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CRAIG COOKE facing charges after he murdered an innocent dog in Hunterdon County

- New Jersey, USA -

 

A joint statement by the Readington Township Police Department and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office announced that 30-year-old CRAIG COOKE is facing charges in connection with the shooting of an innocent dog that resulted in the dog’s death.

 

The furvictim was a male Pitbull named Remi.

 

On the early afternoon of August 12, 2024, members of the Readington Township Police Department responded to a dog-sitting business on 523 Flemington Whitehouse Road for a report of a weapon being fired. The business is owned by 30-year-old Kalli Hartman.

 

Hartman told police that a Pitbull, Remi, began attacking another dog and she and COOKE believed Remi was being aggressive towards her, so COOKE shot Remi.

Remi did not survive the shooting and sadly lost his precious life.

 

Friends of Remi’s family told News 12 that COOKE had been pet-sitting and that Remi’s family found the business on the app Rover. Reportedly, Remi was dropped off on Saturday, August 10, 2024, and was killed the following Monday.

 

According to News 12, Remi’s family posted that he was shot in the head and as per News 12, they  weren’t “even allowed to go say goodbye to Remi or be with him, because the injuries were just too gruesome.”

 

Kay, co-founder of Jersey Pits Rescue who knew Remi, told News 12 that “Remi was a beautiful, kind, gentle soul too pure for this Earth, honestly. He didn’t deserve any of it. I feel like they did what they did, and they’re just taking the fact that he’s a pit bull and using it to their advantage to say, ‘Oh, we felt threatened’.”

 

On August 22, 2024, COOKE was charged with one count of third-degree animal cruelty and one count of second-degree possession of a weapon.

 

If you have any information regarding this investigation, contact the Readington Township Police Department at (908) - 534 - 4031. Thank you!

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the news release by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

 

Remi’s pictures shared from News 12




 
 
 

RICHEL YUMAR-GONZALEZ, former dog groomer, caught on a doorbell camera violently kicking a small dog

- Florida, USA -

 

If it wasn’t for doorbell cameras, security cameras, and witnesses, how many savages like 33-year-old RICHEL YUMAR-GONZALEZ (pictured) would get away with animal cruelty?

 

Miami-Dade Animal Services said in a Facebook post that on August 19, 2024, its investigators contacted Intracoastal District detectives to report an animal cruelty incident captured on a residential doorbell camera.

 

The incident took place in the hallway of a building at the Jade Winds apartment complex on 1700 Northeast 191st Street in Hialeah.

 

The video showed YUMAR-GONZALEZ wearing a t-shirt advertising Deluxe Mobile Grooming Company based in Hialeah.

In the beginning of the video, a small white Maltese-Shih Tzu mix named Coco, can be seen running down the hallway and YUMAR-GONZALEZ kicks the furbaby so hard that the kick can actually be heard! YUMAR-GONZALEZ goes after Coco who turns around and the savage ruthlessly kicks Coco again whose loud yelp really leaves a knot in your stomach!  

YUMAR-GONZALEZ then walks out of the view of the camera with Coco following him.

 

Animal Services investigators located the owner of the grooming company whom news outlets identified as Yosuany Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez advised that after learning about the incident, he immediately terminated YUMAR-GONZALEZ.

 

According to CBS News, Mr. Rodriguez said he found out about the incident on the morning of Saturday, August 10, 2024, five days after the attack on the dog, when he saw two negative reviews online. Mr. Rodriguez said that he also received pictures taken from the surveillance video that went viral and recognized YUMAR-GONZALEZ.

Mr. Rodriguez then asked his employee whether he had kicked the dog and YUMAR-GONZALEZ said he did.

 

The Miami-Dade Police Department arrested YUMAR-GONZALEZ on one count of animal cruelty. Police said YUMAR-GONZALEZ admitted to kicking Coco and claimed he was bathing Coco and the pup bit his finger.  

 

On August 22, 2024, the savage was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in West Miami-Dade after posting a meager $500 bond.

Like a true coward, YUMAR-GONZALEZ ran away from the reporters who were waiting to ask him questions.

Individuals like YUMAR-GONZALEZ only go after those who cannot fight back and cannot defend themselves!

 

Coco was examined by a veterinarian and is thankfully expected to be ok.

  

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YUMAR-GONZALEZ’s mugshot shared from Miami-Dade Animal Services




 
 
 

EYEISHA TASHAWN YOUNG arrested – 9 dogs left in cages in summer heat with no food or water, 1 died

- Texas, USA -

 

An investigation conducted by the Manor Police Department resulted in the arrest of 31-year-old EYEISHA TASHAWN YOUNG (pictured).

 

YOUNG is accused of leaving nine helpless dogs in cages outside in the summer heat with no food or water causing the death of one of them.

 

Police said in a news release that two of the dogs “were left in animal sweaters, commonly used to protect animals from cold weather.”

 

When officials were at the scene rescuing the dogs, the temperature in Manor was 104 with a heat index of 108, according to the US National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio Texas.

 

YOUNG was arrested and transported to the Travis County Jail.

 

I emailed Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps to inquire a little bit more about this case. I asked him why YOUNG had so many dogs and whether she was breeding them. To that, Chief Phipps answered: “There was no indication that this was a dog mill, but there was some indication that the female dogs had previously had puppies.”

 

With regard to the deceased furvictim, Chief Phipps said that the dog was a female Pitbull but her age and name are not known. A necropsy will be performed to determine the cause of her death.

 

The surviving dogs “are safe and in the process of being lawfully seized by Manor Police Detectives and will [be] placed in animal rescues.”

 

I took the liberty of naming the deceased furvictim Gardenia for the tribute image. Should her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the news release and additional information by the Manor Police Department provided to Voice For Us. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

  

 

YOUNG’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Austin Police Department




 
 
 

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