Friday, September 3rd, 2004
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PAWS Mailing Address:
PO Box 1037
Lynnwood WA, 98046
PAWS Physical Address:
15305 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98037
A Wonderful Win for the Animals!
Two men were convicted of first-degree animal cruelty in Pierce County Superior Court yesterday. Judge Thomas Felnagle found Troy Loney, 19, and Steven Paulson, 21, guilty of killing a stray Siberian husky by tying it to a tree near a Wilkeson school, then shooting it with a bow and arrow. The men were sent to jail, without possibility of bail, until their sentencing on October 1st. Animal cruelty is a Class C felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.
The men had said they shot the dog only twice, aiming to kill it humanely after unsuccessful attempts to find it a home. But a janitor at the school watched the killing March 8 and testified in court that the men used one arrow repeatedly and shot the dog nine times. The dog, believed to have been tossed into Wilkeson Creek, was never found. The case caught the nationwide attention of animal rights advocates. Many of them have attended the court hearings, including representatives of PAWS.
Please write Judge Felnagle and thank him for seeing that the law was enforced in this case and suggest that their sentence is the maximum penalty allowed by the law. Prosecuting Attorney Dennis Ashman should also be commended for presenting a succesful case.
Contact:
Judge Thomas J. Felnagle
(253) 798-3966
930 Tacoma AVE South
Tacoma, WA 98402
Prosecuting Attorney Dennis Ashman
(253) 798-7495
930 Tacoma AVE South
Tacoma, WA 98402
www.komotv.com/stories/32864.htm
