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 neighbors 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.
I don’t know; I just found the picture on Google.
Not required.
You can help hang the plastic sheeting, though.
For further reference, Robert, the name of the Stooges song is “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, not “I Wanna Beat My Dog”.
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.
That depends. Do you keep them in a jar on your nightstand?
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.
I didn’t compare it. I never equated them.
I asked a question and made some observations.
25 bucks is cheap..some here want 170-250
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.
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.
So you approve of animal abuse == at least that is what your post implies.
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.
Deal. I have plenty “out back”.
Fake conservatives? Nice try dipshit. Back to Kos with you.
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.
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?
Bump that...jail time for animal cruelty suits me just fine.
I can do it in 30.
His address is posted in the article. Surely someone local will pay him a much needed visit.
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