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
THOSE INVOLVED SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME TREATMENT AS THE POOR CAT.
This piece of shit is a fucking bitch!! Find her and prosecute this piece of shit o do not care!!!
I second that comment. Find the subhuman “thing” and prosecute!
Absolutely. This Nazi bitch c#nt needs to be put down.
they should put the person in a cage and shoot the fcking moron in the head. rip poor cat
That sounds like New York! That God damn cunt needs to be put into the hands of an animal lover like me. I guarantee, she wouldn’t have time to be sorry afterwards.
Why can’t guns ever just backfire on these terrible subhumans?
As a cat mom this really infuriates me! These monsters should be caged and shot!
I believe that there is a lack of justice when animal abuse is involved. I also believe that many of the comments use disgusting language that only detracts from the message they want to send.
I agree and admit I have been guilty of using profanity when it comes to animal abusers but I do wish I could be more in control of my passion when it comes to this subject so I usually say nothing instead of what I really want to say LOL
Ukraine never give up.
Never give in.
Fight !!!!!!
In Ohio we have “Goddard’s Law” which makes abuse of a companion animal a Fourth Degree Felony. Every state should adopt Goddard’s Law.
These shitheads should be beaten within an inch of losing their life. Fuck it. Go even further.
It’s cruel sick and inhumane all animals are sentient beings they like us deserve love care and respect like we do they have families too brothers sisters mothers fathers all animals hearts should beat for as long as you want yours to beat any animal abusers deserves to rot in jail
All I can say is that it will all come back on them and they will have to answer for what they have done and since everybody knows there is no excuse for animal abuse or murder. They will have no defence. Even though the law is doing nothing to protect these innocent animals. God will. They will be shown the same mercy they have shown which has been none. So there you have it. They think they got away with it. All I can say is I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes now.
Nice idea, but it’s just wishful thinking, unfortunately…
This person obviously needs help
There are lot of people who like animals reading this who would love to give them some ‘help’. Me included. Such a softie attitude is why these people keep doing it and others who do this to animals know there will not be any consequences.
The judge who passed this pathetic ruling should be let go! Landlord and VanBuren should be charged maximum animal cruelty charges! Hefty fines! These pathetic non rulings make me furious! Get people in law making that actually give a damn about animals!!! What they did is Murder First Degree!
Where is the justice for this innocent little cat!!!!!
This piece of garbage should be getting the same treatment.
Throw the book at this POS!!!!!
Gee I’m glad his landlord didn’t say shoot the neighbors or the mailman since this fool doesn’t have a brain of his own to know this is wrong. Who follows orders like that unless you are already a cold hearted bast**d piece of garbage.
An eye for an eye that’s what I say x 100 and then Ohio there’s a judge who does give people the very same treatment that they give animals and he has very few repeat offenders what say or nay?
My neighbor killed 6 of my cats the very same way. But he kicked a hole in my fence and put the trap up to the hole. Then he shot them in the head. I finally saw him do it to the 6th cat and called police who refused to do anything about it. I saw him carry the cage to the front of his house with Mr Moto still seizing in the trap. All were spayed and neutered and UTD on all vaccines. In Jasper County Missouri there is no justice for cats. I was told the county cannot afford to enforce all Missouri laws by my county commissioner Mr Finnley.
So sorry to hear this. Must have been heartbreaking for you. Our laws suck. Wish we could all do more for the cats.
This is so sad and will continue over, and over, and over again. Unless America changes its laws and have it the same in all 50 States, nothing will happen and the a-holes will continue doing what they are doing and getting away with it.
Don’t understand why we continue letting this happen. Does no one in Government have a heart?