Target: Mark Messmer, Indiana Senate Majority Leader
Goal: Support tougher sentences for animal cruelty felony convictions.
The city of Indianapolis was shocked and sickened when a deceased dog was discovered in a dumpster. After an examination, reports confirmed that this animal, named Deron, had likely been stabbed and choked to death. Four people have since been charged with animal cruelty, including one defendant who later came under suspicion for the shooting death of a person.
The horrifying incident has sparked a new legislative push for tougher animal cruelty laws. A state senator from Indianapolis, where the alleged crime took place, has introduced a bill that if passed would become law across Indiana. Under the legislation, several types of animal cruelty would be reclassified from level five felonies to level six felonies. As a result, sentences in the event of convictions would yield significantly longer prison terms of up to six years.
Sign the petition below to support this strongly backed call for greater accountability in the worst cases of animal cruelty.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Senator Messmer,
SB41, which enhances penalties for the most heinous animal cruelty felonies, has immense popular backing. Senator J.D. Ford, who introduced the bill, said of the initiative: “we too often hear terrible stories of animal cruelty in Indiana, including in Indy just a few months ago.” He believes this measure would “ensure that the penalty for animal cruelty better aligns with the crime after listening to the folks who want justice for animals in these cases” The incident of which the senator speaks involved the brutal apparent stabbing and choking death of a defenseless dog and the subsequent arrest of four individuals.
These suspects, and any future Indiana residents found guilty of animal cruelty, need to face the full measure of justice. At least one of the defendants in the aforementioned case allegedly went on to kill a person. Please send a decisive message that irreparable harm inflicted upon any vulnerable living being will not be tolerated in this state. Help pass SB41 as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Linnaea Mallette
Animals shall NOT be VICTIMS of DEHUMANIZED, DESENSITIZED, SADISTIC and PSYCHOPATHIC human garbage!
MAX JAIL & BAN on owning animals ever again.
DEATH PENALTY should also be considered.
This dog deserves JUSTICE – just like YOU & ME!
Agree. If the moron is let out of prison he/she should make lifetime restitution- monies divided to shelter and rescues.
Agreed!
couldn’t say it better myself I’m with u 100% !!!
WHY WHY WHY!
Does it always take someone or something dying before they get off their Ass and do something????????!!!!!!!!
P.O.S. UN-human’s who do this!
Agree!!!
Find the people that did this and euthanize them.
Best comment!! People that abuse and kill animals are scum and should be shot!!
Find the psychopathic lowlife vile and evil monsters who deliberately and heinously tortured precious and innocent Deron to death by the vilest of deliberate torture, suffering an an excruciating agonising death and euthanize these monsters immediately.
Eradication from our Planet is a must of these psychopathic lowlife vile and evil monsters immediately.
Torture and kill the lowlife psychopathic monsters.
RIP precious and innocent Deron. Deron you are now safe in beautiful Animal Heaven where you can play with the precious dogs in Animal Heaven.Bless you Deron.
Find this CRUEL & ABUSIVE ASSHOLE & STAB AND CHOKE THIS IDIOT TO HIS DEATH & THROW HIS SORRY BODY INTO A DUMPSTER as he did to this INNOCENT DEFENSELESS DOG who didNOT DESERVE IT!!!!!
Someone needs to put a stop to this madness!! Animals are innocent victims of human abuse !!!!!!!
They deserve better !!!!!!!
Law enforcement DO your job and help these animals!!!!!!!
They don’t get arrested because they the wrong race. Then they go out and do it to humans. Didn’t you read this he shots human. They can do whatever they please because of they are who they are. But if I confronted a horrific crime like that I would be arrested asap you can bet I would be in jail. I have had it with them. I love animals and I will stand up for their rights. We’re all God’s creatures big and small. Actions speak Louder Than Words.
Thank you,
Lauren Wallace
The monsters responsible deserve to be euthanized!!! No free room and board in jail that we have to support their sorry asses!!
CUT HIM INTO PIECES AND GIVE THEM TO THE POOR HUNGRY LIONS IN ZOOS
Please put these SCUMBAG LOSERS behind bars for 20 years minimum.
The horrible jerks who did this should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and never allowed near animals ever again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IN THE NAME OF SAM HILL IS THE MATTER WITH SOME PEOPLE???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoever Committed this heinous crime needs to be dead. They are monster humans and they need to be eliminated from the planet ASAP. It makes me sick.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW (2019)MAKING ANIMAL CRUELTY A FEDERAL CRIME, UNFORTUNATELY MANY STATES DECIDED TO IGNORE THIS, THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. JOE BIDEN OVERTURNED THIS LAW, REMEMBER HE SAID THAT HE WOULD OVERTURN EVERYTHING PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED INTO LAW.
6 years,is that some kind of f*cking joke? 60 years would be appropriate for these POS!
Joe Biden should be broght to every horrific site that animal abuse occurs. Maybe then he would make better decisions instead of overturning a law that will mandate stronger penalties for animal abusers. If he wants to retaliate against Trump,taking it out on animals accomplishes nothing!He needs to use his brain to make the right decision for animals that can’t speak for themselves!
Hope he got in some good, deep bites before the monster strangled him! Find this person and prosecute him for cruelty, and never let him have animals again. THEN, strengthen your laws!!! — WE are animals, and ALL animals deserve LIFE & dignity.
Prosecute these MONSTERS TO THE MAXIMUM!!!! BETTER YET JUST BLOW THEIR BRAINS OUT!!!!!!!!
COWARDS- Hopefully they all get thrown in jail full of animal lover inmates!
Jail time
Dollar fine
Rehab
Public service forever
Let me guess! 4 males did this disgusting cruel
Crime to a poor vulnerable dog. Just my point as always: males are violent, agressive, full Of rage and hate, rape, murder and just downright commit the most diabolical crimes on the planet. Seriously- there is something very wrong with this gender. Pathetic horrible creatures. RIP poor pup
Please please pass this law. It can only encourage other states to do the same.
I hate animal abusers!! They are ALL demented individuals!!
I Totally Agree With DELIBERATELY
“ Find the psychopathic lowlife vile and evil monsters who deliberately and heinously tortured precious and innocent Deron to death by the vilest of deliberate torture, suffering an an excruciating agonising death and euthanize these monsters immediately.
Eradication from our Planet is a must of these psychopathic lowlife vile and evil monsters immediately.
Torture and kill the lowlife psychopathic monsters.
RIP precious and innocent Deron. Deron you are now safe in beautiful Animal Heaven where you can play with the precious dogs in Animal Heaven.Bless you Deron.
Should not walk out in society. Needs to be sorted!
I’m so sorry for the horrific way this innocent animal was brutalized and killed. I hope the four idiots that did this to Deron are severely punished and banned from being around animals. RIP Deron and I hope you get justice.