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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSchool Principal Charged After Dog's Leg Rots and Falls Off
One can only imagine how much attention the students got from her."The principal of a private school in Houston claims it is "unfair" that she is being charged with animal cruelty after her three small dogs were found to be in deplorable condition, including one dog whose injured leg appears to have rotted and fallen off.
Rosa Martinez, 57, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of animal cruelty after she took the dogs to Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care. A veterinarian at the center alerted police, according to court documents.
The worst off of the animals was a female brown and tan Maltese and poodle mix named Rainy, which had only two legs. Court documents say that Rainy was in a malnourished state and her left paw had exposed bones. The report also said that Rainy's right rear leg appears to have rotted off after an injury had exposed about three inches of bone and it went untreated. A foul odor emanated from where the leg had been, the report said. It was unclear what had happened to the dog's fourth leg.
In addition, the dog had thinning hair and hair loss over her mid to lower back, the court document stated.
Another white Maltese and poodle mix male was found suffering from a chronic ear infection and chronic staph infection, while a third dog was found severely underweight and suffering from sores, the report said..."
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School Principal Charged After Dog's Leg Rots and Falls Off (Original Post)
Contrary1
Nov 2013
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sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)1. Does Texas have felony animal cruelty? I think she deserves jail time.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)2. Sounds like this is a mental illness similar to hoarding.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)3. Sickening...
How do you NOT notice the bone sticking through on one of your pets???????
gollygee
(22,336 posts)4. Imagine the pain that dog must have felt
and rotting flesh stinks! How could anyone not notice it? It's just so horrible.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)5. And how many times did that dog try and let that woman know...
When pets need help, they look to us humans, dogs especially...willful blindness on her part, no excuse whatsoever.
get the red out
(13,466 posts)6. No good monster
I hope her life is RUINED for this. She is worthless.