Ghastly Animal Cruelty Story

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-26651625

This has made me so mad ! We used to have a Boxer dog when I was a boy and she was treated as one of the family. I would gladly strangle stupid woman with my bare hands !

[emmie]

i heard this on the radio news little while ago, horrible story..

[Psybbo]

Horrible, makes me feel sick

[sandyRoe]

I agree, it is a terrible story. The only thing that can be said in mitigation is that she's said to have mental health problems.

[mikey4444]

That old excuse !

[ummmm]

Well she's either cruel or insane.

[wolf63]

I made the mistake of looking at the pictures. She deserves to rot in prison.

[LazyGun]

"Defence solicitor Joanna Lyons said her client was "mortified on every level for all the suffering she caused Roxy""

The bits offered of her interview show very little evidence of mortification to me. Seems to me she knew very well what she was doing, and as someone with some education ought to know that death by starvation is a horrible way to die.

[DrFilth]

some people treat their pets as part of the family others don't seem to care

very sad

[B00]

Saw this earlier and it's horrific.

I don't get how you can have a pet for 5 years (i assume she's had her all her life) and look after it, then suddenly starve it to death.

How that poor dog must have suffered- heartbreaking :-(

[pixie373]

That is horrendous. That poor dog. We ended up with a standard poodle that had been chained in a garage with no food or water. She was still really affectionate and trusting.

[Prudie]

I can't bear to open the link although I saw the headline. How come no-one noticed this dog's deterioration or did she keep it hidden away?

[berniecuddles]

lock her up in a cell for a month no food or water bitch..!!

[horseshoes]

Oh God! I wish I hadn't looked. I can't believe that anyone could do that. Poor, poor dog.

[wolf63]

The other week someone microwaved a little. Where do these people come from? Do scum like this get off on being cruel to defenceless animals and children?

My boy cat is howling like mad tonight and nothing seems to console him (shut him up). I feel bad for ignoring him. How can these people make an animal suffer intentionally??

[anneasquith]

I cant read that :(

[Baldric]

I'm simply lost for words, how could anyone do that, I would starve before my dogs did, they're my responsibility, unbelievable!!!!!!!