Comments on: Verizon Impedes Dog Torture Investigation http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:01:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: PA Community News BFN http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation/comment-page-1#comment-4627 PA Community News BFN Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:20:10 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation#comment-4627 http://www.network.bestfriends.org/pennsylvania/news/23073.html ACTION ALERT: Calling all animal welfare advocates to help seek justice for Edna! February 21, 2008 : 9:50 PM Join us March 5th, in Philadelphia, PA for a peaceful presence at a press conference concerning the case. Victor Rodriguez, the juvenile of Nicetown charged with 'terroristic threats', 'attempted robbery by extortion' and a litany of other offences, following the 'Edna' animal cruelty case, failed to show up at his pre-trial hearing on January 31st (Petition #830-07-12 under the jurisdiction of Assistant District Attorney, Angel Flores) at the Youth Study Center. The court issued a bench warrant for his immediate arrest. Since then, Rodriguez has eluded Police. In response to this case, a petition was created to Verizon and to Mayor Michael Nutter. The petition, which gathered over 5000 signatures, requested Verizon streamline its coordination with the Philadelphia Police and other law enforcement so delays in providing information would never happen again in cases of animal cruelty. Verizon responded with a cover letter enclosed with 2 responses that were previously posted in the Philadelphia Daily News. This cover letter and responses put the blame for the delay on the Philadelphia Police and did not address streamlining its policies with law enforcement. The petition also requested Mayor Michael Nutter address this case by putting the pressure on the Philadelphia Police to find the individual(s) responsible and to find Edna. WHAT YOU CAN DO Join Edna's guardian, William Whiting, at a press conference scheduled for March 5, 2008 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Verizon - Pennsylvania Building (1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia) to formally present the petition to Verizon and to Mayor Nutter. Please share this action alert with all of your animal loving friends, family and rescue contacts. 5,000 of us signed this petition - now let's see how many people we can get to physically come out and show their support! If you plan to attend and would like to purchase a $5 t-shirt (design pictured above) to show your support, please contact steffie92_bfas@yahoo.com. All proceeds go directly to the purchasing of the shirt- they are being sold at cost. All t-shirt orders MUST be sent to steffie92_bfas@yahoo.com by Thursday, February 28th. There will also be posters distributed. This case is being closely followed by Governor Rendell's 'Dog Law Advisory Board', as well as the Pennsylvania SPCA and PETA, (who combined resources along with an anonymous donor to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction of the person or persons responsible for this animal cruelty crime). CONTACT INFO For information on how YOU can contribute to the peaceful presence and stand beside Edna's guardian, contact William Whiting at billandedna@hotmail.com. For t-shirt orders, contact steffie92_bfas@yahoo.com. Visit this site to view the t-shirts: http://www.network.bestfriends.org/pennsylvania/news/23073.html Reprinted with permission Posted by Nicole, PA Team Leader, and Steph, PA News Associate and County Rep http://www.network.bestfriends.org/pennsylvania/news/23073.html

ACTION ALERT: Calling all animal welfare advocates to help seek justice for Edna!
February 21, 2008 : 9:50 PM
Join us March 5th, in Philadelphia, PA for a peaceful presence at a press conference concerning the case.

Victor Rodriguez, the juvenile of Nicetown charged with ‘terroristic threats’, ‘attempted robbery by extortion’ and a litany of other offences, following the ‘Edna’ animal cruelty case, failed to show up at his pre-trial hearing on January 31st (Petition #830-07-12 under the jurisdiction of Assistant District Attorney, Angel Flores) at the Youth Study Center. The court issued a bench warrant for his immediate arrest. Since then, Rodriguez has eluded Police.

In response to this case, a petition was created to Verizon and to Mayor Michael Nutter. The petition, which gathered over 5000 signatures, requested Verizon streamline its coordination with the Philadelphia Police and other law enforcement so delays in providing information would never happen again in cases of animal cruelty. Verizon responded with a cover letter enclosed with 2 responses that were previously posted in the Philadelphia Daily News. This cover letter and responses put the blame for the delay on the Philadelphia Police and did not address streamlining its policies with law enforcement. The petition also requested Mayor Michael Nutter address this case by putting the pressure on the Philadelphia Police to find the individual(s) responsible and to find Edna.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Join Edna’s guardian, William Whiting, at a press conference scheduled for March 5, 2008 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Verizon – Pennsylvania Building (1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia) to formally present the petition to Verizon and to Mayor Nutter.

Please share this action alert with all of your animal loving friends, family and rescue contacts. 5,000 of us signed this petition – now let’s see how many people we can get to physically come out and show their support!

If you plan to attend and would like to purchase a $5 t-shirt (design pictured above) to show your support, please contact steffie92_bfas@yahoo.com.
All proceeds go directly to the purchasing of the shirt- they are being sold at cost. All t-shirt orders MUST be sent to steffie92_bfas@yahoo.com by Thursday, February 28th.

There will also be posters distributed.

This case is being closely followed by Governor Rendell’s ‘Dog Law Advisory Board’, as well as the Pennsylvania SPCA and PETA, (who combined resources along with an anonymous donor to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction of the person or persons responsible for this animal cruelty crime).

CONTACT INFO

For information on how YOU can contribute to the peaceful presence and stand beside Edna’s guardian, contact William Whiting at billandedna@hotmail.com.

For t-shirt orders, contact steffie92_bfas@yahoo.com.

Visit this site to view the t-shirts: http://www.network.bestfriends.org/pennsylvania/news/23073.html

Reprinted with permission
Posted by Nicole, PA Team Leader, and Steph, PA News Associate and County Rep

]]> By: Scott http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation/comment-page-1#comment-4624 Scott Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:13:48 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation#comment-4624 It's just more of the usual crap from a degenerating society. You can't tell me that a company like Verizon doesn't have the technology to pull a number like this within 10 minutes. There's just no way that's possible. It's just faux red tape created by someone who's afraid of having to answer for intruding on the "rights" of the offender, and losing their job and being on the wrong end of a lawsuit. Because we all know sure as hell it wouldn't be very hard to find a lawyer willing to run into the endzone with a case like this. Humanity? Not worth the effort from a company like Verizon. They should be boycotted. They, along with our police and government, fear and react to only one thing. BEING EXPOSED IN THE MEDIA! Then they hire professional peacemakers come in for damage control, and try to make everything nice again. It's a sick society we live in, and it's in it's last days. Sure, the real humans who know what unconditional love is about, will demand justice for this act as they did against Michael Vick. They should be in the same cell, 15 years old or not. And then tell him, "You don't believe me sonny? Let me hurt YOU so you can hear." And put a cam in his cell so any other teen "badass" with ideas like this can see what he will reap. But we all know that it will never happen. I just want to see his pimply face and watch him cry in court. Then we'll see how "bad" he is. Oh, and they should make him wear Edna's collar and be led around on a leash. And throw a few of Michael Vick's pit-bulls (The Winners) in his cell for company. Now that's justice! It’s just more of the usual crap from a degenerating society. You can’t tell me that a company like Verizon doesn’t have the technology to pull a number like this within 10 minutes. There’s just no way that’s possible. It’s just faux red tape created by someone who’s afraid of having to answer for intruding on the “rights” of the offender, and losing their job and being on the wrong end of a lawsuit. Because we all know sure as hell it wouldn’t be very hard to find a lawyer willing to run into the endzone with a case like this. Humanity? Not worth the effort from a company like Verizon. They should be boycotted. They, along with our police and government, fear and react to only one thing. BEING EXPOSED IN THE MEDIA! Then they hire professional peacemakers come in for damage control, and try to make everything nice again.
It’s a sick society we live in, and it’s in it’s last days. Sure, the real humans who know what unconditional love is about, will demand justice for this act as they did against Michael Vick. They should be in the same cell, 15 years old or not. And then tell him, “You don’t believe me sonny? Let me hurt YOU so you can hear.”
And put a cam in his cell so any other teen “badass” with ideas like this can see what he will reap. But we all know that it will never happen. I just want to see his pimply face and watch him cry in court. Then we’ll see how “bad” he is. Oh, and they should make him wear Edna’s collar and be led around on a leash. And throw a few of Michael Vick’s pit-bulls (The Winners) in his cell for company. Now that’s justice!

]]> By: stephanie http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation/comment-page-1#comment-4626 stephanie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:19:45 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation#comment-4626 Sign a petition to help Bill and Edna. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-a-kidnapped-dog-in-philadelphia Sign a petition to help Bill and Edna.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-a-kidnapped-dog-in-philadelphia

]]> By: Virginia Greenwood-Warner http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation/comment-page-1#comment-4625 Virginia Greenwood-Warner Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:40:00 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/news-updates/verizon-impedes-dog-torture-investigation#comment-4625 Oh I can only imagine the heartache that Bill feltbut it must have been sheer hell. As for Edna, I wish the most awful things happen to the people who hurt her. It won't bring her back but these morons deserve nothing but the worst. Oh I can only imagine the heartache that Bill feltbut it must have been sheer hell. As for Edna, I wish the most awful things happen to the people who hurt her. It won’t bring her back but these morons deserve nothing but the worst.

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