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Conn. man, 25, accused of severely beating golden retriever; neighbors hear yelps, bangs
http://www.middletownpress.com/ ^

Posted on 07/25/2010 9:50:28 AM PDT by Chet 99

By AMANDA PINTO, Journal Register News Service

WEST HAVEN — A city man was charged with animal cruelty Thursday after neighbors heard a golden retriever yelping in pain.

Robert Barnes, 25, of 24 Lester St., second floor, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Responding police officers found neighbors outside to report the sounds they had heard. Police found a 7-month-old golden retriever with severe injuries consistent with being beaten, Sgt. Martin Garcia said.

Neighbors reported hearing the yelps from 200 yards away. At one point, bangs, which witnesses believe was the dog being thrown against a wall or the floor, were loud enough to shake a neighbor’s kitchen windows.

The dog, which was limping and cowering, was taken to a veterinary hospital where it was treated for shoulder and leg injuries, as well as older injuries including scarring and infection, Garcia said. The dog, which belongs to an acquaintance of Barnes, will be re-evaluated this morning, Garcia said.

Barnes posted $7,500 bail, Garcia said, and is due July 13 in Superior Court in Milford.


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To: calex59

I don’t know; I just found the picture on Google.


41 posted on 07/25/2010 10:35:07 AM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: poobear
I’ll hold the power tools for you.

Not required.

You can help hang the plastic sheeting, though.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

42 posted on 07/25/2010 10:36:06 AM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: Chet 99

For further reference, Robert, the name of the Stooges song is “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, not “I Wanna Beat My Dog”.


43 posted on 07/25/2010 10:38:13 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: org.whodat

Nah, you can do that all you like. In this day and age, testosterone is evil and must be eliminated. Do your kids and relatives too while you’re at it. Planned parenthood would probably give you a grant.


44 posted on 07/25/2010 10:40:30 AM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: org.whodat
Do I need approval from you fake conservatives the next time I cut the balls off of a calf.

That depends. Do you keep them in a jar on your nightstand?

45 posted on 07/25/2010 10:42:01 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: org.whodat
Bingo, here we have a bunch of people that call themselves conservative, whining about how some treats their personal property. Do I need approval from you fake conservatives the next time I cut the balls off of a calf.

Animals aren't your property, Mr. Somebody Pooped in my Cornflakes.

They are God's property that you are given lease to.

You beat a subordinate life form in front of me because you don't have control of your emotions, and I'll kick your monkey ass on behalf of the tenants you're abusing.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

46 posted on 07/25/2010 10:43:48 AM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: RegulatorCountry

I didn’t compare it. I never equated them.

I asked a question and made some observations.


47 posted on 07/25/2010 10:46:45 AM PDT by wardaddy (i miss puroresu...did he do something real bad?)
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To: kalee

25 bucks is cheap..some here want 170-250


48 posted on 07/25/2010 10:47:26 AM PDT by wardaddy (i miss puroresu...did he do something real bad?)
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To: kalee
I've experienced it myself. I've taken in a Walker Hound, beautiful sweet girl, very talkative, loves me and I do men loves me, she was dumped on the side of a busy highway.

Walkers are very bright dogs, but do have their perceptual weaknesses. Understanding cars and traffic is one of them. It was a death sentence by someone too lazy to carry it out themselves. She'd have died if I hadn't picked her up, pulled over, opened the door and she jumped in. Been together a year and a half now.

She was running up to every passing car, hopeful with tail wagging, only to slink off when the car didn't stop. Right in the middle of a four lane highway. I just don't like people very much, sometimes.

49 posted on 07/25/2010 10:48:37 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: kalee

Those people that change dogs every other year are usually the ones that don’t know how to discipline a dog(or kids). I can’t stand those people either. They also tend to be incapable of managing their money.


50 posted on 07/25/2010 10:48:42 AM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: wardaddy

So you approve of animal abuse == at least that is what your post implies.


51 posted on 07/25/2010 10:51:01 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Chet 99
I'd like to see him do that to my landsharks... and live.

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Max, the one in the middle would eat him alive. The other two would probably cripple him. This is of course if I don't get to him first.

I hate people that are cruel to animals.

52 posted on 07/25/2010 10:52:41 AM PDT by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: The Comedian

Deal. I have plenty “out back”.


53 posted on 07/25/2010 10:53:22 AM PDT by poobear
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To: org.whodat

Fake conservatives? Nice try dipshit. Back to Kos with you.


54 posted on 07/25/2010 10:53:53 AM PDT by Lachisula
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To: kalee

My last “rescue” cocker had been severely abused, had two broken ribs... he was smart — too smart.... and while we kept him until his death, his issues were such I will not rescue again.... having a dog has to be a two-way-street and it is just too painful to care for a mentally damaged dog for 12 years of your life. I have three now, but they were all puppies and loved from day one and are a joy to have in my family.


55 posted on 07/25/2010 10:54:04 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Anyone who harms my dogs has a very big problem with their future life expectancy!
56 posted on 07/25/2010 10:54:10 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Chet 99

Could someone at the jail put him in with a really large dog lover and tell them what he did then leave them for a few hours?


57 posted on 07/25/2010 10:55:30 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: BCR #226
I hate people that are cruel to animals.

Bump that...jail time for animal cruelty suits me just fine.

58 posted on 07/25/2010 10:55:46 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: The Comedian

I can do it in 30.


59 posted on 07/25/2010 10:56:03 AM PDT by Moonmad27 (That government is best which governs least. - Henry Thoreau)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

His address is posted in the article. Surely someone local will pay him a much needed visit.


60 posted on 07/25/2010 10:56:18 AM PDT by Imgr8t
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