caught on camera savagely beating one of his boyfriend’s three dogs

- New York, USA -


A small, defenseless, terrified dog was savagely beaten in an elevator and in a hallway by 33-years-old TRINTON HATTON. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, HATTON’s boyfriend, NASHAN BROWN had the nerve to say: “I’m the victim of the situation. I was at work. I did not know what was going on.”

BROWN was in tears playing the victim while Marc Santia with ABC News was interviewing him.

BROWN told Santia he was at work while his boyfriend was dog-sitting, and one got loose on a walk.


The despicable abuse was caught on security camera footage and the videos, that are also circulating on social media, are truly hard to watch. In one video, HATTON can be seen getting into the elevators with the dogs, and he is carrying one of them by the neck. Once the door closes, HATTON can be seen aggressively and repeatedly whipping one of the dogs with a leash. Another dog in the camera view is visibly frightened and can be seen cringing every time the other furbaby gets hit. At one point HATTON kicks one of the pups so forcefully that the pooch is lifted and lands on the opposite side of the elevator. HATTON then proceeds to punch and kick the helpless dogs out of the elevator.


In another video, posted on Facebook by the non-profit Blue Lives Bully Rescue, HATTON can be seen going up a flight of stairs while two of the dogs run ahead of him toward the apartment door. HATTON follows while he is dragging a dog by the leash. While HATTON stands in front of the door, he violently kicks the dog he had dragged. The dog can be heard crying in pain.

When HATTON is done kicking the dog, he then pulls the dog by the leash again.


A spokesperson for NYPD tells me that on Friday, April 7, 2023, at approximately 9:38 p.m., “officers from the 50 Precinct were alerted to people fighting inside of 5550 Netherland Avenue. Upon further investigation, police determined that the perpetrator abused a dog under his care.”

I further learned that “On Monday, April 10, 2023, the Bronx District Attorney initiated a warrant for the seizure of the animals. The three dogs were taken to an undisclosed animal hospital for further evaluation.” I was also told that HATTON, of 5550 Netherland Avenue

Bronx, NY, is charged with torture, injuring, and not feeding an animal.


Not only is BROWN defending his boyfriend, but he is desperately hoping to get his dogs back. BROWN claimed that people are judging the situation unfairly.

Despite what so many of us have seen happening in those distressing videos, BROWN said he is struggling to understand why the dogs were taken away from him after his boyfriend’s arrest.


During the entire interview with NBC News and published by the news agency, NOT ONCE have I heard BROWN saying that he was worried about his dogs’ well-being.

Instead, he worried about his privacy that has been violated after someone leaked the video to social media along with his address. He said: “I have no dogs, I have no privacy. I'm getting no respect. I'm getting no help from anyone.”

He went on to say that HATTON was “very very remorseful, and that’s what social media don’t see”.


According to Blue Lives Bully Rescue, the dogs’ guardian “said it was a onetime occurrence but according to tenants, they have been calling 311, 911 and the 50th Precinct for months for animal abuse. The dogs were taken from them and given back once already. This is now the second time that the dogs have been taken from them and there is a chance they MAY get them back.”


Animal Victory has created a petition asking: “We the undersigned demand that Trinton Hatton is held responsible for his violent attack on a small dog. We are petitioning for Hatton to receive the maximum punishment allowable by law for the charges stemming from his abusive behavior. At sentencing, we also hope to see Hatton prohibited from owning or residing with animals in the future.”


A court date is set for Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Bronx Criminal Court.


NASHAN BROWN, let me tell you something, you have no way of knowing whether or not your boyfriend has abused your dogs before because they CANNOT TALK!

You, as a human, have the faculty of defending yourself, asking for help, and reporting abuse. Unlike you, furvictims have to rely on witnesses and surveillance cameras to be rescued.

If you are so concerned about your boyfriend’s tears, DESPITE what you saw, then, you are an animal abuser enabler and you do NOT deserve those dogs!

Since your boyfriend likes hitting and beating, go ahead and please him! You be his victim!


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Enzo, an innocent and defenseless Husky, murdered by incompetent San Joaquin County officials

- California, USA -


Following the murder of an innocent and defenseless dog, many people gathered at the crossroads of Pine and Sacramento streets in Lodi, San Joaquin County, on February 4, 2023, to remember, honor, and speak out for the furvictim, a 2-year-old male Husky named Enzo.


It all started on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, when Enzo escaped from his family’s home on Sandpiper Circle and ended up on nearby Finch Run where he was SENSELESSLY murdered.


According to the Lodi Police Department, they received a report about a dog chasing a family with young children into their home on Sandpiper Circle and trying to bite them.


In a news release, Lodi police stated: “Yesterday at around 3:12 PM, we received a report of an aggressive dog in the area of Sandpiper Circle. It was reported that this dog was a loose Husky breed and that it had chased a family, with young children, into their residence and was trying to bite them. The dog then began to try to get through the resident’s side gate, to attack their dog. When our Animal Services Officer arrived in the area, they saw a citizen using a piece of wood to block himself and his pet dog, from the vicious dog. Numerous attempts were made to try to catch the dog, however they were unsuccessful. Our Animal Services Officer tried to place the snare on the dog twice, but it broke free both times. LPD Officers had responded to assist our Animal Services Officer. At this time the aggressive dog approached a group of individuals that were standing out front of their residence and the officer deployed his taser, which is a less lethal device, to stun and incapacitate the dog, in order to give our Animal Services officer the opportunity to safely secure the dog. Unfortunately, during the incident the dog passed away. Lodi PD and Animal Services have been in contact with the dog’s owners.

Ultimately our officers were trying to control and secure the dog to protect the safety of the public.”


According to ABC10, a few neighbors who were on the scene during the incident, said that Enzo was not being aggressive at all. Mr. Hans Bruch told ABC10 that he and his 10-year-old daughter witnessed the tasing and described it as unnecessary. “Animal Control should have taken control of the situation because he has all the tools to deal with that and he didn't. And he kind of stood back and let the cop like tase,” said Mr. Bruch.


In surveillance video images obtained from neighbors, Enzo is tased twice before being dragged to an animal services vehicle.


In the news release, police did not identify the officers involved in the case, however, the two petitions I have come across and signed, identified them as Officer TIMOTHY IVEY, Officer CHRIS DELGADO, and Officer JORDAN KRANICH (City of Lodi animal control services).


One of the two petitions was started by Penny Eims, with Animal Victory, and is entitled: “Family’s Dog Tased And Dragged To Death By Police After He Accidentally Escaped From His Home.”


The other petition, started by Amy Young on change.org and entitled “Grant justice for Enzo – Lodi, California”, is addressed to Lodi Police Department Chief Sierra Brucia, San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas, and Lodi Animal Shelter Supervisor Jennifer Bender.


According to Amy Young’s narrative regarding the video, “Video footage shows officers unsuccessfully trying to use a snare pole to secure Enzo, due to improper training on a snare pole, Enzo was then tased multiple times while being dragged with the snare pole. He died a very torturous and horrific death. He had no chance of survival or escape of the painful death he incurred. Video surveillance also shows that Enzo was not aggressive or lunging at anyone. He did not attack any adults or children. The officers did not respond correctly to an animal at large call. In fact Officer Levy responded after being called by his wife, who complained there was a dog attacking people, even though she had no knowledge of any such attack. He should have contacted another officer to report to the scene as it falls under a conflict of interest.”


The petition therefore demands the suspension and subsequent termination of Officer TIMOTHY IVEY and Officer JORDAN KRANICH. The petition further demands that “based on California Penal Code [CPC] §597(a) – Animal Cruelty that felony charges be brought against both officers. Penal Code §597(a) makes it a crime to intentionally maim, mutilate, torture, wound, or kill a living animal. We are also seeking that they be charged with misuse of a non lethal weapon.”


On Monday, February 6, 2023, Lodi Police posted a new update announcing that the department has completed the investigation into the circumstances leading to Enzo’s death and said: “….. That investigation includes witness statements, officer statements, video of Enzo prior to his death, our dispatch logs, radio traffic, and our Animal Services' logs relating to prior complaints in the area. We have provided all of this information to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s office for their review and determination of whether animal cruelty charges are warranted. After the DA’s determination we will be able to provide a further update to our community with what we learned in our investigation. An internal affairs investigation is also being conducted to determine if our employees violated any departmental policies. We can assure our community that we take this incident seriously and that we have placed significant importance on completing this investigation quickly and thoroughly. Additionally, we have moved to bring outside vendors into the department to provide additional training in dealing with at- large animals and we have started researching other tools available for our employees’ use.

Thank you again for your patience as we complete this complex investigation. “


Enzo’s human mom, Ms. Aline Galeno, described her furboy as sweet, loving, and goofy. She is certain Enzo did not attack anyone and maintains that he should have not been tased. Ms. Galeno has vowed to sue the city with the hopes of getting the officers involved fired. She rightfully said: “It's not going to go away. It's not going to get swept under the rug.”

Ms. Galeno created a GoFundMe to raise money for an attorney. “We can’t afford a lawyer and we are simply asking for your support to get justice for Enzo and to bring light to the horrible acts of these police officers involved,” she explained. She went on to say: “My goal is for these officers to be held accountable for their actions, and hopefully to get LPD to straighten out their law enforcement and do better.”


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