Animal Abuse Rescue

(This article was found at http://blog.aspca.org/content/aspca-makes-arrest-case-starving-puppies-abandoned-apartment This is not my article! I do not take any credit for it!! This is also just my summary of it, it is not the entire article. For the whole article, more information and pictures, visit the website.)

Monday, January 14, 2013 - 12:00pm

After Jerome Smith was evicted from his home, he chose to leave behind his two six-month-old puppies. The New York City Animal Care & Control found the two Terrior mix puppies- Jack and Jill- in Smith's former home in September. They were all alone and in horrid condition. The officers called the ASPCA agents who took them to Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital right away. The vets found that the two puppies were dehydrated, malnourished, and extremely underweight. Jack weighed 12.7 lbs and Jill weighed 8.5 lbs. Once they were given a proper diet and better care, Jack now weighs 36.5 lbs and Jill weighs 30.3 lbs. Smith was arrested in December and was charged with two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. If convicted, he'll do up to 2 years in jail and have to pay a $2,000 fine. On January 13, Jill was adopted! Jack is waiting patiently for a forever home in the ASPCA Adoption Center in Manhattan.

Update: Jack has been adopted!

How could you abondon your SIX- month- old puppies?! They're not even a year old yet! I don't care how urgently you need to leave your home! If you wouldn't leave your kids behind to fend for themselves and starve to death, why would you do it to your pets?! Pets are supposed to be exactly like family! They're supposed to be just like your children, whether you have any or not! I'm sorry, but it just makes me so angry when people don't THINK before they do something! It's absolutely ridiculous and I don't see how it's possible to go on with each day knowing that they're gone and that you have no idea what could have happened to them! GOSH... It just makes me so mad!