WildAtHeart

I just had to post this, i find this so sick and disgusting..i don't have a dog but i can't imagine this happening to 1 of my cats...it's so sad:
Girl finds missing dog's head in box on doorstep - CNN.com
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) -- A 17-year-old girl who spent weeks looking for her missing dog unwrapped a box left on her doorstep and found the pet's severed head inside, authorities said.

Homicide investigators were looking into the case because of the "implied" terroristic threat, St. Paul Police Sgt. Jim Gray said. The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday it was offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

"This was extraordinarily heinous," said Dale Bartlett, the Humane Society's deputy manager for animal cruelty issues. "I deal with hundreds and hundreds of cruelty cases each year. When I read about this case, it took my breath away. It's horrible."

After Crystal Brown's 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, Chevy, wandered away last month, she put up "missing" posters in her neighborhood and went door to door looking for him. She called the St. Paul animal shelter and rode the bus there several times.

"I felt empty," Crystal told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. "I couldn't talk to anyone. He was my dog. It was just me and him. ... I told him everything and he never shared any of my secrets."

Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house Crystal shares with her grandmother. The box had batteries on top, and a note that said "Congratulations Crystal. This side up. Batteries included."

Crystal opened the box and found her dog's head inside. The box also contained Valentine's Day candy.

Crystal screamed when she saw her dog's face.

"She was just hysterical," said Crystal's grandmother, Shirley Brown. "She was screaming. She said, 'Grandma, it's my dog's head!'

"I said, 'no it can't be!"'

Authorities say the case is an isolated incident and the suspect likely knew the family. A motive is unclear.

"This was so cruel," Crystal said. "This is one sick, twisted person."

She now has a new puppy, another Australian shepherd. She's named it Diesel. "Hopefully, he'll be my best friend," Crystal said

Cal813

wow.. that's freaking sick! Who ever did that needs SERIOUS help.. If someone did that to my kid, they would get a beating of their life... and most likly have no normal bones left intact...

Crazy INSANE people these days... I hope that guy get's hit by a car and HIS head comes off!

Lain

That's INSANE!! Someone's got some issues...and I'm talking about the one who did this horrible thing.

S.A.S.H.A.

I'm such a sucker for animals, especially dogs. Any bastards that would do that to my dogs would find their own heads in a box.

Sasha

-Kelly-

OMG how can anyone do that to animals

Poor dog and the girl

mild toxicity

This makes me wanna cry. That SOB! I hope he burns in Hell!

migamoo

I don't know how I'd react if I opened a box with my dog's head in it. I hope that the person is found and prosecuted.

sunnykerr

I hope so. And not just because anybody who can do that to a dog deserves to be hung up by their toenails.

But also because it's sort of a known fact, isn't it, that cruelty towards animals is one of the first signs that someone might turn into a serial killer. Isn't it one of those signs of the kind of sociopathy or psychopathy necessary to make that transition? Or have I been watching too many A&E crime shows?

WildAtHeart

^yeah thats a big sign.


I think also theres the fact that he put candy in the box, this def. wasn't an impulse thing. Plus the batteries part

TheAngel

I have three dogs and a cat. To me they're family, my brother and sisters and my son. If anyone did that to me, it would be like them putting my mother or father's head in a box. My reaction would probably be very violent if I ever found out who actually did something like that, especially if that person was ever released from jail. That's a sick, sadistic person that does something like that to a harmless dog.

-res cogitans-

thats the most horrific and upsetting thing ive read on this whole board...

i like animals better than people...

~Unfaithful~

That's so sick. Who would do that to a poor and defenseless animal? That poor girl.

AdriaMichelle

So sad. So heartbreaking... What a sicko! Poor Crystal.

jalapeno_wildchild

what a terrible thing to do.

GhostWriter

I saw this very article a few months ago, on another forum and such. How old is it, because they should have already decided his punishment.