Nebraska - Fw: Anthony Schepis sentenced to 1-2 years in prison for beating 4 month old GS puppy to

>
> > From: "sandra" <sandraspaymart.org>
&gt; > To: "Sandra" <sandraspaymart.org>
&gt; > Subject: Nebraska - Fw: Anthony Schepis sentenced to 1-2 years in prison
>for beating 4 month old GS puppy to death
>; > Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:11:33 -0500
>; >
> > FYI. Please send to Nebraska contacts. --It's good to know that the
>abuser
> > didn't receive just a slap on the wrist, but I have to wonder why his
> > roommate didn't intervene, since the beating went on for 30 minutes. In
>6
&gt; > months Schepis could be out of prison and walking the streets, able to
>find
> > another pup and maybe do a repeat. Most people would consider a man
>like
> > Schepis as a threat to people as well as animals; yet most courts
>continue
> > to be lenient and not recognize how potentially dangerous such people
>are to
> > society. Enough studies have been done on this that you'd think the
>courts
> > would be well aware of the findings by now, but most don't seem to be.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Cain
> > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 7:34 PM
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:
> > Subject: Anthony Schepis sentenced to 1-2 years in prison for beating 4
> > month old GS puppy to death
>; >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
>; > From: Alison L. Gianotto agianottopet-abuse.com (pet-abuse.com)
> > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 7:02 PM
> > Anthony Schepis sentenced to 1-2 years in prison for beating 4 month old
>GS
> > puppy to death
>; >
> >
> > We have an image from the case posted in the images section of this case
> > file, but be warned that it is very graphic. (The case file itself does
>not
> > display photos though, so its safe to visit the url below.)
&gt; > http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/5309/NE/US/
> >
> > A man who pleaded guilty to beating a 4-month-old German shepherd puppy
>to
> > death was sentenced on Friday, and the prosecutor said afterward that
>the
> > case sometimes kept him up at night.
&gt; >
> > Anthony Schepis was sentenced to one to two years in prison, which means
>he
> > won't serve more than a year and could be paroled in six months. He is
>the
> > second person convicted under a relatively new Nebraska law that makes
>; > animal abuse a felony.
&gt; >
> > Animal advocates packed the courtroom, and said they wanted to make a
>show
> > to Judge Marlon Polk that this was an important case. Polk said he had
> > several letters asking him to take the crime seriously, but he said that
> > under Nebraska law he can only consider letters from victims.
> >
> > Court documents show that Schepis had fought with his girlfriend before
>he
> > beat the puppy. Schepis' lawyer said his client has long suffered from
> > mental disorders and had forgotten to take his medication.
> >
> > "Where do the excuses end?" asked Judy Varner of the Nebraska Humane
&gt; > Society. "Thirty minutes he beat this puppy. Thirty minutes the puppy
>was
> > screaming in agony as his owner/defender was killing him."
> >
> > Schepis apologized to the judge on Friday.
&gt; >
> > Schepis had initially said he was innocent, and that the dog was hit by
>a
&gt; > car.
> >
> > Veterinarian Tanja Katz had testified that the dog's ribs were broken in
> > many places, it had a ruptured lung, a broken leg, a broken skull,
>bruising
> > to the eye and other injuries consistent with those caused by someone's
> > fist, not by a car.
> >
> > Police said they found the puppy dead inside Schepis' bedroom, and they
> > found blood spattered on Schepis' clothes and all over his bedroom.
> > Schepis' roommate told them he was awakened by the sound of Schepis
>yelling
> > at the dog and beating the dog.
> >
> > Varner said she was satisfied with the sentence.
> >
> > "The big question for society is, today's it's a puppy, who's it going
>to be
> > tomorrow? His wife? Girlfriend? A child? Where does the violence end?"
>she
> > asked.
&gt; >
> > Assistant Douglas County Attorney Tom McKenney said the case was a tough
>one
> > to prosecute, but he was satisfied with the outcome.
> >
> > "I have two German shepherds dogs,"; McKenney said. "I'm a dog lover. I
>saw
> > the photos and it's, let's just say it kept me up at night a couple
>times."
&gt; >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Alison L. Gianotto
> > President/CEO
> > agianottopet-abuse.com (pet-abuse.com)
> > 1-888-523-PETS ext. 100
> >
> >
> > www.pet-abuse.com
&gt; > www.everydayactivist.com
> > www.realitytraining.com
> > www.acofunstop.com - online AC and HLE community
> > www.crittercrusaders.com - animal caregiver social network
&gt; >
> > --
>