Justice For Carl
Justice For Carl
The Issue
On May 24, Carl, my neighbors/relatives dog was taken from the couch where he was sleeping, tied up outside, and beaten nearly to death with a large rock. The person who did this was caught in the act, arrested, and charged with felony five animal cruelty.
Under Goddard’s Law, which was passed in 2016, animal cruelty to a companion animal is punishable by six months to a year in prison. However, according to local officials, because of the Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison (T-CAP) grant funding from the state, the abuser, in this case, may only serve 35 days in county jail and may even be released Friday (June 26) during his pretrial.
On a local level, I am requesting that the abuser not be granted release on June 26. I am requesting that the judge sentence him to the 180 days in jail that the prosecutor's office will be seeking to show him that the crime he committed was a serious offense. Further, I am asking that the abuser receive some form of mental health help in order for him to recover and to reduce the likelihood that he will be a threat in the future. Animal abuse needs to be taken very seriously as there are many studies that show it is the first offense that occurs before people become more and more violent. Please get this person the help he needs before it is too late!
On a state level, animal cruelty needs to be named as a violent offense in section 2901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
As I look at the state’s website for T-CAP funding, I see that “violent” crimes as defined in section 2901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code are excluded from eligible use of the T-CAP money. I am shocked and appalled that animal cruelty is not considered a “violent” crime. Tying up an animal and beating it in the head with a rock is certainly violent. Further, this animal abuser also killed and tortured several chickens by cutting off their beaks, combs, and throwing them against the barn walls. These are violent acts. T-CAP funding should not protect animal abusers, and animal abuse needs to be considered a violent act.
The Issue
On May 24, Carl, my neighbors/relatives dog was taken from the couch where he was sleeping, tied up outside, and beaten nearly to death with a large rock. The person who did this was caught in the act, arrested, and charged with felony five animal cruelty.
Under Goddard’s Law, which was passed in 2016, animal cruelty to a companion animal is punishable by six months to a year in prison. However, according to local officials, because of the Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison (T-CAP) grant funding from the state, the abuser, in this case, may only serve 35 days in county jail and may even be released Friday (June 26) during his pretrial.
On a local level, I am requesting that the abuser not be granted release on June 26. I am requesting that the judge sentence him to the 180 days in jail that the prosecutor's office will be seeking to show him that the crime he committed was a serious offense. Further, I am asking that the abuser receive some form of mental health help in order for him to recover and to reduce the likelihood that he will be a threat in the future. Animal abuse needs to be taken very seriously as there are many studies that show it is the first offense that occurs before people become more and more violent. Please get this person the help he needs before it is too late!
On a state level, animal cruelty needs to be named as a violent offense in section 2901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
As I look at the state’s website for T-CAP funding, I see that “violent” crimes as defined in section 2901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code are excluded from eligible use of the T-CAP money. I am shocked and appalled that animal cruelty is not considered a “violent” crime. Tying up an animal and beating it in the head with a rock is certainly violent. Further, this animal abuser also killed and tortured several chickens by cutting off their beaks, combs, and throwing them against the barn walls. These are violent acts. T-CAP funding should not protect animal abusers, and animal abuse needs to be considered a violent act.
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Petition created on June 17, 2020