Are there agencys who deal with animal abuse in northern Vt. other than VSP and HS.? Horrible death !?

I live in Texas, but I know here we can call our Sheriff's Department for help. We also have a humane society which is like the ASPCA. They deal with cases of animal abuse as well. They turn it over to the Sheriff's Department for conviction. This is an aweful story and I sure hope the man who did this has justice served on him. Good luck and don't give up!

ASPCA usually has offices in larger cities. They work in cooperation with the various city, county, state police when investigating suspected cruelty cases. Check out the web for a local office in your area. Keep calling the police, too. And keep calling the Humane Society. Call the state police again. These agencies will have to eventually deal with your concerns. Call the owner and try to get him to seek vengance for his pets' horrible death. Better yet...how about notifying the various local media? TV would be best. That would cause some action to occur. Don't get yourself hurt, but someone has to make a stand for the animals!

I hate to be one to shoot down the Humane Society, but we have had nothing but negative experiences with them. A few years ago, they decided that they would only accept animals from people living in towns that pay a "membership fee" to the humane society. I happen to live in a town that isn't a member unfortunately.

Last summer, I found a stray cat under my deck. The cat was down to 3 pounds and could barely lift its head. I have two cats and couldn't keep it. But I couldn't let it starve, so I fed it watered down canned food and took it to the shelter. They told me to go away. I even offered to pay a donation, and they still wouldn't accept the cat. When I suggested my only option was then to turn around and chase the cat back into the woods where we believe it came from, the Humane Society person said "Oh well."

We adopted a dog from them years ago. When my husband's job was on the line, we couldn't afford her vet care or food, so following the contract we'd signed, we tried to return her to the H.S. They refused to take her, even though we'd gotten her from them and the contract stated we could not get rid of her unless it was to return her to the H.S.

I was flabbergasted and wound up paying $200 in vet care, learned the cat had had a litter of kittens recently, was told to keep an eye out for stray kittens, and then spent months finding a new home for the cat. I thought this must be a first time occurance until my neighbor said he'd found a kitten (possibly from the cat I found) in his yard that same week that had obviously been hit by a car. No one in the neighborhood claimed it. He went to the H.S. and they told him too bad. He said unless they took it, the kitten would be better off being shot in the head and put out of its misery. The Humane Society volunteer told him he was cruel and he pointed out that he couldn't afford the bills that would occur. He wound up placing the kitten on their doorstep and driving off.

The Humane Society in our area of northern Vermont claim they are overburdened with animals and a lack of funds, so they limit what they will do for animals now. Sadly, with this attitude from the "defenders" of animals, I am sure you will not get anywhere.

If there is an animal control dept in your town, call them. If it was a witnessed attack, the person can be prosecuted in most states.

Your local Aspca and Local sheriffs office can point you in the right direction.

oh my gosh thats awful! i know that there are spca divisions in every state. you'd have to find out where in vermont it would be. but i'm pretty sure they wouldn't mind sending someone over to where you are to check things out. they live and work for getting justice for abused animals.

i hope you do get justice.

I try to get you an ASPCA contact there. it might take some time. unfortunately you don't allow mails in your profile. send me an e-mail with your email address or check my answer later.