Justice for Service Dog Burned and Blinded in Apparent Acid Attack

Target: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff of Harris County, TX

Goal: Fully investigate alleged act of animal cruelty involving acid attack on service dog.

A beloved service dog allegedly became the victim of a sadistic acid attack. Gizmo, a Shih Tsu, was found outside his caretaker’s door in visible distress. To his service companion’s horror, burns seemingly covered him. A veterinarian later reported that Gizmo had been doused with a large quantity of a cleaning chemical called boric acid. Tragically, the poor pup’s injuries were so severe that he is now blind and will likely need both of his eyes surgically removed.

The injustice did not end here, however. Although Gizmo’s caretaker harbored strong suspicions about the perpetrators and although she reported this seeming act of cruelty to authorities, no action was immediately taken. The local police department reportedly initially dismissed her complaint, telling her they did not even investigate animal cruelty cases.

Justice must be done for this innocent dog. Sign the petition below to demand authorities reevaluate their priorities in regards to this serious crime.

PETITION LETTER:

Dear Sheriff Gonzalez,

Recently, your department allegedly rebuffed a woman who claimed a vicious acid attack had been perpetrated against her service dog. If this woman’s assertions are true, you told her that the police were not in the business of investigating animal cruelty. 42.092 “Cruelty of Non-Livestock Animals” of the Texas Penal Code would say differently. Under Loco’s Law, the most heinous of crimes could be classified as a felony. A victim injured so severely that his eyes must be removed would seemingly meet the very definition of aggravated cruelty.

This living being deserved to be treated with a true understanding of the gravity of the crimes committed against him, not as a nuisance or an afterthought. You are aware that some of the most sadistic perpetrators of brutality against humans begin their “experimentation” with animals. You must take these crimes seriously. As one of the largest Sherriff’s Offices in the United States, you must set a standard for law enforcement not only locally but across the country.

Expedite an investigation into this troubling case at once.

Sincerely,

[Your Name Here]

Photo Credit: Denise Duplinski 


106 Comments

  1. The police dropped the ball on this. This innocent pooch was badly abused and is most likely blind cause of it! He deserves jail time (long sentence) plus life long ban on being around or owning pets and animals.

  2. Maria Bertrand says:

    Diana YOU ARE RIGHT!!

    Sheriff Gonzales if you turn a blind to this act of violence YOU ARE INDEED AS SICK AND GUILTY AS THE PERPETRATOR. DO YOUR JOB!!!!!!! TEXAS MUST START TO CLEAN UP OR YOU WILL BE OVERRUN WITH EVIL AND THEN IT WILL SPREAD LIKE A VIRUS. YOU MUST TEACH AND MODEL COMPASSION, HUMANITY, SYMPATHY ETC ETC ETC ETC AND THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL GET BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I believe anyone who throws this kind of horror into the universe should not be allowed to be free to walk the planet.

  3. Maria Bertrand says:

    ALSO YOU SHOULD FEEL WHAT BEING DOUSED IN ACID IS LIKE!!!!!

  4. Poor pup. I hope the offender/s are permanently blinded by acid too. Police are becoming more useless, and some dangerous, in this day and age, and there’s no real safety for anyone or anything in society. Uniforms no longer represent security anymore. It’s disgusting.

  5. Harris County AGAIN !!

  6. Do the same thing to them including the sheriff

  7. Michelle Stewart says:

    Every single cop there must be fired. Hire new police/sherrifs that take animal cruelty, torture, animal abandonment & neglect seriously. Then change all animal cruelty laws to be 1000% more harsher & fines 1000% higher. Those bastards responsible must be found and charged. Real justice would be to do the exact same thing to them when they are found.

  8. Sandra Weber says:

    Thankfully law enforcement in my city takes animal abuse seriously and there would be an on going investigation until the low life who did this is behind bars. The sheriff who dismissed this is just plain lazy!

  9. Linda Cummings says:

    Why wouldn’t the police investigate this kind of insanely cruel act???!!!! THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THESE CREEPY SOULLESS ASSHOLES KEEP DOING THINGS LIKE THIS. BECAUSE THEY NO NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE POLICE IS GOING TO STOP THEM. SHAME ON YOU!!!!!

  10. What’s wrong with you? Do your job sheriff. Animal abuse is a crime! Shame on you!

  11. Ich gebe euch Recht, jeder Polizist dort muss gefeuert werden, die haben den Beruf verfehlt, sie sind mitschuldig wenn sie diese Dreckskerle damit durchkommen lassen. Diesem armen kleinen Hund wurde so viel Leid und Grausamkeit angetan er musste leiden und wird den Rest seines Lebens unter den schweren Folgen leiden! Ich hasse solche Bestien das sind keine Menschen das ist Dreck,Müll der entsorgt werden muss verdammt noch einmal, unternehmt endlich etwas .

  12. Shirley Lemieux says:

    Dear Sheriff Gonzalez, thanks to you and other law enforcement officials, a little life of a dog so small is now blinded because you discarded reports of animal cruelty. Thanks to you, this little life will now have to learn a whole new life with no eyes to see out of. Thanks to you, this little dog will be in the dark for the remainder of his life. Thanks to you, the word Worthless has new meaning.

  13. These vile, uneducated, incompetent, animal hating cops must have their employment terminated immediately. A slow and agonising death for the evil scumbag who doused this poor dog in acid is essential!

  14. MARY C SEDILLO says:

    BASTARDS. DO SOMETHING RIGHT FOR ONCE!

  15. Sheriff Gonzales, please do your job! Someone who would do this to an animal will do it to people! This dog suffered unbelievable, painful and debilitating injuries and this crime should be investigated and perpetrators charged!

  16. quinten putnam says:

    Cruelty like this on an innocent animal should NEVER be tolerated and the POS that did this should have to answer to the courts and then punished to the fullest extent of the law. M thoughts are with Gizmo and I hope he is taken care of properly. Sorry you ran into bad humans.

  17. Avatar photo Torah Wolf says:

    And you wonder why so many people hate the police that’s because they say stupid shit like this and they let people get away with things so they punish the people that shouldn’t be punished and then they don’t punish the people that should be punished well that’s how it is in these days of corruption they make what’s right wrong and turn what’s wrong right this is truly an evil generation and whoever did this honestly, should be put to death. God does not take favor with those that hurt and torture and destroy and kill his creations for evil purposes and the ones that do are an abomination to their holy Father and will have to answer to God in The end

  18. Nadine brundage says:

    TexAs again with horrific animal cruelty and nothing will be done to even investigate what was done to that poor innocent dog. There is no protection of animals in that state and subhumans who commit animal abuse have no fear of authority. So, I hope whoever committed this sick act dies a really painful death and soon. That demented piece of shit won’t be missed.

  19. Father Douglas Michael says:

    You know these so called Sheriff’s the Cowboys, you know them with their hats and all their shit.
    They are rednecks who do not care about God’s animals. My Father was the Commissioner of Police in KY. in his life time, he had all his officer’s look into and either convict or make sure that any injuries to animals were dealt with severely.

    Prison time and fines galore.
    Father Douglas Michael

    Find a good attorney and send me the name and I will assist you with the bill. 484 947 1920

  20. Your police department needs training in their responsibility regarding animal cruelty which is a federal offense. It is very disturbing and troublesome to learn that your Police Department responded with such a statement. Sherrif Gonzalez is the response a reflection in your way of thinking?

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