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Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Unspeakable Cruelty Unseen he suffered,
unheard he cried,
in agony he lingered,
in lonliness he died.
According to a report on NBC10.com, the "owner" of a dog found with his muzzle taped shut (originally reported on October 3rd) with electrical tape got just two years of probation as part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor. Let me place the story in order for you...
According to court documents, [Robert] Lamano claimed he duct-taped the dog's mouth to keep it from biting him during a bath and then the dog ran away.
The dog was discovered last September wandering the streets with his mouth taped shut with black electrical tape.
The tape kept the animal from eating, drinking or even barking for help. The tape had been there so long his nose had rotted and Rusty had to be euthanized.
"I'm very sorry that this took place and I apologize to everybody," said Robert Lamano.
Yes, you read that correctly. The man who did this to his own dog said that he was "sorry that this took place." Lamano, who originally said he didn't tape the dog's muzzle but used the electrical tape police found with the dog's crate to fix things around the farm, didn't say: "I'm very sorry for what I did" but "that this took place." He is not taking responsibility for his actions. That is not showing remorse.
The only consolation is that this case resulted in the New Jersey anti-cruelty law being upgraded to a third degree crime.
Unspeakable Cruelty
