Group Joins Pennsylvania SPCA in Effort to Bring Animal Abuser to Justice
For Immediate Release:
July 3, 2012
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
East Germantown, Pa. -- A young pit bull mix was found suffering on the 700 block of Gray Street on June 22 after having been doused with gasoline or another accelerant and set on fire. The dog, Chloe, was burned over her body, including her face, belly, and legs, and died from her extensive injuries. Police have yet to make any arrests in connection with the fatal torture of Chloe. That's why PETA is adding up to $1,000 to the $1,000 reward from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Pennsylvania for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this violent crime.
Would you please consider sharing this information with your audience? It might be the only way to apprehend those responsible for this heinous act.
"Animal abusers are cowards," says PETA Director Martin Mersereau. "They take their issues out on the most defenseless beings available to them. Area residents have good reason to be concerned. According to law-enforcement agencies and leading mental-health professionals, perpetrators of violent acts against animals are often repeat offenders who pose a serious threat to all animals—including humans."
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Pennsylvania SPCA at 866-601-SPCA.
For more information, please visit PETA.org. To view PETA's anti-violence public service announcement featuring Inglourious Basterds star and Hostel director Eli Roth, please visit http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=eli_roth_violence_link_psa_peta.