38 dogs, Part 2

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  1. The Return of the Raider

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    38 dogs taken from house with dogs' severed heads hanging from trees

    http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_1002351...rce=most_viewed

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>BOULDER CREEK -
    Officers found 38 living dogs and an unknown number of dead dogs and decomposing carcasses. Only one full carcass was found, the rest were body parts, Geisreiter said.

    "There were decapitated dogs heads all over the property, hanging from trees," she said. "We don't know how the dogs died or why their heads were cut off. We are investigating him for crimes against animals."
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    That's extremely saddening. And sickening. May that person rot in hell.
     
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    I have a soft spot for dogs. This is just too upsetting.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Joker @ Jul 28 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I have a soft spot for dogs. This is just too upsetting.</div>

    That's why I put it in this particular forum...
     
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    Damn Mike Vicks cottage was found.

    People are stupid.
     
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    Just pure sick. I don't and never will be able to understand how someone can do something like that with no regret.
     
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    Aside from all that, the guy put an ad in the paper saying that he had puppies to give away. I mean, is he really sure he doesn't want to just keep them and turn them into tree ornaments?
     
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    Wow that is terrible. Poor little guys.
     
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    Why anyone would do something of this nature is beyond me.......just sickening.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Wanted Boulder Creek dog owner brings more remains to property
    By Linda Goldston
    Mercury News
    Article Launched: 07/29/2008 10:09:35 PM PDT



    A Boulder Creek dog breeder appeared to be taunting animal control officials as investigators today found a dog skull and two decomposing dog paws on the same small table where they discovered five dog skulls Saturday.

    Investigators also caught two more dogs and hope to round up the other eight still roaming Brunette's property on Hartman Creek Road.

    No where to be found was Robert Brunette, 45, who faces animal abuse charges when he is located and arrested. The two dogs taken today and many of the 28 dogs removed from the property on Saturday are severely emaciated and terrified of humans. Dog skulls and a dog's head found hanging from a tree also were confiscated.

    "Another search warrant was executed to try to round up some more animals," said Henry Brzezinski, just five weeks on the job as general manager of Santa Cruz County Animal Services.

    Brzezinski said he "couldn't even speculate"' why Brunette would have placed the dog skulls on a table outside his house or hung a dog's head from a tree - or why the man would live in a house that was covered in excrement, urine and debris, with a dog carcass and a lawn chair on the roof.

    Authorities said Brunette has been advertising Cano Corsos, also known as Italian mastiffs, for sale in the San Jose Mercury News and other papers, possibly presenting them as pure bred, which can cost as much as $1,200 to $2,000 each. But he was also breeding them with Rottweilers and Labrador retrievers.


    Many of the dogs taken to the agency's shelter in Scotts Valley were heavily scarred from fighting for food and included puppies from a few days old to a few weeks old. One dog, about 10 years old, apparently had been kept in the cab of a truck for a year or two, and the seat cushions were covered in feces and urine.

    "I don't know what his propensity is but we're at the point where we want to make contact and talk to him," Brzezinski said.

    All of the dogs that needed veterinary care have received it and "a few are starting to come out of their shell," Tricia Geisreiter, animal services coordinator, said today. "It's a little sad to see puppies that are this leery of people."

    Authorities were prepared to arrest Brunette on today. Officials decided to release his name because the press was prepared to publicize it.

    Authorities went out to see Brunette on Friday after a neighbor reported hearing "animals crying in pain" on his property. Brunette refused to let them on the property saying his dogs were well cared for. Investigators returned Saturday with a search warrant and Brunette ran out the back when they arrived.

    It wasn't the first time complaints had been made against him.

    Animal control had received reports of animal abuse in 2002 but were unable to obtain a search warrant. And three years later, in 2005, he was investigated for alleged building violations and improperly operating a kennel.

    At that time, there were fewer dogs, said Ken Hart, principal planner with the Santa Cruz County Planning Department.

    "The original complaint was from animal control but an administrative hearing officer determined that animal control did not have the legal right to be on the property at the time," Hart said. "He basically threw out our case."

    Ever since, neighbors have talked about and worried about the dogs on the property. The tip came from a neighbor who heard the dogs "crying in pain" and called when a dead dog was seen on the property.

    If convicted of crimes against animals charges, Brunette would face a fine of $20,000 or up to three years in jail. Dozens of callers to the Mercury News and the animal shelter suggested a much more severe penalty.

    Anyone who might have bought a dog from Brunette or has information about the dogs is asked to call Santa Cruz Animal Services at (831) 454-7254.</div>
     
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    I hope this piece of trash gets the living shit tortured out of him.
     
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    some comments to the paper...

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>There is no doubt that this man is evil. I am always a little blown away by how lax the consequences are for animal cruelty. Three years in prison and a $20,000 fine? This guy should have a special place set aside just for him at Pelican Bay. While Michael Vick sits in prison, this freak is taunting authorities, and that's some seriously scary stuff!</div>


    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"The original complaint was from animal control but an administrative hearing officer determined that animal control did not have the legal right to be on the property at the time," Hart said. "He basically threw out our case."

    That hearing officer should have to go out and clean out the house and property and then be fired.

    The hearing officer is a public employee and his or her name should be made public.</div>
     
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    He was released from jail today.

    decapitated dog heads...

    there is a video interview with him on this page.

    http://www.ksbw.com/news/17250766/detail.html
     

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