THOMAS M. DENNIS facing charges after shooting a cat with a BB gun leading to the furvictim being euthanized

- Pennsylvania, USA -

On November 24, 2025, the Lebanon Police Department filed charges against 63-year-old THOMAS M. DENNIS after he shot a neighbor's cat with a BB gun.

The incident happened on the early afternoon of June 26, 2025, in the 1100 block of Meily Street in Lebanon.

Officers responded to the location after receiving a complaint of animal cruelty and on arrival they spoke with a woman who identified herself as the cat’s guardian.

The woman told officers that her sister and her boyfriend were sitting outside in the backyard when they heard what sounded like a pellet gun firing. Right after, they saw a black barrel sticking out of DENNIS’ next-door window and the cat running from the direction of DENNIS’ house. The furvictim was limping and had two BB pellet wounds.

Sadly, the cat had to be euthanized because his/her guardian could not afford the surgeries needed to treat the injuries sustained.

DENNIS told officers he had a BB gun but denied shooting the cat. In the following days, during an altercation with the cat’s guardian, DENNIS admitted to shooting her cat.

According to the affidavit, DENNIS told the woman: “I told you to keep the damn cats out of my yard,” and threatened her to shoot her too by saying: “You are next!”.

Police said DENNIS’ BB gun matched the description of the gun that the witness saw poking out of DENNIS’ window at the time of the shooting.

DENNIS was charged with one felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals and one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty.

Court records show that DENNIS’ preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 18, 2025, in Lebanon County Magisterial District Court at 8:00 a.m. before Judge Kim R. Wolfe.

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ROBERT L. HAMMAKER arrested after a dog who was shot dead was found on a Preble County property along with several other animals kept in filth and without food or water

- Ohio, USA -

The Preble County Sheriff's Office arrested 71-year-old ROBERT L. HAMMAKER (pictured).

On November 20, 2025, deputies executed a search warrant at a property in the 2400 block of East Winnerline Road as part of an investigation.

The search led to the discovery of multiple animals living in filthy conditions. The sheriff’s office said the poor animals were lacking food, water, and adequate shelter.

Sadly, deputies also found a deceased dog. A necropsy performed on the furvictim revealed the dog had been shot twice. Court records stated HAMMAKER admitted to killing the dog.

The Preble County Sheriff’s Office said deputies removed eleven calves, three chickens, four cows, a dog, five ducks, ten horses, a pig, four pigeons, four rabbits, four sheep, and four turkeys from the property.

HAMMAKER, the owner of the property, was placed under arrest and charged with one felony count of cruelty to companion animals and fifteen misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals. HAMMAKER was later released after posting bond.

All the animals were checked by a veterinarian and are being cared for by volunteers.

The sheriff’s office said the case remains under investigation.

Authorities did not disclose the name of the deceased dog, so I took the liberty of naming him/her Aspen for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

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JAMES MARINAKIS arrested after Palm Beach County authorities discovered several malnourished and injured horses living in filthy stalls

- Florida, USA -

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested 75-year-old JAMES MARINAKIS (pictured), a Boca Raton male with a years-long history of animal abuse accusations.

On October 28, 2025, Palm Beach County Division of Animal Care and Control received an anonymous complaint from someone who saw underweight horses on MARINAKIS’ property in the 12200 block of 200^th Street South in Boca Raton.

According to the civil petition, the following day, deputies executed a search warrant at the property and found pastures without adequate shelter, little grass for grazing and an “excessive amounts of feces.” Stalls were found in “deplorable, unsanitary conditions.”

The petition further stated that many of the horses on the property were thin and unable to move normally. Additionally, the horses suffered from a bacterial skin infection known as rain rot, also called rain scald or dermatophilosis.

The ten horses found on the property ranged from 4 years old to more than 20 years old. According to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, eight of them were in poor condition and several of them were “severely malnourished or injured.”

Animal Care and Control secured eight of the horses and took them for emergency veterinary care.

Equine veterinarians that examined the eight horses confirmed they suffered from poor body condition, dehydration, malnutrition, dental disease, overgrown hooves, rain rot, and untreated wounds. One of the horses, a 4-year-old white and brown leopard Appaloosa stallion, required surgery due to “a large mass on his leg that was infested with maggots.”

The sheriff’s office said that these results were “consistent with long-term neglect.”

The status of the two horses who were not removed from the property is not known at this time.

MARINAKIS was arrested on November 21, 2025, and charged with five counts of unlawful abandonment or confinement of an animal and three counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

MARINAKIS was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and released the following morning after posting a $6,000 bond.

A judge scheduled a hearing for December 5, 2025, to determine what will happen with the horses, to reimburse the county for the costs of caring for them and to possibly prohibit MARINAKIS from “owning” any animals in the future.

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