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Omaha Steve

(99,635 posts)
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:41 PM Oct 2016

Pet owners left dogs in Florida home to starve, sheriff says

Source: Cox News

Investigators in Brevard County were looking for a pet owner Friday who they say left two dogs to die of dehydration and starvation in a Grant Valkaria home.

Deputies received a call for a well-being check on the suspected residents after neighbors said they hadn’t seen them since Hurricane Matthew, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said.

When they arrived at the home, they immediately saw a seriously emaciated and visibly malnourished dog.

"Fearing for the safety of the animal, deputies recovered the endangered pet and immediately located another dog in similar condition," Sheriff Wayne Ivey said on the sheriff’s office Facebook page.

FULL story: http://myconnection.cox.com/article/trending/aHR0cHM6Ly9pZGVudGlmaWVycy5jbWdkaWdpdGFsLmNvbS9tZWRsZXkvcHJvZC9uZXdzLm1lZGxleXN0b3J5LzM1MDI5NjMv/


WE NEED YOU TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE MONSTER WHO DID THIS
Earlier today, members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to 7815 SE Babcock Street, Grant Valkaria, after a concerned citizen asked for a well being check on the occupants who had not been seen since around the time of Hurricane Matthew.


Read more: http://myconnection.cox.com/article/trending/aHR0cHM6Ly9pZGVudGlmaWVycy5jbWdkaWdpdGFsLmNvbS9tZWRsZXkvcHJvZC9uZXdzLm1lZGxleXN0b3J5LzM1MDI5NjMv/



Our mixed terrier Dug was rescued when his previous family moved out and left him behind with no food or water: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027865713
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Pet owners left dogs in Florida home to starve, sheriff says (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2016 OP
Kind of surprises me Friend or Foe Oct 2016 #1
I have no words for how horrible. Stonepounder Oct 2016 #2
Lady of the Beasts, please deal with the deplorable beings who did this to two of your own. niyad Oct 2016 #3
um, the Beastmaster was a dude snooper2 Oct 2016 #4
in your world, perhaps. niyad Oct 2016 #5
Heartbreaking, and I hope they make a full recovery Rorey Oct 2016 #6
And equally horrific, some people are perfectly happy to see this happen baldguy Oct 2016 #7
Euthanasia suits me fine get the red out Oct 2016 #8
omg Liberal_in_LA Oct 2016 #9
I have to think that these pets were being already abused... the severe malnutrition you see in the secondwind Oct 2016 #10
I was thinking that as well. That is long term starvation and abuse. anneboleyn Oct 2016 #13
This type of abuse is a in-curable sickness.............. Old Vet Oct 2016 #11
...... paleotn Oct 2016 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #14
Kick In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #15
Poor babies! smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #16
Unbearable. You have to harbor a lot of hatred to do this to a living being. Judi Lynn Oct 2016 #17
first I hope those dogs make a full recovery joeybee12 Oct 2016 #18

Friend or Foe

(195 posts)
1. Kind of surprises me
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:45 PM
Oct 2016

I live in Grant Valkaria and this is not normal. We were very lucky in that the Hurricane zigged north and just missed us. But, this sort of thing is very uncommon in this area.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
2. I have no words for how horrible.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:49 PM
Oct 2016

Some creatures (not sure I want to use words like 'people' or even 'human') should simply be expelled from society. These cretins should be found, locked up, and never, ever, allowed to own any kind of animal ever again. (They probably should not be allowed to procreate either. Someone who would do this to dogs could not be trusted to do it to their children.)

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
6. Heartbreaking, and I hope they make a full recovery
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:10 PM
Oct 2016

I have a realtor friend who told me she has made some horrific discoveries. People think that when they lose their home that the bank will send someone in right away to take over. Not the case.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
7. And equally horrific, some people are perfectly happy to see this happen
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:36 PM
Oct 2016

As long as the victims are Pit Bulls.

get the red out

(13,466 posts)
8. Euthanasia suits me fine
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:42 PM
Oct 2016

But not for the dogs. I hope they recover and find homes with actual human beings next time.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
10. I have to think that these pets were being already abused... the severe malnutrition you see in the
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:18 PM
Oct 2016

photo doesn't come from 2 weeks without eating

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
13. I was thinking that as well. That is long term starvation and abuse.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:29 PM
Oct 2016

Hopefully those dogs will be placed in homes that don't abuse them! That looks like long-term abuse. Pit bulls do seem to suffer a high level of abuse -- why would these idiots starve these dogs like this and abandon them? I have read the stories about the pit bulls raised for fighting that are deliberately starved and abused for "dominance" crap with fighting. These dogs don't look like they were "fighting" dogs.

Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
17. Unbearable. You have to harbor a lot of hatred to do this to a living being.
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 05:30 PM
Oct 2016

It takes someone evil to turn his/her back on utterly helpless creatures he/she took into his/her life in the first place.

I pray these animals are conscious enough to realize, after all, that there ARE people who care about them, and love them.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
18. first I hope those dogs make a full recovery
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 08:11 PM
Oct 2016

And next I hope those bast at da are made to suffer bigly.

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