Target: Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia
Goal: Enact stricter laws against animal cruelty in wake of service dog’s tragic death.
The appalling case of Bear, a service dog shot by Louis Davis, has ignited a fervent plea for justice and legislative change. This incident, emerging from Staunton, VA, not only highlights the heartbreak of a family losing a vital companion but also exposes the shortcomings of our current legal framework in addressing animal cruelty. The dog’s untimely death, following a shooting incident that lacked any semblance of provocation, demands a critical examination of our laws and their deterrent effect on potential perpetrators.
Davis’s conviction of felony animal cruelty, as a result of the shooting, brings to light troubling inconsistencies in his explanations, culminating in an apparent admission of the act. This acknowledgment came amidst a backdrop of conflicting accounts, further emphasizing the calculated nature of this cruelty. Despite the conviction, the case starkly illustrates the necessity for more stringent legal consequences. The existing penalties fall short of adequately punishing such acts and deterring future incidents.
The need for legislative reform is undeniable. The current legal penalties for animal cruelty do not suffice in reflecting the severity of the offense or in safeguarding our animal companions from unwarranted violence. This case, while singular in its details, is symptomatic of a broader issue that demands immediate and decisive action to protect the welfare of animals. Ensure that the punishment for such heinous acts is commensurate with their gravity.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Governor Youngkin,
The conviction of Louis Davis for the cruel shooting of a service dog named Bear in Staunton, VA, has cast a spotlight on the imperative need for stricter animal cruelty laws. This egregious act, marked by a lack of provocation and a disregard for life, underscores the inadequacies of our current legal framework in deterring and punishing acts of animal cruelty. Bear’s story is not just a tale of loss and sorrow but a clarion call for legislative reform.
The details of Bear’s case, including the disturbing admission by Davis and the subsequent legal proceedings, highlight a disturbing reality: our laws are not strong enough. The conviction, while bringing some measure of justice, also reveals the limitations of existing statutes in providing adequate deterrents to potential offenders. It is clear that to prevent future tragedies, we must advocate for and implement laws that reflect the seriousness of animal cruelty offenses.
We urge you to take immediate action to strengthen our state’s stance against animal cruelty. By enacting laws that impose harsher penalties for such crimes, we can honor the memory of Bear and countless other victims of similar acts. Let us ensure that the legal system provides a robust defense for the most vulnerable among us, deterring would-be offenders through the certainty of severe consequences.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Every state needs harsher penalties and more robust cruelty laws. Please, pursue this case. Also, the “service dog” industry is cruel.
Jail time required
No—- termination required!!!
J.W.
Jail time and a criminal record should be the laws against animal cruelty and abuse
We need Laws that fit the crime and serve as a deterent, 💯% proactive prosection, law enforcement, public participation, this will drop the neg and abuse horrific crimes against animals to 1% and also helps against human abuse and neglect crimes ect , animal crimes move on to human crimes to. This is a easy fix, our elected officials should make it happen. If I was a official caring about votes they can have the whole animal world votes. Not to mention God Sees All.🙏🏼
Louis Davis, this Sorry A** POS needs to be next 👈
There needs to be stricter punishment for animal abuse. We have to be their voices.
Who this bastard is?
in 2019 Trump signed and passed a law that Animal abuse/cruelty is a felony with fines and Prison up to 7 years. This should be a minimum in all states
I agree totally..
There were laws in every state for years. Problem? LAWS ARE NOT ENFORCED.
Did that pos ever say animal abuse was a FELONY already? Example. In Brooklyn pos went to jail for SEVEN YEARS AND SERVED ALL SEVEN for setting stray cat on fire. That was in 2012.And did that pos ever tell you CUNTservatives turned law around saying it was a first amendment right to watch dog fighting videos and crush videos where women crushed kittens with heels?
The evil person should not be breathing!!! I don’t want my(US) hard earn money to pay for that pos to live in a life to watch TV nor reading…
This person needs the same treatment…no need for evil to survive and destroy our lives . release the name!
This man deserves to be sentenced to years behind bars. This dog did not deserve to be killed. This is a sick person. What if a child bother him with noise, then what he gonna shoot them. Bear needs justice for all animals. So please stand up against this poor justice system. Nake it right in the name of Bear. BEAR BEAR for BEAR. 👍👍
So sorry for the needless, callous loss of a wonderful Service Dog. But heads must hang in shame all over the USA. The egregious taking of an innocent animal’s life will not stop; nor will school deaths; nor will doorstep deaths whilst the USA continues to pray to the great god Gun. If that person had not had a gun Bear would still have been alive, as would countless lovely pooches before him.
There’s hardly any point in petitioning for more appropriate punishment unless the person in question loses his right to a gun – and that loss of right is enforced by law-makers; the same should apply to guilty police too. In fact the licensing laws for holding of guns need seriously, seriously reviewing – but it’ll take law-makers not beholden to the gun lobby who’ll achieve this. Good luck USA. Rest In Peace lovely Bear 💔
HOW CRUEL OF THAT MONSTER TO KILL A SERVICE DOG. HE SHOULD BE BROUGHT ALSO TO A BLIND STATE AND NEVER HAVE ANYONE OR A SERVICE DOG TO HELP HIM. THEN HE WOULD MAYBE REALISE WHAT HE DID TO THAT PERSON WHO NNEEDED THIS DOG. NO MERCY.
I agree totally..
The judge in this case is a disgrace to the robe, and should be removed from the bench.
I have filed a complaint with the ethics committee and state bar association.
Stating failure to protect.
Stronger laws are needed. 3 years automatic jail time for first offense.
Courts need to be held accountable as well.
Exactly.
These ‘bewigged’ braying pricks who supposedly uphold the law are just a bloody joke!
This deranged bastard shot the innocent dog FOR WHAT?? Because the fucker felt like it maybe!!
All the Judges have to do is pass sentence to ‘kill the arseholes back’.
But we all know this will never happen as they do not have the balls to do it or maybe not allowed!
So, again is up to the ‘nice people’ to do the job for them! Unauthorised of course!
These animal killers have ‘warped minds’ which need to be ‘de-warped’ with the aid of mind ‘de-warping’ instrument’ of ones choice!
Many suitable ones do come to mind right now.
And believe me, with suitable and careful planning this can be accomplished with a minimum of controlled effort! If you think that you would worry or stress afterwards then do not get involved. It does not mean that you are a coward or suchlike as it is a rather serious commitment to take another human out.
But these are not humans—- just animal murdering bastards surplus to requirements, and the sooner the pricks are terminated, the better for everyone — including themselves!!
J.W.
What this arseh*** needs is a red hot poker shoved up where the sun doesn’t shine – Animal Vigilantes should get it done, they would be honoured among normal people.
100% correct.
This IS going to happen believe me!!!
J.W.
Shame on the justice system for failure to convict a felony animal abusers to the max sentence. He should be living behind bars or I prefer he loses his life like he killed this poor dog.
A ‘slap on the wrist???’ is simply NOT ACCEPTABLE. All animal abuse has to be treated harshly, jail the P.O.S. and hope he gets shot in jail.
Sick of ppl anymore
Euthanize the perpetrator(s) of this heinous crime immediately.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH… Candie
“The evil person should not be breathing!!! I don’t want my(US) hard earn money to pay for that pos to live in a life to watch TV nor reading…” !!! PERIOD…
DO NOT LET THOSE “EVIL BEINGS” LIVE IN COMFORT WHILE POOR INNOCENT PETS ARE BEING TORTURE TO DEATH,,,, MUST STOP NOW!!!!