Omg Ziggy Shot, Now A Yorkie, shooting of random pets in neighbourhood Options

[Zita'sMom]

I just went to put a new poster up to "Ziggy's shooter" on the local mailboxes - there are two main mailboxes in our area, three if you go a bit further, and there is another sign. "A Psycho shot our Yorkie".

Apparently the dog was shot in the flank and bled heavily. This is not next door, but in the same rural area. Whoever shot Ziggy is out to kill more pets.

Zita went missing in October and many other signs for missing cats have appeared on mailboxes. I will go to talk to the people with the Yorkie tomorrow and to the constable in charge as well as to the newspapers and television station. I will be posting more flyers.

I can't even express in words how angry, drained, shocked and devastated I am. We live in a very, very dangerous area for our pets and I don't know what to do. My pets are my life!

The extension of our "dream house" on a beautiful acreage has drained us in health, finances and many personal costs/sacrifices, but losing the cats is the absolute worst. Knowing the shooter is out looking for more prey is... oh my God, I am just sick.

We have 5 dogs all rescues, now just one cat (3 dead all under 5 years old since 2006). Our old border collie sometimes gets onto the road. This person / people is sick, sick, sick. I just don't know what to do. Moving is not yet an option because the reno's aren't even complete. This is a total nightmare!

I live in a war zone. Even if we leave, someone is out there shooting innocent pets and other creatures for the pure entertainment of watching an animal fight for it's life... This is not accidental, there is no way a Yorkie looks like a squirrel or a rodent (and shooting them is sick enough as it is).

sick, sick, sick.

My heart hurts. What can I do? This has to stop.

Jan.

[moon_beam]

HI, Jan, please believe me when I say I do empathize with what you are going through with your furkids as well as the neighborhood furkds. I grew up in a very dangerous neighborhood - - my biological father thought we didn't deserve anything better. He was abusive of us as well as any furkids we tried to have in the household. So were the neighborhood children with whom I went to school with - - so I was not only abused at home but at school as well with no teacher intervention. This was close to 60 years ago when bullying was overlooked as "children being children." You need to know what your local laws are regarding animal abuse - will the perpetrator(s) be proseceuted and what will be the charges - - will they be misdemeanor or felony? You also need to engage the assistance of the local humane society. And with police assistance attempt to get a list of households who have registered or unregistered guns and other hunting weapons and have forensic evidence acquired from the animals - - companion and wild life - - who are being murdered. Of course this all depends on how serious your local police take these types of crimes, but indeed there is a sociopath loose in your neighborhood. And of course there is the benefit of group pressure on the local police for them to take this situation seriously because the next step for these perpetrators is a mass murder event if they are not caught and stopped. I never let my kitty kids roam - - when they are outside they are on tethers that allow them to access the places they enjoy in their fenced yard. I am so sorry that you are having to live this nightmare, Jan. Please keep us posted as to what happens. And please be sure to take care of yourself, your furkids, and your family from these sociopaths.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Zita'sMom]

Hi there

There don't seem to be huge consequences for the killing of pets here. 6 months in prison or a $2,000 fine. And we have no evidence yet at all to point to anyone.

I hope the local police will take more interest. I have left a call in to the constable who dealt with the Yorkie incident.

I am putting a community poster together to get people to email me and brainstorm what to do.

I hope together we can do something. The other thought is that as soon as possible perhaps I can put the house up for sale. This isn't necessarily easy because we aren't even finished the extension that we were building. I think it would sell at a loss. It is such a frustrating and infuriating situation.

I do appreciate your ideas and input.

thank you

Jan.

HI, Jan, please believe me when I say I do empathize with what you are going through with your furkids as well as the neighborhood furkds. I grew up in a very dangerous neighborhood - - my biological father thought we didn't deserve anything better. He was abusive of us as well as any furkids we tried to have in the household. So were the neighborhood children with whom I went to school with - - so I was not only abused at home but at school as well with no teacher intervention. This was close to 60 years ago when bullying was overlooked as "children being children." You need to know what your local laws are regarding animal abuse - will the perpetrator(s) be proseceuted and what will be the charges - - will they be misdemeanor or felony? You also need to engage the assistance of the local humane society. And with police assistance attempt to get a list of households who have registered or unregistered guns and other hunting weapons and have forensic evidence acquired from the animals - - companion and wild life - - who are being murdered. Of course this all depends on how serious your local police take these types of crimes, but indeed there is a sociopath loose in your neighborhood. And of course there is the benefit of group pressure on the local police for them to take this situation seriously because the next step for these perpetrators is a mass murder event if they are not caught and stopped. I never let my kitty kids roam - - when they are outside they are on tethers that allow them to access the places they enjoy in their fenced yard. I am so sorry that you are having to live this nightmare, Jan. Please keep us posted as to what happens. And please be sure to take care of yourself, your furkids, and your family from these sociopaths.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam