From: My Fox Twin Cities
"Many people from Minneapolis and beyond have been asking Minneapolis Animal Care and Control about adopting the black poodle and Schnauzer mix puppy that a woman tried to ship cross-country, but the dog’s owner is filing an appeal to get the dog back.
Stacey Champion was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after officials said she tried to mail the dog in a box with no air holes, water or food via the U.S. Postal Service, but the pup was discovered after the package moved unexpectedly.
Officials said the dog most likely would not have survived the journey.
The shelter has been caring for the dog since Jan. 25 and has received many adoption offers -- but now, a Minnesota statute that provides for an appeal hearing after an animal has been impounded due to a cruelty investigation could return the dog to Champion’s custody.
At the hearing, an officer will determine whether or not the dog can be returned to the owner. If the officer decides not to return the dog prior to the court date for the criminal charge, Champion would need to either appeal the case or post a bond that would cover the continued cost of care and kenneling.
The puppy will stay at the shelter while the hearing is pending, officials said. If Champion does not post a bond, Animal Care & Control would be able to place the dog for adoption.
Minneapolis’ adoption policy is generally a first-come first-served policy, but the process does involve basic screening of potential owners to ensure that they are a good fit for the animal"
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Malaysia - Poodle Named Sushi Forced To Stand
From: Before It's News
"Apparently, the video was and posted online by someone who picked up a pen-drive in a shopping mall in Malaysia containing this clip inside, all of 15 minutes and 7 seconds of it. But the video on Youtube has apparently been removed.
This sorry and skinny excuse for a human being was seen trying to 'train' the poor toy poodle named 'Sushi' to stand on its two hind legs. The moron seemed obsessed with getting the dog to stand on its two hind legs, and was strict about how Sushi must 'stand'. He repeated said in Cantonese, 'Stand Up!', 'Look Up!', 'Stand Up Straight!', '... or I'll PUNCH YOU!!!', and was asking his girlfriend who was filming, 'why his back-bone has no strength?'. The girl can be heard saying in Mandarin, 'Dear, enough, 10 minutes already', and, 'Dear, there is some blood at the mouth...'.
Repeatedly, the poor dog was punched, kicked, strangled, thrown, slammed against the wall, pulled at its leg, slapped, ABUSED. Sushi got so weak from the abuse that, even after it was thrown or sent flying after a punch or kick, it didn't bother trying to get up or run. And at one point, it fell off the small platform it was 'standing' on and was too tired to even get up or move, but instead just waited for the jerk to come back to pick him up and continue the abuse.
From his tattoos, the ring on his finger, and his plain ugliness, the infuriated netizens managed to 'human flesh' him out and tracked down the couple's identity, car license plate number, and even their Facebook profile. The SPCA in both Malaysia and Singapore were alerted to the case and the Malaysian authorities are apparently going to do something about it. I hope this won't end up fizzling out into nothing as both these countries are not known to have strong anti-animal abuse laws.
Pictures in their profile also seems to show that she now has another dog. They have pictures of Sushi as well as their other pets 'standing'. Reports suggest that Sushi the poodle has already died. Well, I'm not surprised at all. I hope Sushi is in a better place now.
Now please take action and go sign the petition to make sure these losers go to jail. It only takes a few minutes, but your soul will thank you for it. God Bless the Human Race..."
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