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Woman sentenced to 2 days in jail in dog cannibalism case
AP ^ | 2.14.05

Posted on 02/14/2005 4:49:31 PM PST by ambrose

Woman sentenced to 2 days in jail in dog cannibalism case

MANASSAS, Va. A Manassas woman was sentenced today to two days in jail in an animal cruelty case that involved dog cannibalism.

Karen Lee Morris was also barred from ever owning another pet in Virginia other than a fish.

In December, animal control officers found three emaciated pit bulls in the tiny backyard of the woman's town house. One of the dogs was eating the carcass of another.

Manassas City Attorney Robert Bendall had asked the judge to give Morris ten days in jail, which is unusual in misdemeanor cases. Bendall says there is a direct correlation between the way people treat animals and what they do in the rest of their life.

Morris' attorney, Robert King, had argued against any jail time, saying that his client was simply overwhelmed with the burden of caring for six children as well as the dogs.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: ambrosespam

1 posted on 02/14/2005 4:49:32 PM PST by ambrose
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To: martin_fierro

woof


2 posted on 02/14/2005 4:49:45 PM PST by ambrose (....)
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To: ambrose

speachless


3 posted on 02/14/2005 4:51:16 PM PST by exnavy (is this my tagline?)
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To: HairOfTheDog

ping


4 posted on 02/14/2005 4:51:40 PM PST by freedom44
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To: ambrose

Only in Amerika where one can kill her own baby minutes before it's natural birth, feeding tubes can be pulled from the handicap but eat your dog - now that's a crime.


5 posted on 02/14/2005 4:52:53 PM PST by zerosix
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To: ambrose

Gross.


6 posted on 02/14/2005 4:53:25 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: Bella_Bru

ping.


7 posted on 02/14/2005 4:54:06 PM PST by ambrose (....)
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To: ambrose
"Karen Lee Morris was also barred from ever owning another pet in Virginia other than a fish."

Bet ya she "black market's" a few Piranha's...

8 posted on 02/14/2005 4:57:15 PM PST by austinmark (If GOD Had Been A Liberal, We Wouldn't Have Had The Ten Commandments- We'd Have The Ten Suggestions.)
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To: ambrose

I typed something but I backspaced because I figured I would get busted for it. Just use your imagination.


9 posted on 02/14/2005 5:00:18 PM PST by ShadowDancer (Vivere est cogitare)
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To: ambrose
"dog cannibalism"?

That's what animals do,they eat each other,this is why there is no such thing as "animal rights".

In order to have rights you must have the ability to respect the rights of others.

The headline is silly,Should be "Woman sentenced to 2 days in jail in animal cruelty case."

The old media is so infested with political correctness they can't even get a headline right!/rant.

I feel better now.

10 posted on 02/14/2005 5:08:26 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve to keep us free)
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To: ambrose

At least they didn't eat the kids. I wonder how well she cared for them.


11 posted on 02/14/2005 5:09:20 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: mdittmar

Black dog is a delicacy in the Phillippines.

All cultures being valid, after all, why is either the dog eating the dog, or woman eating the dog, a crime????????


12 posted on 02/14/2005 5:11:26 PM PST by Conservatrix (He who stands for nothing will fall for anyinventive g.)
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To: Conservatrix

Because we're better than the Phillippines.


13 posted on 02/14/2005 5:18:56 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve to keep us free)
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To: ambrose
his client was simply overwhelmed with the burden of caring for six children as well as the dogs.

All she had to do was pick up the phone and call the local SPCA or county animal control office.

14 posted on 02/14/2005 6:54:52 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: mdittmar

Don't tell your local junior high school social studies class that!


15 posted on 02/14/2005 11:56:10 PM PST by Conservatrix (He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.)
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