Posted on 09/17/2022 11:59:58 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A man in Brevard County, Florida, was arrested earlier this month after being accused of "intentionally" starving his dogs, Katie and Darcy.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a press conference that the man, Joseph Farkas, drank liquid detergent when police arrived in an attempt to "avoid jail," but the plot was unsuccessful. He was arrested and charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty and two counts of unlawful confinement.
According to the Law Office of Roger P. Foley, a Florida-based law firm, there are "two types of animal cruelty" in Florida—misdemeanor and felony animal cruelty.
"The main difference between the two is the misdemeanor animal cruelty involves an isolated event while felony animal cruelty is ongoing pain and suffering," the law firm said.
Misdemeanor animal cruelty is punishable by up to one year in jail, a maximum fine of $5,000, or both. Felony animal cruelty, meanwhile, is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Additionally, a person found to have "intentionally tortured [an] animal" must pay a minimum fine of $2,500 and undergo psychological counseling or complete an anger management course.
Under Florida Law, a person convicted of either crime may also be prohibited from owning, keeping or having custody of any animal for "a period of time determined by the court."
Ivey told the press that if he has "anything to do with it," Farkas won't be allowed to own a pet again.
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A cage and a bit of water every day, until he starves to death.
Fair is fair.
A power washer comes to mind.
Or a quart of antifreeze to drink while being forced to stare at a pitcher of ice water just out of reach...
Probably an aspiring serial killer-evil sonofabitch...
Bless the beasts and children.
They have no voice.
They have no choice.
Hope his fellow inmates take care of him.
Many years ago, my dad, a prison guard officer, was given a beagle puppy while at work.
An inmate came by and kicked the puppy in the stomach.
Being an officer, my dad could not leave to get the pup help so he sat there all night holding the dog while the pup died in agony.
A few days later, the “dog kicker” had his luck run out but “no one saw a thing”.
/cons love dogs, too
GOOD I hope they repeatedly kicked the SCUM in the stomach I hope he had a VERY PAINFUL death!! I have to say that TODAY I like animals more than people, I also find that people WITH animals are much more tolerable!!!
Always remember Jeffery Dahmer started with animals as do MOST serial killers!!
Oh, well-bad accidents happen to prisoners all the time-sounds like that puppy had an avenging angel...
Get a rope. Make it final. This dirtbag should never see the outside of a cage again.
funny you should mention that...
/an “eye for an eye”
An entire angelic host, actually.
SPJNK.
At least they caught the b*st*rd. Several years down the road, and Brevard County might have had a serial killer on its hands.
Three days later:
Yes.
I guess just imagining the inside of a mind like that is what’s most horrifying.
And don’t forget to put a pile of Dagwood sandwiches in front of the cage, just the way he tortured those dogs with that bag of food.
I was wondering if an animal abuser might fare in prison as child abusers do...
I know it did for sure at least once.
/bet he didn’t “have the guts” to kick another puppy in the belly
Yup.
Are the dogs okay now?
Ironically I’m out right now trying to find a bag of dog food I can afford for a homeless woman with two pooches.
Even the cheap stuff is expensive now.
Gonna keep trying.
I did get her two tarps cheap at Harbor Freight to keep the weather off them.
Nights are getting chilly now and we have rain often.
Still not chilly down here, although it did get down in the 60s a few nights ago. So come on down to Florida when you get tired of Maryland’s commie politics. You’d be a welcome addition to my neighborhood.
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