St. Bernard Pet Massacre - A Memorial

(Audio was removed by You Tube. I've replaced with other music, but the heartfelt speeches have been removed.) A video in memory of the pets who lost their lives in the St. Bernard Pet Massacre during the Katrina disaster.

In the mist of the turmoil of catastrophic devastation and lost of life, Katrina left survivors, both human and animal, who struggled to survive the winds, the flooding, and abandonment in southeast Louisiana. Long after the humans were rescued, thousands of animals roamed the streets in search of food and family, while thousands of others, secured in homes and other buildings, faced dehydration and starvation as their food sources were depleted. While every animal rescued was worth every effort, every cost, thousands of animals died as time ran out.




While the rescues took place, & while rescuers opened feeding stations for those they were unable to immediately rescue, there were others, the sick gun toting "officers of the law," who, during a time of complete chaos, joyfully took matters into their own hands, using pets as target practice, shooting pets as a game, torturing pets to fulfill sadistic pleasures -- remember these are the sick beings paid to protect society.




Their lame excuses: They claim they had to shoot the dogs on the street for their own safety--dogs greeted these deputies, ecstatic to see a human, tails wagging: "maybe my family," "maybe these humans brought food." They claim it was more humane to kill the dogs than let them starve. Animal rescuers were everywhere, while thousands of pounds of pet food poured into the area. A simple alert would have brought in truckloads of food for these animals. Understand too, that these dogs were far from starving to death. (Remember, the last live pet, who is still living, was rescued from a house, with NO FOOD AT ALL approx. 6 weeks after the storm.) These "mercy" killings were not instant death for the helpless pets, as video footage depicts the slow death of one dog, struggling to stand, while deputies watch. We'll never know all of the atrocities afflicted upon animals during this period.

But then, the most horrific animal torture of all, the St. Bernard school shootings, where 33 pets (dogs, cats and a parrot) were tortured beyond the comprehension of most people. The aftermath of the horrendous sight of animal sacrificing brought even the strongest person to his knees. The ability of humans to take pleasure in inflicting such pain, agony, & fear upon other living beings, upon completely innocent and defenseless animals, upon obvious loving pets--it is frightening. The suffering these helpless animals endured is unimaginable. In addition, these brutal acts are relative to the insanity demonstrated by serial killers before they begin taking human victims.

With evidence secure, with video footage, with photos and witnesses (including camera crews and military,) in addition to the intense brutality of the crime, I never would have dreamed that this case would be thrown out. Would the evidence have been considered "insufficient" had the victims been human? What good are animal protection laws with corrupt politics, personal opinions and legal issues influenced because the accused is "my brother-in-law's sister's cousin."

Therefore, once again, animal cruelty receives a slap on the wrist (or perhaps that was a "pat on the back") as animal torturers applaud the great judicial system that allows them to continue their sadistic pleasures.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• hurricane
• Katrina
• St.
• Bernard
• pet
• shootings

[MissBoomer]

UPDATE:

Trial date has been set for October 19th, 2009.

[duchess789]

nobody has the right to play god x i hope god punishes those people who did this in his own way here in england i cant remember ever seeing this story on our news i wonder why was there a cover up ...im so sorry xxx

[adoptnotbreed]

I hope somehow they pay and that this hasn't been forgotten

[biomechanical1976]

this is what your voluntary tax payments pay for, nazi police, watch freedom to facism on youtube

[Sundogjeep]

The officers involved as well as those who gave the orders should be locked in a room with the dog owners standing guard with loaded guns. Let the fun begin for these lowlife, chickenshit assholes and see who they like it... or perhaps, in a more fitting act, the cops children should be shot in front of them.

See you in Hell creeps.

[jackbit1]

The people who made owners leave their 4 legged children, the ones who abused,harmed and killed the animals are evil. I hope they burn in hell. I would fight tooth and nail b4 I would leave my babies.

[rein3182]

@MissBoomer I am truly saddened by this video of dogs being tortured and killed like that even though it is been years seeing this now makes me shiver in disgust.Beautiful dogs,seeing their fate after.They should be given justice.I'll be praying for this dogs, that justice be upon them.God Bless the people who r fighting for them.

[rein3182]

it was years ago back but now seeing this makes me think why didn't i know of this.This is dog cruelty in its horrifying and very disgusting, beautiful dogs tortured and killed like that.I have seen personally how dogs r killed but this one is really an outrage.Shame on this people who killed this beautiful dogs.They will be punished if not by man but by God.I'll be praying for this dogs.They will never rest in peace until justice is done.

[CDLver]

Shame on the state of Louisiana. Shame on America!

[jeffstar58]

those people who tortured the poor animals are the work of satan

[SolutionSpill]

After they killed the dogs the deputies started breaking into the houses, Get it now? They were on film carrying out DVD players and sterio's. They are St. Bernards finest assholes, hand picked and crafted morons. Chad Clark is another fucking dirtbag that is now running for Sheriff, he is a worthless mother fucker that busts his own family members, sets them up at that you, just for his name to be in the paper. Chad Clark uses his girlfriend whore (black hair) to set up even her friends & fmly

[SolutionSpill]

Mike Minton was the sorry mother fucker shotting these animals, he is a St. Bernard Deputy and word is he is mad at the world because he has a iddy bitty dick, well at least that is what the females down the road in St. Bernard said!