Target: Brian D. Seaman, District Attorney of Niagara County, NY
Goal: Charge woman allegedly involved in caging and killing of stray cat with animal cruelty.
Another day, and another alleged animal killer gets a slap on the wrist from a lax justice system. New Yorker Timothy VanBuren reportedly admitted that he shot and killed a stray cat whom he had trapped in a cage. VanBuren claims he shot the cat in the head under orders from his landlord. Allegedly, the landlord wanted stray cats removed from her property and initially hired a local animal welfare agency to secure the cats in cages, spay and neuter them, and then release them. The agency apparently later discovered that one of the cages left on the premises had been used by the landlord, Judy Wagner, to trap a cat–and that Wagner confessed to telling her tenant to then kill the animal.
VanBuren was charged with aggravated animal cruelty. Upon appearing in court, however, he was given an adjournment contemplating dismissal. This action means that as long as he does not engage in any known criminal activity for the next few months, the charges will be dismissed with no penalty. As if this non-punishment was not injustice enough, the landlord who allegedly had knowledge of and contributed directly to this killing faced no charges at all.
Sign the petition below to demand these local legal professionals start taking animal cruelty cases seriously.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Mr. Seaman,
The animal cruelty allegations brought to your attention through Cat-by-Cat were deeply disturbing. Two people allegedly confessed to a plot to entrap, shoot, and ultimately kill a stray cat for no other reason than that the cat existed. While Timothy VanBuren was charged with aggravated animal cruelty, he ultimately received what amounted to a dismissal of the charges.
This lacking penalty, combined with the reported treatment of animal rescue employees who attempted to attend the proceedings, signals an extremely troubling legal approach to animal cruelty cases in Royalton and well beyond. You can at least partially rectify this seeming injustice, however. Charge the woman who allegedly instigated this deadly incident, Judy Wagner, with aggravated animal cruelty as well. Moreover, vigilantly pursue a punishment that fits the reported crime.
The legal system claimed they wanted to send a message in this case with the initial cruelty charge. Send the lasting message that any deliberate act of cruelty against another living being will never be condoned nor ignored.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Jhency Xang
They’re NOT “professionals,” but Bar Association club members. There is no “justice” system – only a vastly corrupt, fictional and co-opted LEGAL corporation. You’ll never see true justice done under this hidden system. They just laugh at us all the way to their riches.
No penalty to pay no jail time wow what kind of law enforcement is this it isn’t they’re worthless completely worthless why do you take the oath to stand up for justice if you’re not going to do shit you know in the Bible God says to stand up for him stand with him stand up for something good or you stand for nothing and you’re completely worthless and you’re an abomination to your holy Father that entire police department they’re completely worthless and entirely an abomination to God
We need to start shooting all the human shit littering this planet in the head! Stray cats are the result of worthless humans not taking responsibility for them, dumping them and treating them like garbage.
I agree!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!!!!!!
Coincido contigo Evelyn!!!
Death penalty to all animal abusers!
You have my voice, life for life.
YES FIND THAT MONSTER OF A WOMAN WHO DID THIS TO THAT POOR CAT. SHOOT HER TOO.
Anyone that can just take a life, any life so easily needs to not take up anymore air on this Earth!
As far as laws go, they are probably laughed at because there is no profit in saving or standing up for animal rights. What a very sad comentary on our society…
I totally agree with you
No surprise here. Most of these sociopathic pieces of human sh*t get away with these atrocities. Because our laws are a joke when it comes to protecting the other animals on this planet. Never do nonhuman victims of these monsters get justice. Never.
These cruel evil punks DESERVE NOTHING LESS THAN THE SAME ABUSE WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. THEY ARE A MENACE TO ANIMALS AND HUMANS ALIKE. IT IS WELL PAST TIME FOR ANIMAL ABUSE/KILLINGS TO BE SEVERELY PUNISHED – A SLAP ON THE HAND IS WORTHLESS AND GIVES THE EVIL PUNKS FREE REIGN. IN MY OPINION
belong in jail bastards
This is DEFINITELY DISGUSTING & an UNFORGIVABLE act of HATEFUL Cruelty to an INNOCENT fur baby. They need to pay to the MAXIMUM so it DOESN’T happen again! 😡
We need to show these HEARTLESS & HATEFUL HUMAN’S WE WON’T STAND for this CRUEL TREATMENT & BEHAVIOR!
Mr.Seaman (or is it semen as in you and your staff j-rk off all day):
Why so lax with sociopaths? Both the landlord and her piece of -rap tenant belong in prison. Next thing you know she will have him offing 10 yr old trespassing children
You, sir, disgust me.
Do your expletive job for a change.
WHAT “message”?????? WHAT “legal system”??????
The answer to the first: ‘Bullshit”.
The answer to the second: “A Farce.”
We do not have a functional legal system. Judges dismiss cases such as this but why? Did two grown adults need to shoot this cat? No. There are agencies which would come to remove the cat. But no … these two thugs used one another for an excuse to get rid of one cat. There are no reasons for their action and absolutely no excuses. I say this all the time but animal cruelty needs to be a felony, period. Neither of these supposed sane adults should ever be around animals again for life. Both should have to pay extreme fines. and ALL STATES need the same justice for ALL animal cruelty cases, prison, fines, paying vet and replacement costs, being on a register and not allowed to own any animals! EVER!
Both the perpetrator and the “woman” who initiated this need to be punished. Getting off with nothing for the guy???? Too bad someone didn’t see them and simply beat the tar out of them – at least they would have learned an immediate lesson and not be walking around being an embarrassment to the human race.
THIS IS WHY WE DO NOT LEND TRAPS TO STRANGERS! And must prove thier intentions with cat. Feral or stray. But you can buy these traps or get them online anyway. DISGUSTING but not shocked.
These 2 so called humans need to be punished and charged with animal cruelty!! Maybe cage them and shoot to kill, see if they like the results!! An eye for an eye! Ridiculous evil humans!!
Eye for an Eye for sure…
Someone really needs to pay these two sociopaths a visit and deliver REAL justice. The courts are a joke.
Amen to that!!!
Timothy VanBuren committed a horrific crime and then walked away as if he had not done anything wrong. A common problem within the Justice system. A pathetic system at that. The landlord was no different who contributed to this crime by ordering that the cat be killed. May I remind you human scumbags of flesh in the Justice system that the cat committed NO crime. Was abandoned on the streets by another useless human piece of flesh. The then cat that was homeless was living off the streets as any animal would do when they are abandoned and yet the cat is shot in the head and the humans get away with it. What a screwed up America we live in. Useless Men dominating the decisions of all life forms just like they do to Women.
Sick and tired of hearing about animal abusers and killers getting lacsy daisy treatment . This phsyco bitch and her phsyco accomplice needs sorting out the hard way
The U.S. Justice system is a joke.
It’s not a joke . It’s terrible