Andrea Rosebrock 
What a heartless piece of trash! On January 16, 20-year-old Tella Bush of Gary, IN, called the Humane Society of Northwest Indiana to pick up a dead dog. Humane Society director, Betty Clayton and another employee went to the 602 Illinois St. address and found the dog snow-covered and frozen inside its makeshift doghouse.
Bush told Clayton that she had only let the dog out the night before and when she called, the one-year-old male pitbull didn’t come so she left it out there. Temps reached 15 degrees below zero overnight.
What doesn’t ring true about this story is that when Clayton found the dog, it was chained to a tree next to the doghouse which was nothing more than a wire crate with some wood slapped on the sides and a little hay on the snow covered ground, there was no food or water.
And to make matters worse, the dog was severely emaciated. A vet who examined the frozen dog found that it was about 25 lbs underweight and “a dog with this amount of extreme weight loss is a very likely candidate for death by starvation. The extreme cold weather we are experiencing would increase the chances of this dog not surviving.”
And for her cruel sentence of death to this poor innocent creature, Bush was charged only with misdemeanor animal cruelty and faces only 180 days in jail and $1000 fine. Where is the justice in that even if she was sentenced to the max which almost never happens?? This dog died a cruel death, prolonged suffering from starvation then freezing in temperature well below zero. Even a pitbull in top shape would not be able to survive those conditions, few dogs would without adequate shelter and not only did this dog not have adequate shelter, he didn’t even have any bodily reserves to call upon. What a disgrace! This was nothing short of torture!
When will the punishment ever fit the crime? When will we ever really see justice for the innocents that suffer at the cruel hands of the scum of the earth??
I cannot bear to think about how this dog must have suffered. If someone can find names and addresses of DA, police dept, etc, who are involved in prosecution of this non-human, I would like to prepare some letters. Of course, nothing can make up for this poor dog’s suffering.
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“When will the punishment ever fit the crime? When will we ever really see justice for the innocents that suffer at the cruel hands of the scum of the earth??”
Only when we are able to link the abuse of humans to the abuse of animals, will we see any real justice.
“Heartless piece of trash” – too kind a term for this monster of a human being. Will use search engine and find article with more info. on correct county, city – official’s addresses, etc. They need to hear from people who really care for animals, and express our rage (politely, of course ):*&%! -and demand stricter punishment. My idea of punishment to such evil creeps would land me in jail.
Some addition details found on other news sites and Lake County site – prosecutors office:
Lake County Prosecutors Office 2293 N. Main St., Crown Point, IN, 46307
http://www.lakecountyin.org/portal/media-type/html/group/prosecutor
Phone: (219) 755-3720
See additional news report below:
The Lake County prosecutor’s office has filed an animal cruelty charge against the owner of an emaciated pit bull found frozen in a makeshift shelter during subzero weather earlier this month.
Tella Bush, 20, of 602 Illinois St., is named in the misdemeanor count recently filed before Lake Superior Court, County Division Judge Sheila Moss.
Court records indicated Monday that the county has issued an arrest warrant for Bush.
That BITCH is lying!!! She let her dog suffer from hunger and if she really cared for her dog like she says, she would have gone OUT HERSELF to find him. She cared more about feeding herself than feeding her dog. No way she loved her dog.
I can only hope something bad happens to them and they think back and wonder is this why something bad is happening to me now I can only hope ….jeffrey ps I just want to say I enjoy the site very much but I will not lie it takes a lot out of me just reading the stories I bet it takes even more to write this stuff up I know I could never do it I guess what I am saying great job deanna I,m glad the site is growing that means more eyes and ears out there to help all the animals and make sure they are treated rigth …….jeffrey
By that “BITCH” I meant to say it was BUSH who lied to the Betty Clayton.
Not to worry, jowan, I’m sure we all know who the ‘bitch’ is in that story.
Couldn’t agree more too!
Deanna
I’m only going to say one thing! Ms Bush can become another, in a long list of people I want to see become human Guinea Pigs. More proof that we can put them in cages and test things on them. Damn these cruel horrible people….damn them!
You gotta’ know how hard it is to open your emails every day…..I am sure it is hard for you to read and gather the info as well. we are preaching to the choir….so many animal lovers….so to speak ….just do not want to know or do not believe such evil exists….sadly those are the ones who should be reading these stories….
scarier is what is happening to our world…..it is strange how the attitude of understanding, forgiveness, and understanding has developed a cult of cruelty beyond all understanding. what is the answer….i do not know….an eye for an eye is not civilized either…..so what do we do…..how can we save these innocent animals when people believe they have the right to kill their own children….born or unborn…?
Rosanna, I do know how hard it is to read some of these stories day after day and sadly I fear that the message is not really getting to those who it needs to reach the most but I will continue and I know that everyone else who cares so much will too. That’s why I keep going and if I can make a difference, then it counts. Laws need to be changed, abusers need to receive harsher sentences and one day I hope the changes will happen!
Again I hope that somehow this subhuman has the misfortune to not have enough to eat and keep warm and dies like this innocent animal did. Hopefully it will happen sooner then later. These “people” have no regard for animal life and should be held for murder not a slap on the wrist and told don’t do this again. I for one would like to see public whipping brought back!!!!
I just cannot understand how people can do such heartless things. It’s really disturbing to know and think about the cruelty people can bear to do. It truly sickens me. She obviously did not love her animal, and that’s clearly why the dog was under weight. Animals don’t ask to be put into such harmful homes, they don’t have a choice. So for you to even bring such a loyal animal into your house with no regaurds to feeding it, or giving it the kind of care it needs and attention is beyond me and i’m so anyone else who reads these heartbreaking stories. I feel so bad for every animal that has to live with such horrible fates such as this one. I was told by a friend they had read an artical someone in the mid west had left out of town, and asked their neighbor to take care of their dog while they were gone. It too froze to death. Such a sad story!
Thanks much Jeffrey! It does take a lot to do this every day but I think it is important that people know and realize. No one will ever get angry and demand action and changes over something they don’t know about. Your support and everyones means so much and makes what I do everyday worthwhile. I’ll take all the eye, ears and hearts I can get. Together we do and will make a difference.
Deanna