Andrea Rosebrock 
A Salinas, KS, woman, Teresa Grover, is mourning the loss of her sweet little rat terrier, Bug, who was brutally killed over the weekend and authorities want to find out who committed the cruel crime. On Sunday morning, Teresa found the body of her little dog laying atop a roll of TV cable, some bolts and the wrench that has been used to beat her to death.
“She was pretty sweet, she loved everybody, and she, everybody that came in she knew they were here to see here, and play with her,” Teresa says.
“She meant quite a bit to us. That’s why they were shocked to find the dog dead in the backyard Sunday morning. I was just freaked out, I was so scared, I couldn’t believe anybody had done anything like that.”
“There was a big hole in her thigh that the wrench fit perfectly into, her belly had been ripped, her back leg had been broke, I mean the bone, it was a compound fracture, the bone was just ripped up and out.”
Bug, a family pet for more than two years, was the reason that Teresa got into fostering dogs and the loss of her baby has really hit her hard.
“I’d like to bring whoever, whatever to justice.”
Police say that if a person is found responsible, they will face animal cruelty charges. A vet who examined Bug but did not perform a necropsy, believes that “in his opinion the injuries were consistent to animal to animal wounds.” Teresa’s three other dogs weren’t harmed.
Although details are rather scant, if there were items left in the yard that didn’t belong to Teresa and the wrench fit into a wound, I’m not sure I see how an animal attacked and killed the little dog. One way or another, this is a terribly sad story and if a “human” had a hand in this, I hope they are caught and punished. Anyone who could brutally kill an innocent little animal is a danger.
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Poor baby.I do hope if there were people involved in this sweet little dogs death they are found and brought to justice.I can not even imagine the pain of discovering your little dog ripped apart like that.RIP Bug
I never, ever, ever leave my dogs outside when I leave my home, or when I’m sleeping. There are to many sociopathic a-holes out there, just looking for something helpless to abuse and torture.
I am so sorry this poor woman had to learn at this high rate of expense. My lessons came much cheaper, but at one time it could have been me. I have had to adopt an attitude of extreme responsibility. I am like a US Marine on steroids when it comes to the safety and protection of my dogs. Hyper vigilant…You’d have to be a sniper to get at my dogs!
First of all why would she let the dog stay in a pen? That is wrong. Dogs and cats are meant to be loved. They are not outside animals. They should look into taking the other dogs away from her. I hope they catch the slime that did this and prosecute to the fullest, but nonetheless, you don’t leave dogs outside in pens. Even if you foster dogs, they are not meant to be in pens without proper care and attention. They need a place indoors regardless of the climate. If you don’t have the proper place to house these dogs, then you shouldn’t be a shelter either. I feel bad for her, but she wasn’t aware of something going on because she couldn’t be bothered. If the dog would have been in the house with her it would still be alive. Think about it.
Everyone makes mistakes…It’s just that they don’t usually cost a life. Those who judge the harshest are most unlikely to be free from sin…
My heart goes out to Teresa and her family. What horrible thing to find. If this is human caused, I pray they find the culprit(s).
OMG RIP little Bug. This slime NEEDS to be caught. I have a very tough time believing this was animal caused by any means. And, If I were Teresa, I would fear for my other dogs as well as myself and my family. This was some crazy maniac that did this to such a tiny little soul.
I’m sorry MOE, I have to disagree with you. First off, I read no where that sweet little Bug was in a pen and secondly, how can you say dogs and cats are “not outside animals”? I don’t know where you live or how you keep your pets, but my dog is outside quite often and loves it. Dogs and cats are most assuredly outside animals. Yes, most of us keep them inside with us at night, but a good majority of people keep their pets in their yard all day while at work. Not everyone lives in the “Big City”. I don’t think that was fair what you said about Teresa having the rest of her dogs removed. The focus here should be on the jacka** that did this horribly outragious cruel thing to such a little one. Poor little Bug must have gone through litteral hell being murdered. There’s where the anger should be placed. NOT on poor Teresa, who, without a doubt, has suffered tremendous pain over her sweet little bug. I hope and pray they catch the SOB’s that did this.
They should be able to get finger prints off of the weapons. You know theres something to be said about the olden days, when you had to take care of a yellowed bellied polcat, you did, and I don’t mean a slap on the wrist or a damed fine either.
Oh please where are they digging these vets up from ~ the bottom of the class. I mean a vet that has an animal in serious pain and distress sitting right in front of his clinic that totally ignored the poor thing, now this one. Unreal : (
What is it with people or cops walking onto peoples property in America an committng extreme cruelty to someone pet?? How is this even allowed?? You cant walk onto peoples yards here, an if you did neighbours would see all an dob?? and if u killed a pet, you would be history an hunted. What happened to outsiders helping, someone had to have heard this poor little dog scream??
i swear i hate most people!!!!!!! id love to do this exact same thing that was done to this poor dog,,..to the person who did this!!!!!!
I agree tho ..no one heard this dog yelp or scream??? i find that a bit odd too
stupid vet probably just didnt want to be bothered