Andrea Rosebrock 
On Thursday, three or four juveniles took the dog for a walk to the rail tracks near the Olney train station and when they got there, their fun started. It takes some really sick and twisted minds to do something like this! They covered the dog, a pitbull, with a towel, doused it with lighter fluid, then set the poor dog on fire.
Local residents saw three or four juveniles in the area and called the police. Unfortunately by the time the police made it to the scene, all that was left was cans of lighter fluid and the still smoldering body of the tortured dog.
“It appears these kids had nothing better to do than set a dog on fire,” said George Bengal, chief law enforcement officer for the PSPCA who arrived at the scene on Tabor Road near Mascher, at about 6:15 p.m. “It’s appalling.”
PSPCA officials announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of the juveniles who burned the pit bull to death.
“I’ve seen kids do things like this before,” said Bengal. “But this is pretty bizarre.”
They did find tags on the dog are are trying to locate the owner.
“It may have been a black dog with some other colors,” Bengal said. “But it was pretty hard to tell. And its face was all burned up.”
Another lifeless dog was found in a trash bag just a few feet away from the remains of the burned animal. It appeared the dog in the bag had been there for about a week, Bengal said.
The discovery of the dead dogs came just a few weeks after District Attorney Lynne Abraham appointed Barbara Paul, an assistant district attorney, to specifically handle animal-cruelty cases.
Abraham noted at the time that the number of animal-cruelty cases in the city were dramatically rising, and referred to research that suggested people who harm animals are more likely to commit other violent acts.
“How we treat our animals is a reflection upon society as a whole,” she said.
Anyone with information can contact the PSPCA at 1-866-601-SPCA or e-mail cruelty@pspca.org. (Philly.com)
What the hell motivates kids to do something do depraved, cruel and sadistic as to set a dog on fire and kill it? What kind of a thrill could they possibly get watching an animal writhe in pain, struggling and screaming? Is there a hope for kids who do this? I don’t think so, their crimes are only going to get worse and worse. Usually innocent animals are just one of the first steps on this road to a life of violence and death for this scum!!
THIS REALLY MADE ME SICK. THESE KIDS (AND I USE THAT TERM LOOSLY) NEED TO BE TRIED AS ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS NEED TO BE TRIED ALSO. THIS IS SO FAR OUT THERE IT’S LEFT ME SPEECHLESS.
OK! The area that your talking about where these dogs were found happens to be the worst area in Philadelphia.
These kids do not give a damn about anything…that’s the parents fault as well…the parents are worse than these kids. Most of them are selling drugs and most probably are involved in dog fighting as well.
So these kids see how brutal these dogs are cared for ans so what option do they have? Monkey see; monkey do!
So, you figure the rest out for yourselves. They’re not deprived…these kids wear 100 dollars sneakers…they’re just born killers, destructive, and most of all hateful!
If I found these kids I wouldn’t take the reward monies,
I’d donate it to the PSPCA!
This is truly getting out of hand! And if you put the PSPCA cops in that area for surveillance, these POS will only find another area to kill animals!
It’s a catch 22 situation. Philadelphia is the worst…
I’ve seen how tradgically people treat their pets!
I hope they get what they deserve!
@JANET MITCHELL – You so right if they ever catch these cretins!! People learn by what they see and experience, so it’s no doubt where they got their knowledge.
@marcy becker – I use to live on the East Coast, Baltimore, and am familiar with Philly so I know exactly what you mean. Some of these neighborhoods, especially inner city, Baltimore as well, house some of the more heartless people I have ever seen. It’s beyond scary to even traverse there.
People just don’t give a damn, about themselves or anyone or anything else. Too often they think it shows how tough and manly they are to abuse and show cruelty. Nothing will ever teach them anything else.
HI JANET!
Read your comment. I’ve been thinking about this tradgic
poor circumstance these dogs found themselves in.
From what I know about these neighborhoods in Philly,
there’s a lot of dog fighting! I would think that these POS got into DOG FIGHTING and faught this dog…he lost the fight and HIS LIFE!
I would love to see these POS put into prison and have a cell mate called BUBBA! They’ll learn real fast.
Put these POS into IRAQ! Guarantee, they’ll have a change of heart about animals!
Marcy I totally agree with the cell mate called Bubba and Bubba needs a new gal pal…. these people and or kids are sick and need to taken off the street for good next tie it could be child or even a older person…. at least now the dog is much better place then we all are right now …. the way things are going in this world….
@marcy becker – I HAVE BEEN AN ANIMAL LOVER ALL MY LIFE. MY 1 DREAM IS TO HAVE AN ANIMAL RECUE PLACE FOR ALL ANIMALS BOTH DOMESTIC & WILD. I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE CAN EVER HURT AN ANIMAL. TWO OF MY HERO’S ARE STEVE IRWIN & JOHN DENVER BOTH WERE VERY INTO CONCERVATION & THE ENTERVIRONMENT, AS AM I. I MAYBE WRONG IN SAYING THIS BUT MAYBE THESE KIDS & THEIR PARENTS NEED TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKING WITH ANIMALS SO THEY WILL HOPEFULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE LIVING BREATHING CREATURES OF GOD & THEY SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH.
Hi Group I want everybody to know I really like this site and I don,t post here to the comments a lot because it takes a lot out of me just to read the bad things these so called people do to these poor animals each day I do not want to write after reading each story I just want everybody to know I do pray that the poor animals are in a better place and I can only hope that the ones that did this to them will get whats coming to them befor they die …..jeffrey
These aren’t kids. Their the devil’s spawn. Just send them straight to hell!! That’s what they deserve!!!!
Jeff…i SO understand what u mean. i read this stuff n more often than not i want 2 unsubscribe cuz i’m usually sobbing by the time i finish reading…then i tell myself that i CANNOT unsub….even if i’m only a witness 2 all these horrors.
Yvonne….u r SO right….
everybody else…u all said just what i wanted 2 say~thank u.