IDA Adds $2500 to Reward for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Goat Killer

Oakland, Calif.—San Rafael-based animal protection organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing fifteen goats in the Oakland hills Tuesday morning. Added to the existing $3500 bounty for the killer’s capture, this brings the total reward up to $6,000.

According to authorities, the perpetrator(s) used a small-caliber gun to shoot and kill the goats that were part of a herd hired to graze on fire-hazardous underbrush and weeds in the hills.

Would you please consider sharing this information with your audience? It may be the only hope for finding the person responsible for this reprehensible act. Anyone with information on the case should contact the Oakland Animal Services at (510) 535-5640 or Voices for Pets at (925) 685-5388.

IDA president Dr. Elliot M. Katz, a veterinarian cautioned, “Cruelty to animals is a precursor to violence against human,” Katz stated. “When people report animal cruelty, they help the police and the local humane society protect animals and people from intensified violence. The person responsible for these killings is a danger to animals and society.”

Studies by the F.B.I. and U.S. Department of Justice have proven the connection between animal abuse, child abuse and domestic violence. Violent acts toward animals, when left unaddressed, have been linked to intensified violence and neglect and/or expansion to human victims.

For more information about In Defense of Animals, visit www.idausa.org. Statistics are available at: www.guardiancampaign.com/Violencestats.htm.