**Calling ALL Houstonians:We were horrified to learn that the owner of these 3 pups was a supposedly respected high school principal by the name of Rosa Martinez. She has plead guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Her sentencing hearing will be this Thursday, December 11th, at 9:00 am, in the County Criminal Justice Center located at 1201 Franklin Street, Houston, TX 77002, 8th floor, court room No. 4, before Judge John W. Clinton. If at possible, PLEASE make plans to attend. The sentence will be determined by the judge, not a jury. We need to show the judge that animal cruelty is a serious offense that the Houston community will NOT tolerate, and ask for maximum sentencing. These three little dogs came in as owner surrender today. We have sent to HPD for possibility of cruelty charges but we have gathered all necessary information at this time and would love to get them out of the shelter. Please be aware the following photos are quite graphic. A1190728 needs vet care urgently to determine extent of her injuries and treatment options. All three are very sweet and friendly in spite of what they have suffered through. A1190728 – very sweet dog with severe injuries--owner said that she had gotten her leg caught in a rope and thought it was better until the leg fell off. Dog is missing its leg from the knee down on back right leg and there is about 3 inches of bone exposed and dried out. The left front foot has only exposed metacarpal bones stripped down to the bone and phalanges are missing completely and the bone is dried out. Dog is walking on this foot with a limp. There is a very foul odor from the leg. These do not appear to be recent injuries. She has thinning hair and hairloss over mid to lower back. Skin scraping was negative. Dog is very sweet and friendly. A190727 – Very cute, sweet little dog. High positive for heartworms. Multiple areas of hairloss and infested with fleas. Skin scrape was negative. A1190726 – Another sweet little dog; lots of hairloss and sores all over body. Skin scrape was negative and negative for heartworms.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:26:05 +0000