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Tell Judge Woman Who Sawed Dog’s Legs Off Should Be in Jail

Tell Judge Woman Who Sawed Dog’s Legs Off Should Be in Jail

This alert is no longer active, but here for reference. Animals still need your help.

Thousands of you were outraged and joined us in calling for justice when we shared the heartbreaking story of Buddy, a little dog whose back legs were sawed off. While Buddy's abusers won’t be serving jail time, we're asking the judge who presided over this case to follow up on the other penalties he handed down to ensure that they are enforced, and we are also asking that he reconsider sentencing in favor of stronger penalties in cases like this in the future.

In September 2019, Buddy was found abandoned in Louisiana in terrible condition by a kind stranger, who discovered him in the pouring rain. His back legs had been brutally amputated, and he had been left to suffer and die.

An ensuing investigation into this horrific crime by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of Buddy’s abusive guardians, Lynette Victor, her teenage daughter and her daughter’s friend.

They claimed Buddy had been shot, which caused paralysis in his back legs. The mother and daughter claimed that they bandaged his legs to protect them from getting sores when he dragged them, but they did it too tightly and his legs “fell off.”

A veterinarian later contradicted that story, after finding his legs had been “maliciously removed,” possibly with a hacksaw.   

In December, our Justice for Animals Campaign Director Doll Stanley presented our letter in support of the prosecution of those involved in this heinous crime to District Attorney Warren Montgomery, which more than 12,000 of you signed.

 

Unfortunately, despite our calls for maximum sentencing, Victor won’t be serving jail time.

On June 30, Victor pleaded guilty and while Judge Raymond Childress sentenced her to seven years in jail, he suspended the sentence. Victor will only have to pay a $5,000 fine and restitution for Buddy’s veterinary expenses and will serve three years of probation. Luckily, she will also have to undergo a psychological evaluation and is prohibited from having any animals in the future.

Now, we’re calling on Judge Childress to ensure that Victor cooperates and pays restitution, and ask that he reconsider sentencing in cases like this, where abusers need to be held accountable for the unthinkable suffering they cause their innocent victims.

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