Andrea Rosebrock 
On Sunday night, this vicious piece of trash, 44-year-old, 6′3″ and 300-lb Daniel Thomas Wells of Reno, NV ripped the wooden slat off the fence of a neighbor who lived two houses down and took their 6-month old chihuahua puppy and beat it to death. A witness reported that he repeatedly slammed the tiny puppy against the pavement, yelling “shut-up” and screaming obscenities.
The Peckham Gardens condominium complex on Neil Road has enclosed outdoor patios which is where the puppy was at while the owners were out when the incident took place.
A witness called the police after seeing Wells walk away from the fenced-in patio. When confronted by the police, Wells denied killing the dog but police saw blood on his clothes and abrasions on his knees as well as the witness’ account of what happened.
Lillian Dantzler who lives next door to the home where the puppy was killed is a dog owner and is worried and upset over this. She spoke with the witness.
“She was asking (Wells) “What are you doing?” She said he was irate and kept yelling at the dog to shut the (expletive) up, and pounding the dog on the pavement,” Dantzler said.
“If he did that to a dog, what would he do to a human,” she said.
Wells also has a history of domestic violence and drunk driving. He was being held Monday at the Washoe County Jail in lieu of $3,325 bail on suspicion of animal cruelty, trespassing and destruction of property.
This is one seriously scary individual! I truly feel sorry for anyone in the neighborhood, children and pets are in danger with him around.
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I have a long ahired Chi and let me tell you , you fat scum bag I’d love to gut you like deer … this scum bag needs to put away if not death becuase maybe next could be a child… I’m not a violent person just have had enough of low lifes like this .. you touch one of my dogs (5) you’re dead….
I just had to say, although this is irrelevant, I am quite confident none of you could hold a candle stick to that guy.. I do agree however that this being should be given the maximum penalty.
Why are you confident none of us could hold a candle stick to that fattie?
Are you just another coward afraid of your own shadow?
6′3 300lbs = Fat.
Not everybody who supports animal rights is a female or a male hippie.
If this bag of crap were to touch either of my cats, id gladly show him what his obesity and mean exterior would do for him against someone who can fight back.
Some of you make me sick, even if i did lose to this dude in a scrap, id do a much better job of defending myself then a 5lb dog did.
.22 to the back of the head
I’m with ya!
I agree 100%! What he needs is a little RIMSHOT to the head and that will fix his troubles!
I wish that I could be the one to decide this sick jerks fate and personally mete out his punishment. I would have no mercy. I must say, “What is wrong withe people?” at least 3 times a day. So…”What is wrong with people”?
I swear there must be one born every minute. Here’s one more disgrace to humanity. As far as I’m concerned he could be ground up and turned into fertizer. I can’t imagine any sense of loss.
No, Charlie, I wouldn’t want that scum as fertilizer. I say beat him until he dies. That would be kind. What I would like to do to him I can’t say here. I would start with certain parts and go from there. I would make him scream and scream until the life drained out of him. I am so tired of all these POS. We really need to petition the White House and get some laws changed. May he rot in hell.
Whatever it takes to remove a cancer like this is okay with me. As long as he is no longer walking around breathing our air. Beat him to death, shoot him, burn him. It’s all good as long as he’s gone. I know murder is illegal, and in most situations killing, at least to me is immoral, but in cases of animal abuse or child abuse those seniments are severely challenged.
Amen Charlie
I agree completely – I nomally do not wish to kill people but when it’s a person like this – torture his butt and let him suffer
Yea wpsflyboy! I’m with you on this! D…of course you know this is in Reno, just 3 hours north of me. I thought I read that he could get a ton of time in prison and have to pay about $10,000. Let’s hope what I read, stands true. Of course a 22 caliber bullet is a lot chaper, easier and it would be done and over with, just like…SNAP! This weeny needs to be dead! Not violent either folks, but this has got to stop and prison isn’t doing it. Fine’s aren’t doing it and certainly a ’slap on the wrist’ is not doing it. I think we SHOULD be doing it! Let’s finish this POS off and save a lot of taxpayer’s money! Poor little puppy. WOW! Big Strong Tick of the earth….isn’t he? I’m so sorry for the family. Their pain must be horendous!
Jess, heard he could get 4 years plus the 10K fine…. he won’t of course but we can still hope and pray! He deserves that and much more!
D.
I guess the only problem I see with shooting someone like this guy is that if you shoot to kill using only one bullet the SOB’S suffering would be over fairly quick. I feel that a quick, relatively painless death is not a big enough price to pay for this dog’s suffering. It’s true that one bullet to the heart or head would be cheaper, but hardly adequate.
Look at him , his face says asshole ,domestic abuse against women and a little dog , he needs a good beating .The woman in the report says what would he do to a human , answer – as long as the human would not hit him back he would strike , he is a big ugly stupid bully . Did I say ugly , oh yes I did
You know what, this is ghastly. It is unspeakable and unimaginable how anyone could do it to an animal! He should fry! But let me tell you that you don’t have to look for something like this to have an incident of animal cruelty! We do it everyday, but given that we don’t do it deliberately. An excellent example aredog training collars
I agree with all of you. This guy is a lousy excuse for a human being. But that is what these big tough guys do, they take it out on little ones, especially those who cannot defend themselves. Poor baby, this pup did not deserve this treatment at all. RIP little one, no one will ever hurt you again. I hope you do find peace at Rainbow Bridge, and I know the Lord will take care of you and treat you will the love and affection you so did deserve.
One thing I differ with you about is the 22; although I am not a violent person, nor do I believe in violence, this guy has stepped over the line. You are going to easy. Buckshot, then gut him, then feed him to the hungry lions. I want this sob to feel pain, excruciating pain. What a lousy bastard. Hope he does get a stiff sentence and not just a slap on the wrist. Bet ya Bubba will take care of this lousy bastard.
Ok Susie, I have to agree with you… definitely over the line! We can only hope he will actually be in prison and meet a Bubba! Justice might actually get served then… to a degree anyway!
D.
Boy, these past few weeks, I have not held my tounge like I usually do, but this guy – grrrrrrr. Must find info on the prosecuting attorney, and let’s get letters started.
Jess, can you get busy and find the info??? Thanks hon, I know you will.
No Susie. It would poison the lions. I like the rest though and then maybe throw him over a very high cliff in little pieces. The Bastard! This story just made me sick. That poor little puppy. My neighbor’s little puppy (not anymore), used to cry a lot when she left to go to work. He would just howl and howl (he’s a husky type breed). I always felt so sad for him, because I knew he was scared and lonely. That’s what new pups usually do when they first get to a new family. Their scared and certainly unsure of where their mommy/daddy went. And even just a few minutes away, can sometimes seem like a lifetime to the little guys/gals. My neighbor downstairs (yes downstairs!) got a (here ya go Susie) yellow lab little girl last year around July. She would just wale when he went off to work. I always felt so sorry for her, but knew the day would come when she would get used to the routine….and, of course, she did. This perp needs some horrible, disgusting torture done to him and then left in a dark hole and let his wounds vester and rot till he dies from tremendous pain and no way to escape…just die slowly and painfully!
Yea! I will do that Susie. Don’t really know where to begin, but you bey your sweet bippy, I’ll give it my best shot. Like I said, they are 3 hours north of here, but I do have the phone book (I stole out of a hotel room…LOL). I’ll take a look and see what I can do. This guy deserve the worst that cn be done.
Jess, your phrase “I do have the phone book (I stole out of a hotel room…LOL)” you did not steal it, it sort of fell into your tote bag when you were putting things away!
Thanks for looking it up. I knew we could all count on you!
Kill the scumbag!!!! Hopefully he will get his throat cut in jail during the night.
SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK….I have no words of my own that you all haven’t already said…I have 3 rescue Chi’s that are my life…And I want this POS to suffer the flames of hell on earth for what he did to that tiny soul. RIP sweetheart….
hmmmm, SICK conotes illness n that means doctors can do something about it. he’s not sick…he’s EVIL. i have a long haired chi~n 3 bigger dogs n if ANYBODY hurt ANY of them in any way i’d do a Katrina on them. GUT THEM….. like the rest of u guys i’m not a violent person but these SCUMS that we read about here just piss me off.
OH,What I wouldn’t give to be the one to bring this man to justice.I would torture him until he begged to be killed.
I believe people that are cruel to defenseless animals are the scum of the earth and do not deserve to live. They should all be sent to hell, which no doubt is where they will go.
animals are God’s creations and deserve love……………..
You people are all sick. Yeah he killed a baby animal. It was an ANIMAL. And now you are talking about killing a human?! What the fuck? So killing a dog and suddenly it’s okay for you to kill him? You people are sick hypocrites.
Instead of showing the world how tough you are by threatening the life of another human (no matter how insignificant you may believe it to be) perhaps you may want to get your priorities in order first.
Sure let the guy suffer for his actions, but for the love of GOD, who are YOU to discuss acting the same way he did to an animal?!
Dogs are great…but there needs to be some sort of wake-up call to you people who seem to lack the understanding of valuing a human life…no matter how sick he/she may be.
Don’t be a hypocrite. Do something positive to prevent these actions instead.
Hey WTF – “Dogs are great…but there needs to be some sort of wake-up call to you people who seem to lack the understanding of valuing a human life…no matter how sick he/she may be.” Your comment in quotes makes me want to vomit.
Don’t ever ever say something like that. Dogs are not just great, but they provide much needed companionship for many people (the elderly, the much needed guide dogs, companions for a sick and dying person, a child – I could go on and on). Hate to tell you, but DOGS understand the value of a human life, probably more than you do. They are lifesavers in many different ways.
What this low life did to this poor chi is unexcusable, and yes, we say things here that might offend some people, but you know what, this is a sounding board that D has provided for us who love and understand animals. Sorry, but if this was a child he had done this to, I am sure you would find many sites with his ugly face plastered on it, with people saying more vile things about him than we have. And I hate to inform you, that abusing an animal is a prelude to abusing and or killing a human being.
WE ARE VENTING, because maybe we have no other way of relieving the stress that is accompanied with reading about morons like this jerk.
What the hell do you think we all do in our spare time, sit and twiddle our thumbs? No, we write letters for action against persons who commit crimes such as this. WE ARE DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE. We contact our local govermental officials, so if something like this happens in our jurisdiction, there will be more than a slap on the wrist.
Do us a favor, and go away.
Thanks you Susie, knew I could count on you!
D.
Anytime D! As many dogs as I help rescue and get out of bad situations, what this jerk did makes my blood boil, and I will defend the animals at all costs – just as you and all us regulars here on your site.
Impressive. Defending people who threaten the lives of others.
I never said that he shouldn’t get what he wants. He is sick. But you know, there is something to be said about the people who are so against violence, yet support it when they feel they need to ‘vent’.
Perhaps it is YOU who should reevaluate your own actions. Verbal or not.
Wait a minute here. Did you READ what I wrote? THIS IS A SOUNDING BOARD FOR ALL OF US WHO WOULD RISK OUR OWN LIVES TO SAVE THE LIFE OF AN ANIMAL.
Got it? Who ever you are, in the first place, I did not appreciate your language in your first post. You have no reason to swear at any of us. Secondly, you have no clue whatsoever as to how much we, as animal lovers, volunteers, etc., come into contact with animal abuse and cruelty on a daily basis. Have you ever seen an injured dog and tried to help it? Have you ever looked into the eyes of any animal who was abused and seen the fear of a human being in their eyes? Have you ever seen the physical wounds of an abused animal? Well guess what – I have, and I despise the cruelty that goes on in this country. Yes, I do vent, and so help me God, if I ever witness someone abusing an animal, I would have to be restrained, because I would beat the hell out of that person with a baseball bat or whatever I had handy at the time.
We are talking about a 300 lb man against a chi, probably less than 10 lbs. What is fair about that? Big tough guy, can’t pick on someone his own size, and has to pick on a little animal. WE ARE THE VOICES FOR THE ABUSED ANIMALS.
Reevaluate my own actions? Bring it on who ever the hell you are. I have been thru more in my lifetime, saved more animals than you have ever had any type of contact with, and have more love in my heart for GOOD people, have a loving adoring family, and love and spoil my own three dogs.
*yawn*
nice job, Susie…..
he is dangeros to all he has to be punish a big punishment
I say lock this scumbag up for the rest of his wretched life!!!! He also need to be beat up at least every other day,and showed how it feels to be abused!!! God,I hope he dies a horrible death and rots in Hell for all eternity!!!!
The trouble with folks like you wtf, is you are one of those people who does not take animal cruelty seriously enough. If it were not for animal abusers and people like you who have such a light-minded attitude about it we would’nt have so much to ‘vent’ about.
It’s difficult to understand why people like you even bother to visit this site. You said “I never said he should’nt get what he wants”. Yeah, we know you did’nt.
Hey Susie…what do you think? Another possible Zimmerman? Who do you think WTF is? Well, my opinion is this WTF, that comes on here and gives this forum for the love of dogs a hard time, probably deserves exactly what we want for Wells. He/she obviously does NOT have the love for Gods creatures as we do. I certainly have no respect for this POS that thinks it’s okay to come on here and give us grieve. SO! This is to you WTF….1st off, put it where the sun don’t shine…..2nd, you have no heart towards animals and don’t EVEN try to say you do! 3rd….this POS, Wells, has no conscience and I have no doubt, it wouldn’t take too much for him to blow his top and destroy a human baby, crying all day (irritating him), 4th….say farewell jackass, because you are not welcome here and we really don’t give a RATS ASS what your rediculous opinions are towards our shout out on this “BIG” “TOUGH” “POS MAN” (use that word lightly), that should have had a very large piece of concrete tied to him as a youngin’ and dropped in Lake Tahoe (they never have found the bottom of that lake). Well, WTF, would love to lay some more on you, but I have a very busy day and will gladly take this up at another time.
Deanna……I just spent 20 mins on the phone with Washoe (Reno) animal control Sgt. The Sgt. gave me the # of the Reno Detectives. I believe this should be handled away from the public forum. D….can you please contact me through our reg e-mail? The Sgt. had quite a bit to suggest in getting this going. Never having done anything like this b-4, need some help. I do need to get going this morning and get some hours of work in. Need to keep this job while it lasts. So, I will probably be back on my computer tomorrow morning. I also take care of a friends cats in the evening and rarely, almost never get on my puter in the evening. No worries, we’ll take care of this POS one way or another. And WTF…will not be able to say anything that will change this! Thaks Susie dor all your voice….it’s a good one. And thanks to the rest of you that so care about our little four leggers and help to give them a voice! I hope to get this process going soon, to take this POS and send him straight to hell.
Thanks Jess! Just drop me an email when you have time and we”ll start working on this. Appreciate you time and work.
Hugs,
D.
well said, Jessie…..
Piece of human excrement!! This F****r shouldn’t be allowed to roam the earth. If anyone would ever come into our yard to hurt one of our dear hearts, it would be all over for them. They would not escape our family’s rath. We would go right out and purchase a cross-bow, load up the body, put the bastard in our plane and throw him out!!! Now you know our plan. But at this very moment, this is exactly what we would do…I’m in tears, this horrible, this bastard doesn’t deserve to live!! Thank you dear Deanna…
Shoot the fat ugly bastard of a so called human, he is not human but demonic, he is dangerous get him off the street
” wtf says:
May 18, 2009 at 1:37 pm
*yawn* ”
Oh please. You have no passion as we do for animals. You have no compassion or love for anyone or anything but yourself.
If you have read any of the other posts, others agree that the actions of this man are not well liked.
If we are putting you to sleep, go find another web site that you would be more intrigued with.
Well said Susie..Appropriate choice of words, although unintentional, us putting WTF to sleep !!!!
I can’t for the life of me understand why someone who doesn’t care deeply about the lives of animals as we do would continue to visit this site and just post imbecilic messages as boring as this….Got to feel sorry for them, must be something missing somewhere….
Sam, I did not even catch that! LOL OK – Jess – you my dear will have a good time with that one!!!
Thanks Sam for clearing that up!
Problem with people like this is that they have never in their life experienced what “the love of a dog” can do for them, mentally, emotionally, physically or anything else. It really is their loss, but then again, if they do not have the love in their hearts in the first place, no dog or any other animal could instill that kind of love. It is deep inside all us animal lovers. Some people would call what we have a character flaw, but to me, it is the most beautiful thing to have in the world.
Okay Susie…here I am. Briefly…but here. Have two days to finish up this job. No worry’s.
Okay WTF…..upon reading ALL your comments….YAWN. You are so boaring. Think maybe you can come up with something interesting or somewhat worthwhile to read? Your like a bad book…start reading it and then just throw it in the trash. Of course, being as you are trash…… Think maybe it’s time to move on to something more your style……like, hmmm, hanging yourself from the nearest tree so the world doesn’t have to deal with you taking up the air we breath? Oh! That’s right, you can’t find a tree under that rock you were born and living under. I guess you must be blind and just plain ass stupid to continue your plight aginst animal lovers on an animal lovers site. That’s really dumb on your part. Poor thing. I almost feel sorry for you that you have NO life! So WTF…bring it on as usual. We don’t fear you, we just detest you. You must really need some help to keep coming back here for more. Me? I have always felt that staying somewhere I wasn’t wanted (which has been very rare, actually can’t think of one time) was a horrible waste of my time and energy. Both of which you must have plenty of. Wasted as it is. So, WTF…..yawn…gotta go. The thought of you is beginning to bore me, so ‘tick a lock’ WTF!
Jess, thank you – we can always depend on your honesty, on and off record!
Want to hear about the potential job, and what is happening with the detectives. You can get my email from D.
Thanks Susie…Detectives? I will get in touch with D re: your e-mail.
Jess, see you May 13 post – Reno. Keep me posted.
Susie…..Detectives and job didn’t seem to go hand in hand. Got ya! Hmmmm…I think maybe WTF got the message. Maybe this fool does have a itsy, bitsy, tiny speck of a brain.
Do you think we could be that lucky to have WTF gone from the site?
Watch out, WTF is stalling. I am waiting for a good comeback from WTF.
You crack me up Susie. We can only hope, but your probably right. WTF is probably stalling. Sure is taking WTF a while to get that comeback in. I guess time will tell.
This SOB’s face looks just as ugly and nasty as his but does. Look at him, I am sure he will be smiling once they get a hold of him in prison, put a shiner right on his face. He is a sick sob that should be locked up for a long time to come and made to be treated like a dog that he is.
Kudos to Susie and Jessie! This is for WTF. This SOB does not deserve to share this planet and use up oxygen. I would love to see him hang, drawn and quartered. I will be in the front row eating popcorn and laughing at his misery. HE DAMN WELL DESERVES IT!!! Get off this site. YOU are not welcome here!!!!!
This just sickens me. We must make stricter penalties for creeps like this.
My question is, what was the 6 month old puppy doing outside when the owners weren’t home? And did you see the size of the food they were feeding it?
People need to be educated on how to be a good dog owner.
Not to take away from what that monster did. I’d blow his head off in a red hot minute.
Wow, looks like we have a REAL winner here! Hey asshole, guess what? DOGS FUCKING BARK! I hope this asshole becomes someone’s bitch in jail and they beat HIM up.
when he gets out (as I read in another article, maybe in less than a year) he will be found in pieces if I get my hands on him… and I will do it slowly with pleasure.
I will help you, erratic.
And to WTF *yawn* Get a life. Find another place to practice your pathetic little, attention-getting passive-aggressive act. Didn’t your mommy give you enough attention???
Hey folks….this POS has been on the local Reno news for the last two days…….his time is coming……….YEEEHAAAAAA!!!!! There are many, many, animal lovers in that area. I do believe, Bubba is going to be having one heck of a good time with this one in jail. They keep saying how he had a bad day at work and was drinking. Yea. So! Everyone has tons of bad day’s at work. It’s WORK, for pitty’s sake! Rarely, is it fun! Many, also have a beer, wine, a cocktail or 2 after work as well. But they don’t smash a tiny, little, defenseless, baby Chi to death for barking! It got on his nerves, after a bad day at work???? SOB! He should have gone to a local bar, where when he lost his temper, over noise, he could wail on someone his on size. Oh! Sorry….he probably doesn’t have the b***’s to take on someone his on size, just a little tiny Chi….bastard. I do not forgive his actions or his excuses. I too, have some very bad days….get irritable as well, but as I said a while back, don’t kill my neighbors dogs because they are wailing with loneliness. That’s flat assed CRAZY!!! May Justice Prevail!!!!
Okay Deanna and others…Here is the report that came in on this POS…….check out……….”if he’s a model inmate, he may end up serving less than a year”. Well, if he gets out, lets hope some local citizens make his life so miserable he ends up killing himself!!!! They are pretty pissed off about this scum bag! I got the proverb off of one of the comments the Reno local’s wrote……
RENO, Nev. (AP) – A Reno man has been sentenced to up to two and one-half years in prison for killing his neighbor’s puppy.
Daniel Thomas Wells earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of “killing an animal of another” in the beating death of the 6-month-old Chihuahua in May.
Washoe County Deputy District Attorney Derek Dreiling says the case was elevated to felony status because there was evidence of malice. He says Wells had been drinking, had a bad day at work and ended up acting inappropriately when the neighbor’s dog got on his nerves.
Wells was sentenced to 12 months to 30 months in prison, but Dreiling said if he’s a model inmate he may end up serving less than a year
“A righteous man regards the life of his animal.” Proverbs 12:10
For some reason Jessie, I do not think he will be a model prisoner in jail. Let the sob rot there, and have a bunch of inmates who are animal lovers.
Finally a somewhat of a sentence for this jerk.
Have fun with Bubba you jerk!
put him in a cage with 5 pitbulls his hands tired and wrap a bunch of raw meat on him
Dear Tony, It worries me when you imply that putting him in a cage with 5 pit bulls, tied hands and raw meat attached to him would entice the dogs to tear him up. I think it sends the wrong message! We’re trying to save the pits from a bad rap and put a stop to abusing them by making them mean for dog fighting. I think a better idea would be to use a method that wouldn’t involve any animals. Why not send him and everyone else, that’s so full of anger and rage, to a place where it would be beneficial to everyone. Iraq! And for each one we send, bring one of our boys home!
Have to say that I like that idea!
D.
Like that idea Monica….Then hopefully they could all end up as dog meat for all the starving stray puppies in Iraq…If they could stomach it that is…
I agree with WTF. There is no way an animal’s life is more valuable than an human’s. Sure cruelty to animals is wrong, but these comments are taking it too far. So much hate, you people need Jesus in your lives.
We need Jesus in our lives? Please….God created heaven and earth, and ALL CREATURES BIG AND SMALL.
These creatures do not have voices as we humans do. WE ARE THEIR VOICES.
don’t fricking tell US that we need Jesus in our lives. Read all the posts-we are God loving human beings.
You and WTF need to get a life and don’t come onto a site where the damn title reads FOR THE LOVE OF THE DOG, and then tell us what to do.
Go away. People like you and WTF are a waste of our time. Get a life, and go bitch to others at some other site. Go to a Jesus site and tell them how mean we are here. GO GO GO FAR FAR AWAY.
Yea Susie!!! I knew you would comment on this one. These turds DO need to go far far away. Yes, we are strong believers of God on this site. I for one say my prayers every single day….without fail! This is OUR shouting board for all you idiots that SAY you are “Jesus believers”, and then believe it’s okay for these cruel, useless, humans to harm, mame, kill, etc, God’s creatures. Oh boy! You are preaching in the wrong place. As Susie said, go to a site that gives a damn! This isn’t it. We are voices for these four leggers who can not even scream out to have you stupid, ignorant (o_O and WTF), stop mis-treating them. I hope someday you two fools have something very tradgically and cruelly done to you or yours and then find no one to listen as you scream out for help….we here, can only hope. Go elsewhere you two uncaring, hateful, Jesus lovers (NOT). Talk about go behind God’s back. Believe me, He looks down on folks like you. He expects us to take care of those that can not take care of themselves……not beat, mame and kill them. This, you idiots, is an INJUSTICE to God. Check your bibles.