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Target: Lee Kindlon, Albany County, New York District Attorney
Goal: Ensure strict punishment for those allegedly responsible for the cruel death of a dog and the neglect of another.
A horrifying incident has emerged from Albany, New York, involving the alleged tragic treatment of two dogs by their co-owners, Latisha Ellis and Christopher Maxwell. Reports indicate that on February 24, 2025, authorities discovered a deceased one-year-old female pit bull inside a crate, horrifically set ablaze after being left without food or water for days. This shocking display of apparent cruelty demands immediate action to hold the responsible parties accountable and to deter such inhumane treatment of animals.
What transpired is not only shocking but seems to indicate a blatant disregard for the lives of vulnerable beings. Allegedly, Maxwell confined the dog to a crate at his home, neglecting its most basic needs. The situation escalated when he reportedly transported the deceased animal to a nearby parking lot, dousing it in lighter fluid before igniting it. Furthermore, during the arrest of Latisha Ellis, a 3-year-old male dog was found at her residence, reportedly living in unsanitary conditions, confined in a crate with insufficient food and water. This raises serious concerns about the welfare of animals under their care and the potential for further abuses.
The alleged acts of cruelty and neglect not only inflict unimaginable suffering on innocent animals but also reflect a troubling attitude towards responsible pet ownership and animal welfare in our communities. This petition demands that the Albany County District Attorney rigorously prosecutes Ellis and Maxwell, ensuring they face the full extent of the law for their alleged actions, including appropriate sentencing that sends a strong message against animal cruelty in our society.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear District Attorney Lee Kindlon,
A terrifying event of alleged animal cruelty has emerged in Albany involving Latisha Ellis and Christopher Maxwell that must be addressed with the utmost seriousness. Reports indicate that on February 24, 2025, authorities discovered a deceased one-year-old female pit bull in a crate, tragically set on fire after being left without food or water for days. This disturbing account of apparent neglect and cruelty must not go unpunished, as it highlights a severe violation of the humane treatment of animals.
In addition to the reported horrifying circumstances surrounding the death of the Pit bull, the neglect was compounded by the discovery of a 3-year-old male dog at Ellis’s residence, allegedly living in a crate under unsanitary conditions with inadequate food and water. These apparent acts of neglect and cruelty warrant strong action to protect not only the animals involved but to affirm the standards of animal welfare in our community.
We urge you to ensure that both Ellis and Maxwell are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for their alleged crimes, including charges of aggravated cruelty and torture of animals. These patterns of abuse must be met with strict legal repercussions to prevent further cruelty and to protect vulnerable animals in our community.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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What is it that goes on in their brain to allow humans to commit such a heinous crime to any creature???
May the pup run free & joyous in the grace of God…
These are NOT humans. They’re evil monsters. Give the exact same treatment!!!!
I agree..
Usual suspects!!
“Latisha Ellis” Name says it all, really
Exactly. Ghetto vermin filth.
lock these sick garbage people up
This jerk pleaded not guilty (you can follow the story by googling) – seriously there is video evidence. Lock both of these scum up and allow the inmates why they are locked up. Not all criminals are animal abusers. Only way justice for this poor little dog can be served.
Put scum in prison for life!! Also, SAVE money and just shoot them until they are dead! I have no problem ending the lives of animal abusers!!
The punishment should fit the crime for Voiceless and Choiceless abusers!
When is this f..King shit going to stop?? Probably not till laws get stronger & DA & judge’s do a better job! Do u all understand the torture & abuse u all put animals through?? Put theses idiots away!! God forbid they would have children!!!
AN EYE FOR AN EYE!!!!!
This man and woman should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and NEVER allowed near an animal ever again!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IN THE NAME OF SAM HILL IS THE MATTER WITH SOME PEOPLE????????!!!!!!!!!!!
This is absolutely horrific. This poor dog how it must have suffered. It’s time to get really serious about cruelty to animals with much stiffer penalties. The two of them need to be punished to the full extent of the law. What kind of people would think of doing this to a defenceless animal. They need locking up.
It’s heartbreaking, shocking, it’s time to change the law, this kind of behaviour is alarming and a danger for society. They wont keep their cruelty to animals if not stopped now.
These fucking assholes in New York will not care enough to punish these bastards enough. The ONLY punishment is lock both the these fucking humans in a crate and set it on fire. First starve them then do that. They obviously sound like fat ass bastards with those names. No other punishment will do EXCEPT torture and death for both of them. Now, let’s see what these far-left radical democrat DAs will do to these people, cause they don’t give a fucking damn about anyone but themselves.
Sweet little boy/girl pit bull may the Lord hold you now. I am so sorry little one….Please get the other little dog to a happy forever home…its time he sees that some people are compassionate.
Latisha Ellis and Christopher Maxwell must also be doused in higher fluid and set on fire. THAT IS THE ONLY PUNISHMENT THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT IS WHAT THEY DESERVE!!!
David Soares, Albany County, New York District Attorney If these two are set free without the correct punishment then you are inviting more tragedies to innocent animals!!!! Is this what you want and what you think to be JUSTICE!!! You cannot sweep under the carpet the horror this innocent puppy endured! NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE SUCH HORROR!
How were these two brought up? Obviously not with any respect for life. I think that too many people were raised the same way. With all the evidence of sentience in animals, why are some people still treating other creatures as expendable? You can’t even call these people barbarians, because most barbarians killed for food not “sport”. Which brings me to the other form of animal abuse – Trophy Hunting! Why kill something for a body part to decorate with? That animal was much more beautiful alive. I see trophy and sport hunting as “ Big Brave Human Kills Animal from Far Away With High-Powered Rifle.” Where’s the sport?!
But to get back to the issue at hand, stop these dog killers and let them see how it is to starve, lack water and burn alive! Maybe that will send a powerful message to other abusers.
Exactly!!
J.W
Me, them, a taser, some rope, a tree and a Karma bat, and justice will be done! Until courts start sentencing them to be shot in the head and left for buzzard food, this evilness will continue. Instead, our slack-ass prosecutors and judges will give them a fine and probation and nothing near justice will be done.
AN EYE FOR AN EYE!!!
These people should get the same treatment. Starve them, in a crate, then set alight. Eye for an eye.
Stop these thugs from having human rights- they’re monsters
Send the M fuckers to me and they’ll beg for the fire of hell after what I put them through! If they don’t, I’m not my dads daughter!!!
Death Penalty period!!!!!
Find the pieces of garbage that did this and euthanize them immediately.
I say creatures like this,those who drown their dogs in airport bathrooms, those who shoot dogs in the neck with arrows & bullets, or any of the heinous ways they find to maim & torture dogs, should all be sent to a remote island and left there to fend for themselves with nothing but the clothes on their back. They can do to each other what they did to these poor souls and die knowing that God has a much worse judgement for them in eternity.
THESE 2 CRUEL & ABUSIVE ASSHOLES SHPULD BE LOCKED A CAGE AND NOT GIVE ANY FOOD AND WATER FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND DOUSE THEM IN LIGHTER FLUID, STRIKE A MATCH FOR EACH ANDVTHRPW THE LIGHTED MATCH ON BOTH OF THESE 2 CRIEL ABUSIVE ASSHOLES AS THEY DID TO AN INNOCENT DEFENSELESS FEMALE PIT BULL PUPPY!!! PROSPN CELLS ARE ABSOLUTELY TOO GOOD FPR THESE 2 CRUEL AND ABUSIVE ASSHOLES SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO OWN, ADOPT, AND BE SROUMD ANY.MORE FOGS, PUPPIES, AND ALL OTHER ANIMALS FOR THAT FACT!!!!!