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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Yes.
I am disappointed that most states don’t have the death penalty or have long periods of waiting (sometimes 20 years) to do the deed under the law.
That is justice delayed which is justice denied for all of us.
Thank you for the invite but almost all my dogs are buried in my yard.
It’s bad enough that I have to worry about the one buried in my mom’s yard, if she passes on or sells the house.
I’m not sure where dad buried him so I can’t even go dig him up after 38 years.
/leave no dog behind
Plus, y’all have dinosaurs and no mountains.
;)
Dang. When I sold my house before moving down here, I suppose I should have dug up Tiger Lily, the kitty cat who died in 2012. I buried her in the back yard.
Well, alligators. Just stay out of the lakes and ponds. But there are all sorts of small lizards running around as well.
A cage in the hot sun.
And fire ants.
The lizards I would love but I’ve seen videos of gators coming right into yards and snatching dogs.
I *know* I would jump right into the middle of that without a thought and being eaten by a dinosaur is not my choice of deaths.
♥️
It’s even worse than that.
In June, druggies murdered her husband and dumped his body in an alley.
Then she had to put down her elderly dog because her landlord threw her out.
The druggies insanely bragged on FB about killing the guy.
She is living behind a WalMart, awaiting their trial because no shelters will allow her dogs in with her, and she will not abandon them.
Nosy liberal jerks have tried to get her dogs taken away by the animal shelter.
The older dog is all she has left of her husband.
She doesn’t look look so great but her dogs are perfectly healthy.
They eat before she does.
How can humans be so cruel??
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