Elderly Dog Apparently Starved to Death Deserves Justice

Target: Twentieth Judicial Circuit State Attorney of Florida, Amira D. Fox

Goal: Give man maximum sentence in prison for allegedly starving his dog for a lengthy amount of time.

Reports claim that a pit bull mix named Roxy was euthanized because the animal was so severely emaciated that this was the only humane option. Michael Dwayn Mings was arrested and may be charged with both animal cruelty and torture if it is found he is responsible for the animal’s state. He needs to be given the harshest prison sentence possible and no longer be allowed to be around animals if he is found guilty of starving this innocent dog.

Authorities stated that Roxy weighed only 13.6 pounds when discovered. According to the Gulf Coast Humane Society, a normal weight for a pit bull mix is between 65 and 70 pounds. Roxy was said to be 15 years old at the time of death. According to experts, these types of dogs can reach 16 years of age and sometimes even older. Roxy was likely forced to deal with symptoms of malnutrition for years before being found by authorities since it takes time before a dog becomes this thin.

Sign this petition to demand Mings receive the prison sentence he deserves for reportedly torturing and starving this helpless creature.

PETITION LETTER:

Dear State Attorney Fox,

Michael Dwayn Mings was recently arrested and accused of starving his 15-year-old pit bull mix named Roxy. Roxy was said to weigh a little over 13.5 pounds when found. This dog was reportedly grossly underweight, as it is estimated that a healthy weight for a dog of this breed is between 65 and 70 pounds.

Pit bull mixes can live up to 16 years old and even longer if they are provided with the appropriate care. It is likely the dog would have lived longer than other dogs of the same breed if the animal had not allegedly been starved, since Roxy was able to survive for so long while reportedly enduring neglectful and abusive treatment. The dog also most likely suffered immensely since it takes a long period of time for an animal to reach such a weak state.

For these reasons, I demand you suggest Mings be given the longest prison sentence that is allowed for these crimes and that you further insist he no longer be legally able to own pets if it is found this dog died because of such inexcusable actions.

Sincerely,

[Your Name Here]

Photo Credit: Animal Welfare League


186 Comments

  1. Disgraceful behaviour.

  2. Send him to jail for a VERY long time!

  3. This scum of the earth, Mings, needs and deserves street justice. This poor dog has obviously been tortured its entire life. I PRAY karma takes its toll on the SOB. I hope Mings is diagnosed with a disease that makes him unable to breath. Nothing but hatred for this thug.

  4. Dennis Busto says:

    Absolutely No Tolerance Towards Animal Abuse n Cruelty. Paws Matter 🐾

  5. Stacy Tuttle says:

    This man needs life in prison now..without food..till he’s lost enough weight to be euthanized….hes nothing …and does not diserve life!

  6. Here we go again with all the comments on this site with people that want this guy fined and some jail time. Why go thru with all of that bull shit. Someone just needs to walk up and shoot the mother-fucker in the head a few times and we will never have to worry about the sonofabitch hurting or killing another animal. But most people think that would be too harsh. So what would they do. Make him pay a fine, do some jail time and then when he gets out he will just back to hurting and killing animals again. Most people don’t want to do anything drastic to these low-life bastards because they don’t have the stomach for it even if someone other than them does the deed. I wish they would stop coming on this site with bullshit half measures to try and stop these bastards. If you don’t want anything more to happen to these animal torturers and killers than a fine and jail time, then I suggest you find another site you can comment on where pussies don’t want to really hurt or kill the abusers. They make themselves feel good by their half-ass measures but it certainly does not help any animals that will in the future be tortured and killed by these worthless, cowardly mother-fuckers.

    • Naila M Johnston says:

      Yes!! Kill him!! He must suffer and die!! He cannot be allowed to live as his existence will make animals suffer again!!
      Death to this monster!!

      • The problem at the root of all the suffering of animals is that the laws in this fucking country were made by affluent men and they call animals PROPERTY like a car or or whatever and so the the penalties imposed on these pricks are pathetic like a fine or not being allowed to be around animals and so because of that the animals continue to suffer and those of us that love them continue to be miserable. The laws in this country suck.They are and always were for people who own property and that’s all

  7. It says in the report ‘if he is responsible’! of course the bastard is responsible. This tosser does not need ‘jail-time, he needs ‘ beating to a pulp’ time.
    These ‘sikko’ non-caring animal abusing torturers HAVE GOT TO BE STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS!
    The cops cannot do anything to them.
    I mean, if, yes IF, they are arrested and the handcuffs ‘chafe’ their wrists a little, the bastards can sue the police as an infringement on their so-called human rights.
    Tossers like this bastard need the ‘ dark night treatment’. And that is for the asswipe to be taken to pieces when he is out in a suitable place to receive his treatment!! Pre planned of course as these pricks think they are untouchable!
    Not necessarily to kill him but to make bloody sure he would be in no fixed state to do anything like this ever again!
    A few very hard objects would suit admirably to teach him the error of his ways.
    Bastards like this deserve NO MERCY and hopefully would get none!
    This really has to start happening if we are to stop this everyday animal torture and abuse.
    Again I say ABSOLUTE POWER to any group who could pull this off.
    It is the only way these torturing bastards will start to lean what they have done WILL NOT be tolerated!
    J.W.

    • I can go along with not particularly killing him but putting him in a position that it would be hard for him to physically hurt another dog, such as paralyzing the sonofabitch from the neck down so he wouldn’t even be able to own another dog to starve to death. At that stage of his life, he might be more interested in finding someone to wipe his ass for him rather than have another dog to starve to death.

  8. Patricia Leigh Wicker says:

    SADISTIC MONSTER!!!! Jail forever for this Bastard!!!!

  9. Teresa Ferreira-Pires says:

    I also don’t understand why “they” always say they “had” to euthanize the dog. People that survived concentration camps obviously were not euthanized. A dog should be given the same chances, and go through an aggressive feeding routine, and maybe, little by little, gain some weight and survive.

    • Naila M Johnston says:

      Amen!! Give an animal like this every chance to survive and find a loving home for him!! Do NOT give up on him!!

  10. Laura Rolder says:

    Please, give this monster the most Felony prison time allowed and more. This poor dog should never had to suffer such a horrible pain life. Justice is a must.

  11. The laws may need to get stricter. These poor animals suffer so much in the hands of cruel people. I am so sick of seeing stuff like this and No consequences for these evil individuals

  12. Whoever done this to this poor little baby needs to be stuck in a hole and had the same thing done to them that is uncalled for that breaks my heart I have pits myself no pit no dog no cat no animal deserves to be left like that I would love to get my hands on them myself they don’t deserve jail they deserve to be put in the hole in on a chain and fit through the same Hill they put that baby she is with God now so sorry she had to endure this nail him to a wall do worse to him putting him in jail is giving him better time and getting food and she ever had a chance to this breaks my heart so bad 😭😭

  13. TORTURE TO DEATH THE MOTHERFUCKING COCKSUCKING ANIMAL ABUSING SADIST!!! GOD BLESS YOU ANGEL ROXY!!! ❤️💜RENEE CARIGLIA

  14. The just sentence is execution.

  15. Felipe Mitraud says:

    Michael Dwayne Mings deserves the most painful death possible, human trash…

  16. I WANT TO SEE THAT MONSTER IN THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THAT POOR ROXY. ONLY SKIN AND BONES. NOTHING MORE.

  17. This level of cruelty needs to be a federal crime with mandatory minimums, even for a first offender. I think 10 yrs. with no parole or early release would be a good start.

  18. We are the worst specie on earth the most cruel and evil

  19. DO NOT LET THIS MONSTER GO UNPUNISHED — THE DEEPEST, DARKEST CELL IN PRISON FOR HIM. WHY do we not have felony laws for animal abusers?!! PUNISH THIS MAN SEVERELY. Dogs depend on humans for food and shelter and water and love — this monster NEVER have another animal.

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