Theres a lot that occurred before I found my boy Capone frozen to death and a lot that could have been done to prevent it from ever happening. To all those who were touched by this situation maybe because you have a dog and couldnt imagine such a cruel thing being done to your pet or just because you are an animal lover, I felt I should explain further on Capone, the things that led to his death and the after math. Capone was a big mush that proved all the stereo types of a pitbull wrong. He was a big baby that was gentle and loving . He would wait all day for one of us to come home just to give a warm welcome at the door. I miss coming home and seeing him upside down all paws in the air in different directions while hes dreaming and cutting wind, waiting for treats and giving me paw, him looking at me with his innocent eyes and waiting for bed time so he could try and take my spot. Weeks before this ever happened my ex girlfriend Elizabeth Lounsbury posted to Facebook that she needed to get rid of him and could not keep him. I would have taken him in a heartbeat if it wasnt for my busy schedule and living in the city, but if I had the slightest idea something so horrible would have happened to him I would have done anything I had to do. My ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Lounsbury called me and told me that our dog Capone had been missing for 6 days. The first thing that came to my mind was why was I just hearing about this and most importantly, what had she done to try and find him. She claimed she called ONE shelter but after going to numerous shelters in the area they all stated there was no call made. Right after her call to me I immediately made a craigslist posting for him and tried calling the times herald record to put an add in for a missing dog, but unfortunately it was to late at night. Note there were 6 days before this that my my dog was missing that all of this should have been done but never was due to my ex. I told her of what I had done and I would be upstate first thing in the morning and to please have pictures of Capone printed out for me so I could go to all the neighbors. Again, why wasnt this done 6 days prior when he first went missing? I got to her house saturday morning and go inside to grab the pictures and start my search. I didnt even have to leave her driveway before I saw my baby Capone lying on the cold ground facing his home about 5 feet away. 5 FEET AWAY FROM WHERE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SAFE! I immediately jumped out of the car screaming his name while Im running up to him, but his body wasnt moving. When I reached him I hit the ground beside him to feel his body and he was frozen rock solid. It was so surreal, seeing my puppies lifeless body. Everybody came out of the house at this time. I tried to pick my little boy up and couldnt because he was frozen stiff to the ground. Liz did not even come up to Capone and just left offering no help. What pet owner sees their baby lying dead on the ground and doesnt even want to come up to him and hold him, kiss him, something? Me and the tenant downstairs began to try and separate him from the ground. Nick and I had to pour warm water on him and let it run down his body for about 15 minutes before he was able to be separated from the ground. I thought to myself this is the warmth he had wanted this whole time and I was devastated to be giving it to him a week too late. A million thoughts began to run through my mind. Just to think how painful it must have been for him being so cold, it was 7 degrees out that first night and freezing temperatures there after. The worst feeling was probably that of being alone, for him to be staring up at his home just praying his owner would come out and save him. Thats the worst feeling for me, to know he died alone not feeling loved. Animals are innocent, all they want is love and affection and for a pet owner to let a pet be outside in subfreezing conditions and go on about their life and sleep warm in their bed is disgusting. I cant ever get Capone back, but I cant bare to think his death was for nothing. At the very least I hope there would be some pets getting a few extra treats and hugs after this gets read, but my real hope is much larger. I want this story to reach, touch and make people more aware of how often animals are neglected and that its not ok to let this happen. Animals are family, they cant help themselves, they rely on us. They are more often closer to us then even humans can be. They are there through the toughest of times and are there to make the best moments that much greater. So why are they so often not treated with the same compassion? All animals should get the same respect a human would get, if they had froze to death outside. I hope this opens the eyes of animal owners who may not treat their pets the right way and also help enforce stronger, stricter consequences to those people who mistreat animals. Stronger and stricter laws will make people think twice before they carelessly own an animal. Please after reading this like, comment on your thoughts, concerns, opinions and knowledge of anything related. Please SHARE this page so that we can celebrate Capones life by his story helping another. This happened to Capone in Bullville, NY. For everybody local if you see an animal being mistreated you can contact hudsonvalleyhumanelaw. Any body that is not local sometimes the police department do not know animal cruelty laws or what to do in situations so it is better to contact your local humane law enforcement.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:32:30 +0000
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