JOHN THOMAS KAISER arrested for hurting two dogs, injuring his wife, and police officers

- Indiana, USA -

On the night of Sunday, September 24, 2023, officers with the Evansville Police Department responded to a domestic violence call at a property on Taylor Avenue.

According to the police report obtained by Voice For Us, a woman had called stating “he has been hitting her” then disconnected. Central dispatch reported that number had called in twice and disconnected. The woman was able at one point to report that the male “had been drinking and hurting the dogs as well.”

Upon arrival, officers made contact with the woman outside the residence. She told officers that her husband, 48-years-old JOHN THOMAS KAISER (pictured), had come back home intoxicated from a friend's house and while they were in the living room watching TV, he became angry over a show and began a verbal argument. As Mrs. Kaiser started packing some stuff so she could leave, he started hitting and kicking one of the two dogs, a male Chow Chow named Harry. Despite the horrifying situation Mrs. Kaiser was facing, her priority was the well-being of those Voiceless Victims. As she attempted to get the dogs out of the home, KAISER "shoved her in the kitchen and began hitting her with a closed fist on her face", stated the report.

While Mrs. Kaiser was being beaten, she was able to get the dogs out of the home and put them in her van. Unfortunately, during the altercation, she dropped the keys and KAISER refused to give them to her.

According to the report, Mrs. Kaiser sustained several injuries. "Officers did not observe visible injuries to the dogs; however, they are very long haired canines and it would have been difficult to observe injury", stated the report. Furthermore, both furbabies were "visibly upset" and could not be evaluated by officers on the scene.

The report does not mention whether the dogs were later examined by a veterinarian and the Evansville Police Department does not have this information.

Before officers struggled to handcuff KAISER, he threw a metal dog food/water bowl at the officers. He was extremely uncooperative. Officers also sustained injuries as a result of KAISER's aggressive behavior.

KAISER is charged with animal cruelty, domestic battery and two counts of resisting law enforcement.

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SABRINA MARIA HALE and COLTON RILEY HALE arrested-Dead and emaciated horses found in Coryell County

- Texas, USA -

On the evening of Thursday, August 3, 2023, the Coryell County Sheriff's Office received a call from the owner of a property near Topsey who reported that three horses had died. The woman explained that there were other horses on the property who were alive but she hadn’t seen their guardians since May 2, 2023.

According to a press release by the Coryell County Sheriff's Office, the woman also said that she could not afford to feed the horses and “she did not want any additional deaths.”

According to the woman, her attempts to contact the horses’ guardian were unsuccessful.

The following morning, the CCSO Livestock Deputy responded to the property, met with the owner, and investigated the report.

According to the sheriff’s office, the deputy found eleven (11) live horses who were “in bad shape with bones seen protruding from their heads, ribs, and hips.”

The deputy did not see any hay for the poor horses. The sheriff’s office said the deputy saw several round bale feeders that were empty, as well as “three troughs filled with water and no grass anywhere on the property.”

Walking through the property, the deputy first came across a large brown horse carcass on the north side of the house, and then, as advised by the property owner, two other horse carcasses were located in the northwest pasture.

Given the horses’ living and health conditions, the unsuccessful attempts to contact their guardians, and the property owner’s inability to properly care for the horses, the Voiceless Victims were released to the sheriff’s office and they were removed the following day, August 5, 2023.

Meanwhile, the CCSO Livestock Deputy tried to contact the horses’ guardians with no success.

The rescued horses were examined by a veterinarian on August 8, 2023. According to the sheriff’s office, the vet found the animals to be “very thin, exhibiting signs of malnourishment.”

The vet further reported that he would consider two of the horses to be emaciated and scored each of them a 1/9.

Based on the deputy’s observations and the veterinarian’s assessment, which established probable cause, the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office issued fourteen (14) arrest warrants for 34-years-old COLTON RILEY HALE (pictured), “alleging Cruelty to Livestock Animals (Abandonment - Failure to provide necessary food, water, or care)”, stated the release.

HALE was taken into custody on Thursday, August 17, 2023, on bonds totaling $35,000, and released on Saturday, August 19, 2023.

After HALE’s arrest, the sheriff’s office advised that the investigation into this matter was ongoing and additional arrests were expected.

In fact, the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office has now announced a second arrest in the case. According to a news release, 37-years-old SABRINA MARIA HALE (also pictured), was taken into custody on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, in Palo Pinto County.

The sheriff’s office explained that in addition to the fourteen (14) animal cruelty charges, she is also “facing charges in separate cases involving Burglary of a Habitation, Criminal Mischief and Theft of Property.”

At time of writing, records show that she is being held in the Coryell County Jail on bonds totaling $180,000 on eighteen (18) criminal charges.

The sheriff’s office said that the rescued horses have been surrendered to a 501(c) (3) nonprofit rescue organization.

KCENTV identified the rescue as CenTex Equine Rescue & Rehab in Salado.

KCENTV reports that four of the eleven horses have been adopted and the other seven are gradually recovering.

Brittany Janes, co-founder of CenTex Equine Rescue & Rehab, told KCENTV that when the horses arrived in early September, they were in “rough shape.”

“Bones were visible and she could tell they hadn’t been properly groomed or fed for months”, reports KCENTV.

The poor souls have only been at the rescue for a few weeks, but are already doing much better.

Janes said: “They're all expected to make it. Even the worst ones are healthy, as healthy as they can get and we'll just keep playing it day by day.”

CenTex Equine Rescue & Rehab has started a Donorbox fundraiser to raise money to help cover the costs of treating the horses.

If you wish and can afford to donate, please click here. Thank you!

Coryell County Sheriff Scott A. Williams said. “Sometimes the ideas of neglect or cruelty to animals can be subjective, but this is an apparent case of cruelty through abandonment when the owners made the decision to stop providing even basic care for these horses. We have zero-tolerance for cruelty to animals, whether they be livestock or pets, in Coryell County and I think this situation illustrates that. Our only hope is that these animals continue to improve and can live out their lives in loving, caring homes.”

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APRIL ADDISON MCLAUGHLIN arrested on a hundred and ten animal cruelty charges

- Arizona, USA -

The Chandler Police Department announced the arrest of 48-years-old APRIL MCLAUGHLIN (pictured), following a search warrant executed at her home, near Pecos and Cooper roads, which she ran as a shelter for special needs dogs called Special Needs Animal Welfare League.

Fifty-five malnourished dogs were found to be living in squalid conditions.

Multiple agencies were present on the scene, including the Arizona Humane Society. When officials arrived at the home, the odor was so foul that firefighters were called in and had to wear specialized breathing equipment.

The dogs were found in deplorable living conditions, with some living in filth and in their own feces. The Voiceless Victims had no access to food or water. Many of them will likely need to be euthanized.

Five puppies were found deceased stuffed in a freezer next to frozen food.

KTAR News reports that Rebecca Arizmendi, a board member of Texan shelter Yaqui Animal Rescue, said she sent two disabled dogs, Cheko and Butters, to MCLAUGHLIN’s organization, but MCLAUGHLIN failed to provide updates on the furbabies.

Rebecca and two other members of the Yaqui Animal Rescue then traveled from Texas to Arizona.

Additionally, Rebecca reached out for help to Be Like Josh Foundation, a Chandler-based rescue, and Koco Garcia, the founder of Phoenix-based nonprofit Handover Rover.

Koco then turned to social media and urged netizens to contact Chandler officials.

According to the Daily Mail, reports and requests for an investigation were also made by other rescuers who feared that Special Needs Animal Welfare League was a scam.

Police searched MCLAUGHLIN’s home after a vet alerted them to the condition of three dogs kept at her home on September 8, 2023.

KTAR News reports that according to court documents, the Arizona Humane Society had gone to MCLAUGHLIN’s home on September 9, 2023. They said MCLAUGHLIN denied them entry. On that occasion, AHS “noticed a strong odor of urine and feces near the front door, along with a large cluster of flies.”

Court documents further stated that “AHS was able to see a dog named Butters that was related to the original complaint.” However, they said Butters’ ribs were now visible, while before they weren’t.

As reported by KTAR News, according to court documents, “AHS allegedly arrived again three days later, noticing dogs in the backyard with exposed raw skin and immobile legs. ‘The ammonia smell was extreme’.”

On September 19, 2023, once again, Arizona Humane Society went back to MCLAUGHLIN’s home and as reported by KTAR News, on this third visit, “they identified five dogs in especially dangerous conditions”, court documents said.

On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Koco spoke about the case at a city council meeting and said: “These are not just dogs. These are dogs that are paralyzed, these are dogs that are blind, these are dogs that can’t fend for themselves even if they wanted to.”

Police arrested MCLAUGHLIN on the night of Friday, September 22, 2023, but before the arrest, they said through a press release posted to Facebook that they were aware of the claims and they were working with the Arizona Humane Society to take “all legal measures to ensure the animals are being provided appropriate care.”

Countless comments left on the Chandler Police Department’s Facebook page show the disappointment and anger that many activists felt regarding the police’s delayed intervention in this case.

On Friday, during the execution of the search warrant, the Arizona Humane Society wrote on their Facebook page: “Breaking News: The Arizona Humane Society is on scene with Chandler PD seizing over 50 special needs pets, many of whom need immediate medical attention. Earlier today, Chandler PD received new information that prompted a search warrant in an ongoing case of alleged animal abuse that began two weeks ago. This warrant could not have come soon enough for these at-risk animals who are now being directly transported to our trauma hospital where our veterinary team will provide much needed medical care.”

I chose the following two comments left with regard to this post by the Arizona Humane Society which highlight the general sentiment. One supporter wrote: “[God] bless you all for what you do. I worked at AHS second chance 20 years ago now. It was a great experience for me !! So thank you for what you do it’s hard work. 🥰🥰😊❤️”

Another one who felt differently, commented: “AHS didn’t do this, there were tons of us pushing AHS and Chandler PD to do something about this…mainly rescues that had sent disabled dogs to her rescue thinking they were going to get the care they needed and adopted to good homes. Instead she took their wheelchairs and had them laying in the backyard, pulling themselves around. AHS will go ahead and take the credit though…but the true heroes are the veterinarian that called the police and all the rescues who banded together to get them out of there.”

MCLAUGHLIN is charged with fifty-five (55) counts of animal abuse, fifty-five (55) counts of animal cruelty, and one count of vulnerable adult abuse with her 83-year-old mother also living in the home.

MCLAUGHLIN appeared in court the day after her arrest and a judge set a meager cash-only $2,500 bail.

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