Birmingham, AL – Back in 2009, the board of directors of The Emergency Animal Rescue Service (TEARS) began noticing some irregularities with the rescue’s finances–including almost $70,000 in ATM withdrawals and a $20,000 check made out to “Cash.” When asked about the missing funds, TEARS founder and executive director Terra Cotromano claimed the monies went toward payroll. In November, the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations notified the board that audit notices were being ignored and a summer meeting had been missed. Further, apparently there were concerns about the condition of the animals at the TEARS compound, and at the end of 2009, the board removed Cotromano and asked her to vacate the trailer on the TEARS property in which she was residing. When investigators visited TEARS at the end of 2009 and beginning of this year, they found 200 animals living in what were described to be unsanitary, muddy, cold, and overcrowded conditions. Of particular concern were the 50+ cats–many suffering from upper respiratory infections–found in a trailer with no electricity, no running water, and no ventilation that was being heated by only three small portable heaters. Thursday, the 61-year-old Cotromano was arrested and charged with 20 counts of cruelty to animals.

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Syracuse, NY – One thing I hate more than idiots, it’s idiots who abuse animals for kicks. Thanks God some of these are so fucking stupid that they videotape it. The world was alerted to two morons the other day after Erik Estrada, 18, of 1125 Westcott St., and a 16-year-old friend, posted a video on Youtube of them abusing a cat. We have the video after the jump, but in case you do not want to watch it (no worries, the cat is fine), it details a cat named Jasminejasmine with it’s feet bound being harassed by a retard with a hair dryer. The clip ends with Estrada shaving some hair off the terrified cat’s leg and head before he gives the camera a double-thumbs up while sporting a stupid fucking grin on his stupid fucking face. These two seem so pleased with what they are doing, I expected the video to end with both of them kicking the cat out of the way as they embrace and begin jacking each other off. Oh, nice shot of the bong on the table genius. Anyway, because of this video, Estrada has been charged with cruelty to animals and permitting the act of cruelty. [Read more...]

St. Albans, WV – TicketsTickets reviews to Hank Jr. concert – $300; penalty for killing neighbor’s dog – 4 weekends in jail, 50 hours at the animal shelter, and $1000 to the dog owner; Not missing Bocephus just because of a little old jail sentence – PricelessPriceless reviews!! Back in OctoberOctober reviews, Charles Wiant thought it would be cool to shoot his neighbor’s German Shepherd puppy with a crossbow.  Not so cool for the puppy, who stumbled a few yards and fell over dead.  Wiant, 17 at the time, was charged with animal cruelty and was sentenced to 50 hours at an animal shelter and four WHOLE weekends in jail, along with a year’s unsupervised probation!!  Oh, and he has to pay the owner $1,000 for the puppy.  For this “plea agreement”, a more serious felony was avoided since this upstanding young man has plans to join the military and we wouldn’t want to mess that up all because of a stupid little dog! [Read more...]

QueensQueens reviews, NY- The continuous abuse for an 11-month old English Bulldog named Spike finally came to an end on February 24. ASPCA investigators were called to a home after witnesses reported hearing a dog crying. A witness armed with a cell phone recorded Maria Aguilar, 36, throwing the small pooch to the ground and then striking him several times with a snow shovel. At first, Aguilar denied beating her dog, but permitted ASPCA officials to take him to the hospital. Officials discovered that this was not the first time the dog had suffered abuse. The ASPCA learned Aguilar’s husband had taken the dog to a veterinarian dozens of times over the past seven months where it was discovered the dog was suffering from a fractured hip, broken leg, three broken teeth, injuries to his ears and is also virtually blind in his right eye. [Read more...]

Madison Township, OH – We get a lot of animal cruelty stories here at the Dreamin’ Demon, but this is a first. Two teen boys are accused of beating a baby alpaca to death. Why? Apparently for shits and giggles. According to authorities, it has been a long standing joke between the teens to beat or “mess with” an alpaca – that act of cruel and utter depravity was carried out on February 5th. On that day, Masterpiece, just 3-months-old, up and disappeared. Her owner didn’t immediately notify police because she believed the animal may have wandered off, but after discovering a trail of blood along a fence line, it was obvious something else was up. It is alleged that Stacie Mullins drove the teens out to the farm. Once there, the boys jumped out of the truck and proceeded to beat the living hell out of Masterpiece with a wooden board. When they realized the animal was still alive after the initial beating, they tossed her in the back of Stacie’s truck and sped off to Stacie’s home where they continued to beat the animal until it was dead. They then abandoned the body in an empty barn. At some point, the teens allegedly snapped a photo of themselves beating the defenseless critter, but it wasn’t until someone bragged about the incident that the law got involved. [Read more...]

Hawthorne, CA - Last Wednesday afternoon, Danielle Graham’s boyfriend, Hakeem Funtua, asked her if she would keep an eye on his pit bull puppy, Gucci, while he attended to some family matters. For some reason, that request totally pissed her off. After arguing with the boyfriend for a bit, Danielle grabbed the pup by her collar, said “Fuck this dog,” dragged her into the street and tossed her into oncoming traffic. Gucci, 3-months-old, landed on a passing car and rolled underneath before being ran over. She didn’t survive Danielle’s bitch fit. And wouldn’t you know it, a couple of Hawthorne police officers witnessed the entire event. When the officers attempted to arrest Danielle, the nutty bitch put up a fight. While she was struggling with officers, Hakeem decided to jump into the brawl to rescue his damsel in distress. After a dose or three of pepper spray and the arrival of back-up officers, both Danielle and Hakeem were cuffed and hauled off. On Friday, Danielle, 21, pleaded not guilty to charges of animal cruelty and battery with injury on a peace office. She remains jailed on $50,000 bail. Hakeem, 23, was charged with resisting arrest and released on $10,000 bail.

Missoula, MT and Lake Butler, FL – Thursday afternoon, police arrived at the apartment of 63-year-old Gary Lee Bassett to serve a felony arrest warrant on the man, but even after speaking with an officer by phone, Bassett wouldn’t come to the door. So the officer entered the apartment, upon which he heard a gunshot, so he immediately left the residence and called for backup. One SWAT team, one armored vehicle, one sealed-off neighborhood, one secured scene, and one hour later, police discovered one corpse. Ironically, the day before, a check-welfare call led police in Lake Butler, Florida, to discover the badly decomposed bodies of Jeannette Lyn Brown, 53, and Tina Marie Vetterlein, 39–each dead by a single gunshot wound to the head from separate firearms. “What so ironic about that?” you say. “People shoot themselves every day.” Well, all three were facing some serious-ass animal cruelty charges. [Read more...]

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia reviews, PA – Tonight, there’s a puppy in the doggie hospital, John Fleet III is facing charges, and Fleet’s two young children are probably in need of some serious counseling thanks to their forced involvement in Dad’s unorthodox dog training regime, the ingredients of which are “puppy” + “rubbing alcohol” + “fire.” Even critics of Cesar Millan would say that if Millan were dead, he would be rolling over in his grave at this story. Everyone knows that the process of turning the nuclear-explosion-level energetic shit-producing machine that is puppy into a well-mannered and well-trained member of the household is a pain in the ass. There’s all that doggie doo, piss, and barf to clean up, and when God made puppies, She provided them with the horrendous combination of needles for teeth and a complete lack of bite inhibition. Further, the only way you can survive puppyhood without having some cherished belonging destroyed is if you’re dealing with a dead puppy. This week, 33-year-old Fleet almost had one of those. [Read more...]

Chino Valley, AZ – Have you ever been so liquored up and desperate for a piece of tail that the neighbor’s dog started to look attractive? What with her furry little booty and her come hither looks? No? Didn’t think so. I guess Gary Riley can’t say the same – he’s been indicted on charges of bestiality for the alleged rape of his neighbor’s 6-month-old border collie, Daisy. Levi Federwisch told officers that he arrived home from work on January 7th and discovered that his dog was missing. While searching for the pup, Levi came upon a gruesome and disturbing scene – poor Daisy was being violated by Gary. After a bit of a struggle, Levi was able to rescue the dog from the big dumb human. Gary, who was later found hiding under his bed, told officers that he had found the dog on his property and was on his way to return it when a man (Levi) started yelling and hit him for no good reason. When Levi said something about calling the cops, Gary freaked. (Seems he’s just been released from prison and is on parole). So he ran home, showered up, and hid under the bed. [Read more...]

Oakland Park, FL - Danielle Vecchio recently lost her home and because she wasn’t allowed pets in her new home, she turned to her friend, William Jones Jr., and asked him to care for her 2-year-old Retriever mix, Zoe. She dropped off the pooch and some cash for her care, with a promise to visit when she could. On January 13th, William paid a visit to Danielle. He brought with him a dead Zoe, wrapped in a sheet. He recommended that Danielle “pour lye on the body to make it decay faster.” Danielle tearfully headed over to her boyfriend’s home to bury Zoe in his backyard. Afterward, she got a call from William’s roommate, Charles Haire – and dammit if he didn’t have a weird-ass tale to tell about the dog’s demise. Charles stated that on January 11th, Zoe injured herself after slipping through a hole in William’s fence and escaping into the neighbor’s yard – she ended up with a 4-inch gash in her chest after getting snagged on a nail. Charles pointed out the injury to William, who, not wanting to shell out the bucks for a visit to the vet, filled the gash with Super Glue and called it good. That was really just the beginning of Zoe’s end. [Read more...]

MERIWETHER COUNTY, GeorgiaGeorgia reviews - My parents were never hard on me about my bad grades because I never brought any home. I learned very early on that a regular eraser and a dull no. 2 pencil could change an ‘F” on a report card to a “B” really easy, and with some talent, you could do the same with a ‘D” as well. But had I brought home bad grades, I am pretty sure neither of them would have forced me to do what 38-year-old Lynn Geter made her 12-year-old son do. Police say that the woman made her son use a hammer to kill his pet hamster as punishment. He told his teacher about it the next ay and the teacher promptly called DCFS who in turn called the police. She is charged with battery, cruelty to children and cruelty to animals. Investigators said Geter also violated probation and remains in jail.

OrlandoOrlando reviews, Florida – Police where called by a neighbor who reported Alphonzo Harris, 10 and Gregory McDonaldgregory mcdonald reviews, 12, had dumped a dead dog on his lawn. When police arrived on the scene, they witnessed Harris punching a puppy in the face and would not stop until a deputy intervened. One dog was buried in a shallow grave and two other dogs were tied up in their own waste, both with numerous wounds and one was even spray-painted. When an animal services officer began digging in the back yard and asked why they did this, one of the boys answered, “We see dog fighting on YouTubeYouTube, so we just do it.” Both boys were charged with felony fighting and baiting animals and cruelty to animals. Harris’ mother has been cited as well. [Read more...]

ManhattanManhattan reviews – For the second time this week, there is video of a dog owner beating their pet inside the elevators of Grant Houses in Morningside Heights. We showed the video that captured Chris Grant kicking the literal dog shit out of his girlfriend’s dog. Now you can watch as 31-year-old Tiara Davis beats her 4-year-old Pomeranian, named Sparky, into unconsciousness after the dog went to the bathroom in the elevator on SundaySunday reviews. She was arrested on Monday and like Grant, she was charged with torturing and injuring an animal. The dog is recovering in an animal hospital while Davis, a vocational counselor for ex-offenders, states she didn’t mean to hurt the dog. “I became a little frustrated. It was never my intention to hurt him.” Continue on if you want to see a 5-feet-5 200 pound woman swinging and kicking a small dog on a leash until it blacks out. [Read more...]

Chelsea, MA – As many of you know, we have quite the collection of “animal lovers” gracing our kick-ass website. Male and female. Oral and otherwise. We have stories of dog lovers and horse lovers aplenty. Oh, and let’s not forget Bryan James Hathaway, the opportunist who took advantage of a dead deer laying in a ditch. But, I gotta say, never, not in a bajillion years, did I think I would be writing a story about some fucktard facing prison time because he loved a bunny. Last Friday, Abel Aguirre, 38, was convicted on charges of animal cruelty for porkin’ his roommate’s rabbit. On June 1st of ‘08, Abel’s roommate came home to a very disturbing scene – in the bathroom, she found blood and clumps of rabbit fur. A bloody claw that used to be attached to her pet rabbit was among the icky mess on the bathroom floor and the bunny itself was injured and bleeding. Upon further investigation, the woman discovered a used condom, covered in rabbit fur, in Abel’s bedroom. One thing led to another and Abel is now looking at two years in prison and a $2,500 fine at sentencing. The rabbit later died, but not from injuries related to the rape. [Read more...]