Demand Justice for Dog Starved and Thrown Down a Garbage Chute
By Michelle DayTarget: Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
Goal: Prosecute Kisha Curtis, the woman who starved and thew her pit bull down a garbage chute, to the fullest extent of the law.
Most people have probably already heard the story of Patrick. The pit bull was starved almost to death, closed inside a plastic trash bag, and thrown down the garbage chute of a 22 story Newark, New Jersey apartment building. What some people may not realize is that, although Patrick’s former owner Kisha Curtis was arrested and charged with one count of fourth-degree animal cruelty, she has not yet been charged.
Patrick was found inside a garbage bag the day after St.Patrick’s Day 2011. The pictures taken of Patrick on the day he was found are shocking to say the least. It was later discovered that Patrick had been thrown down the garage chute from the 19th story, enclosed inside a black trash bag. When he was found by a maintenance worker emptying the garage bin, Patrick was barely alive. If he had not been found that morning, he would have been crushed to death inside a trash compacter.
Curtis is denying that she starved, tortured, or harmed Patrick in any way. She does admit to essentially abandoning him by tying him to a doorknob in the hallway of her New Jersey apartment building. According to Curtis, the dog was in her care for only two days prior to being found inside the garbage, and he was supposedly doing well before she abandoned him. Curtis claims that she was shocked at the dog’s emaciated state just days after leaving her care.
Curtis is applying for a pre-trial intervention. If granted, it would eventually wipe the criminal charge of animal cruelty off her record. Curtis rejected a plea offer that included 18 months in prison, a $5,000 fine, and 30 days of community service. Her next court date is scheduled for July 31st.
There is no possible way that a dog could become as emaciated as Patrick was in a mere two days. Patrick’s condition would have had to be caused by weeks, if not months, of neglect. Curtis is obviously lying when she says that Patrick was doing well in her care two days prior to being found next to death. By signing this petition, you are insisting that, if found guilty of animal cruelty, Kisha Curtis be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law. Demand that her pre-trial intervention not be approved. Curtis thought so little of her dog, a living, breathing being, that she threw him away like he was a piece of junk. Such blatant disregard for life is inexplicable, and should not go unpunished.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Essex County Prosecutor’s Office,
Patrick the pit bull was found in 2011 starved almost to death inside of a garbage bag. Had he not been found by a maintenance worker that day, he likely would have suffered horribly while being crushed to death inside a trash compacter. No living thing deserves to be treated like a piece of trash. The horrors Patrick suffered are inexplicable.
Now Patrick’s former owner and most likely abuser, Kisha Curtis, is requesting a pre-trial intervention that, if accepted, would wipe her criminal record clean. She is claiming that she had nothing to do with the sorry state that Patrick was found in, despite the fact that she has admitted that he was under her care just prior to being found in the trash bin. Curtis is clearly lying when she claims that Patrick was doing well in her care. There is no possible way that a dog could become as emaciated as Patrick was in just a few days. Patrick’s condition was caused by weeks, if not months, of neglect.
Please do not accept Kisha Curtis’ pre-trial intervention request. If found guilty, she should be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law. It’s unthinkable that anyone could treat any living thing the way that Curtis treated Patrick, throwing him away while still alive like he’s a piece of junk. Curtis’ lack of regard for life is shocking and should not go unpunished.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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36 Comments
She wants locking up with the key thrown away.
If shes let off, she needs starving, putting in a bag and chucking down the chute and leaving to ROT with all the GARBAGE,,,,,, BASTARD !!!!!!!
exactly!
Animals do not starve themselves. Animals do not place themselves inside garbage bags and cast themselves down 19 floors into the trash.
People perpetrate these sorts of horrors and it is time to hold them accountable and to stop the torture of sentient animals.
Please make sure that justice is done for Patrick the Pit Bull… his life was sheer hell by the look of it!
Exactly!! Research has shown that those that abuse animals will also abuse people. Justice for Patrick MUST be done!
I totally agree Colette… it is obvious to all who read this, that this woman is not telling the truth. AND trying to cover it upo with a bold faced one at that! Admits to tying him up outside door? Like what some one came by… in a period of town days and sucked the life out of him by starving him, then disposing him? TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE> and the judge should not believe it either… this is where it needs to be done… and not just saying ooopppsss… I made a misjudgement or any othe lying filth that comes out of her mouth.
it is time we start creating laws that show we will not tolerate any form of animal cruelty whatsoever. the laws need to be more vigilant and aggressive. we MUST send a very clear message that any form of animal cruelty means the severest of punishments.
DREADFUL WOMAN.. SHE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS POOR PATRICK.. IT IS DISPCABLE & DISGUSTING THAT THIS EVIL PERSON SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED & MADE TO SUFFER AS MUCH AS THE LAW PERMITS FOR SUCH CRUELTY TO AN INNOCENT ANIMAL..
There is no excuse for her behavior and to think she is requesting consideration, more consideration than she gave that dog. Request—DENIED!
She should get the same consideration she gave the poor puppy.
Kisha Curtis should be made to pay dearly for her treatment of dear Patrick. I thank all the people who helped him to pull back to health, and for Kisha, pray that she’s punished in the utmost manner.
She should go to jail; there is no other way so she can think somehow.
Animals are living beings and feel and suffer just as we do.
You’re 100% right, they certainly do feel pain and suffer. To me, because they can’t talk, they suffer even more than people do.
I can’t believe she has still not been punished. Are the officials waiting and hoping we will all just forget? The laws against animal cruelty are nowhere near stringent enough, and yet some prosecutors and judges don’t bother enforcing them, limited as they are. I wish all elected officials who do not take animal abuse seriously would get a big, bad surprise next election.
I’ve read most of the comments, and I agree. She is a despicable person and must and should be punished. NOW !
This women should go to prison and they should throw the key away. Anyone who would do that to an innocent animal doesn’t deserve to live.
Wow. The AHS pictures of Patrick directly after being rescued are actually disturbing. He looks already dead in them and I can hardly believe the poor animal pulled through. That looks like the results of long and deliberate starvation – to think how he must have suffered
Even if her version were true, tying up a dog and hoping someone would take him is pathetic and unacceptable. Ever heard of animal shelters? What a horrible human being.
The important thing is not just to punish this woman (and she must be punished to the full extent of the law)but also to make the laws much stricter toward such criminals, in all states. In many states people who torture and kill animals do not even face prosecution. We must end this holocaust.
Kisha Curtis needs to be horse-whipped thru the streets, then introduced to “Madame Guillotine”! I happily volunteer to pull the switch!
You’ll have to stand in line! Everytime I read about this story I get even nore upset than the first time. They pass laws to control EVERYTHING you do in this country, yet, they can’t seem to control animal abuse.
She deserves to be starved for awhile, but since mankind does not do this kind of thing, she deserves to be given the toughest sentence possible. First, she is a liar because Patrick was starved. She lacks any kind of compassion or empathy for a living creature. She needs to spend time in jail and even a year caring for animals at a sanctuary. Maybe she can be rehabilitated. But, she should not be allowed to go free.
add me to the list of those who want this woman punished as
severely as possible. If only she could have done to her what she
did to that poor innocent creature. The laws must get tougher…
no more just a slap on the wrist , or just a fine. Tragically, there’s
a whole culture of people who don’t know right from wrong, have
no humanity, … I’ll take the animals over these types any day.
Get her into a jail where she belongs.
A ETA PERSONA INHUMANA, SE LE DEBE DAR LA MAS DURA CONDENA, POR EL SUFRIMIENTO QUE LE CAUSO A ESE POBRE ANIMAL. ES INACEPTABLE LO QUE HACEN A LOS ANIMALES Y LA SANGRE FRIA COMO LO HACEN; SI ESTE TRABAJADOR NO LO HUBIESE DESCUBIERTO, EL ANIMALITO HUBIERA MUERTO Y ESTE CASO HUBIERA QUEDADO IMPUNE.
This is a no brainer for the legal system. And… if the legal system let’s her slide on anything but the highest punishment then they are just as guilty and a waste of humanity! Anyone who has a soul can determine in seconds her punishment! Period!
THIS LADY SHOULD RECEIVE THE HIGHEST PUNISHMENT FOR HER MALICIOUS AND SPITEFUL DEED. SHE HAS NO LOVE IN HER SOUL, ONLY THE STRONGEST EVIL THAT DRIVES HER TO DO SUCH CRUELTY. SIGN THIS PETITION! TAKE HER ALONG THE PATH OF PROSECUTION, THE PATH SHE DESERVES!
I WILL NOT PUT DOWN WHAT I’D REALLY LIKE TO CALL THIS “WASTE OF SPACE”. CLEARLY AN EVIL HEARTLESS SCUM BAG ! NO NEED FOR SUCH DISGUSTING UNTHINKABLE CRUELTY TO A PUP! SHE HAS TO BE PUNISHED TO THE MAX. THESE COWARDS WHO INFLICT SUFFERING AND PAIN AND FEAR TO ANY ANIMAL ARE NOT REALLY NEEDED IN THIS WORLD. THEY MAKE THIS WORLD A TERRIBLE PLACE. LOCK HER UP AND STARVE HER AND THEN LEAVE HER IN A SMALL DARK PLACE TO ROT !
DITTO!
Poor dog. It’s really cruelty and I can’t understand this kind of sadism. Punishment is necessary! But in my opinion is poverty the reason of this evil. Poverty destroys people’s minds and characters.
I know this is a bit off tangent but could the creator of this petition please change this sentence as there is a spelling mistake in it, the word trial is mispelled as ‘trill’, and the petition is going to go down much better with no spelling mistakes. The sentence is: “Please do not accept Kisha Curtis’ pre-trill intervention request.”
I really believe the only answer is to treat these shits the way they treat there animals, shame it is not possible lock her up and throw away the key.
Photographs of all these monsters who abuse animals should be shown so that people will recognise them for what they are. They should have “animal torturer tattooed across their forehead
an eye for an eye,…give to her what she gave to this precious dog Patrick. starve her while someone eats and drinks in front of her giving her no food or water, when she is down to skin and bones bag her and throw her into a garbage heap. Then after she goes through this , rescue her, give to her a fine and prison term and not allowed to own or be around animals ever!
This woman should not go free and should face the highest penalty in the system, and she should do community service work at the Animal Shelter for the next 5 yrs,she should also never ever have any kind of pet, including fish. My gosh if she does this to animals …what might she do to little children who cannot speak up for themselves. I know they cannot stop her from having them but I’d be afraid of what she may do. Glad Patrick is was found, and one day live a happy future with a family that will take good care of him.
How can this woman ever sleep again? Most probably she will because she does not care!
I think she should be chained in a darkened room and left to starve
NO PUEDO ENTENDER ESTA CRUELDAD,ME CUESTA DIGERIR ESTA NOTICIA, CÓMO TODAVÍA EXISTE GENTE TAN PSICÓPATA.NO SOLO DEBERÍAN MULTARLA SINO QUE DEBEN PROHIBIRLE TENER MASCOTAS DE NINGUNA CLASE Y ADEMÁS DEBERÍAN DARLE CÁRCEL.
Any person who would do this has no conscience. She deserve to be made aware that she must now pay for her stupidity.
She also must not ever be allowed to have another animal in her possession.
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