Target: Brian Kunzi, District Attorney of Nye County, NV
Goal: Punish all involved parties in large-scale case of alleged dog neglect and cruelty.
About 300 dogs who had reportedly suffered from severe neglect were seized from a Nevada property. The animals had allegedly sustained extensive injuries from being packed into close quarters. Suspects Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov were charged with felony animal cruelty. Yet what may seem like the end of the story could be the beginning of an even worse tale.
Recent disclosures, including obtained emails, paint a picture of potential pervasive abuse that lasted for years…all allegedly under the noses—and even with the possible assistance—of local officials. For one, the suspects, who are reportedly animal breeders–had received frequent visits because they were apparently in violation of town ordinances about the number of animals allowed on a property. A district judge’s so-called solution was not to shut down this enterprise but instead to let the dogs be moved to another region. Animal control officers then supposedly aided the relocation of these dogs to the property where they would eventually be seized and even helped buy cages and other materials.
And these allegations are not the end of the story, either. A few months before the seizure, this same animal control unit is said to have written up over 200 violations against the suspects. The district attorney, however, apparently did not lift a finger in pursuing these potential charges. Now that officials are in the hot seat, an internal investigation has suddenly been launched by a sheriff’s office also under fire for alleged inaction.
Sign the petition below to demand full and complete accountability for all parties involved in this reportedly rampant cruelty.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear DA Kunzi,
Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov allegedly put hundreds of dogs at severe risk, but according to the increasingly troubling reports they may not have been alone. Allegations have emerged that the sheriff’s office, the district court system, and even a county attorney’s office may have each played a role in perpetuating these deeply troubling circumstances. A community must be able to rely upon its legal professionals to uphold the law, no matter where the facts lead. As has been frequently repeated, a coverup can be much worse than the actual crime.
Please ensure that Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov are prosecuted to the fullest extent. But also hold any person who may have helped continue their alleged crimes morally and legally accountable as well.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Nye County Sheriff’s Office
OUTLAW THE FUCKING PUPPY MILLS!!!
EXACTLY!!! I’m soo F***ING TIRED OF THIS!!! We need Vigilantes to stop such extreme painful cruelty of innocent animals who in the hands of EVIL BEING’S !!!
RIGHT ON!!!!!!!
I thought Nevada was one State that upheld their laws apparently by ignoring abuse proved to be more profitable?
should all be put in jail disgusting people
WHY ARE APPARENT RUSSIANS OWNING LAND IN NV ANYWAY !!!
That’s a damn good question!
Please punish the guilty people.
FIRE THEN ARREST THE AUTHORITIES!!! TOO LAZY TO DO THEIR JOBS BECAUSE ANIMALS ARE THE VICTIMS OF THE IMMENSE SUFFERING !
Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov need to be charged to the maximum. SHUT THEM DOWN AND ALL PUPPY MILLS EVERYWHERE!
The District Attorney, Sheriff’s office and anyone in law or otherwise that was complicit and or negligent should be fired and charged will animal neglect and cruelty!
It is for people such as these that exacerbate the problem. The law should punish so that it serves as a deterrent.
There is absolutely not one excuse for people in law
enforcement ignoring mistreatment of animals. The people
who ignore and do nothing about cruelty are as guilty as
the perpetrators!
These dogs deserve justice for what they have been put through , they depend on humans to look after them as they can’t fend for themselves .it sickens me to the core to see what so called dog lovers do to them ….😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬
TIME TO WIPE OUT THIS KIND OF EVIL BEING,,,, ASAP!!!
Oksana and vasili….. hmmmmm…sure they’re up for multiple charges but seriously what will happen to them.
There should be a big prison in Siberia. Put em in and throw away the key
How much of a payoff did these officials get as all were involved in letting these low life’s get away with continued animal cruelty?
Once again it appears abuse is aided by officials, judges, attorneys, and anyone else smelling any money. These people are respected in communities yet they go to the bathroom like the rest of us. The animals don’t deserve this type of treatment. Are there any decent, law abiding, honest folks out there besides the people writing into this cause? It is so sad to know people use their positions of authority to scrape the bottom of the dung bucket in hopes of making a few bucks. Dogs are living beings, all animals are living beings yet the aspect of this CRIME or CRIMES is overlooked. How convenient. Isn’t animal abuse a felony? If so send in prosecutors who will demand, through proof, these horrible white collar criminals face the law and pay the price. Do us all a favor and extend this story through out the country and punish with zeal to make an example of this situation showing such occurrences will not be tolerated.
Put lowlife Russian scumbags Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov behind bars!!! Ban puppy mills asap!!!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH g
“Once again it appears abuse is aided by officials, judges, attorneys, and anyone else smelling any money. These people are respected in communities yet they go to the bathroom like the rest of us. The animals don’t deserve this type of treatment. Are there any decent, law abiding, honest folks out there besides the people writing into this cause? It is so sad to know people use their positions of authority to scrape the bottom of the dung bucket in hopes of making a few bucks. Dogs are living beings, all animals are living beings yet the aspect of this CRIME or CRIMES is overlooked. How convenient. Isn’t animal abuse a felony? If so send in prosecutors who will demand, through proof, these horrible white collar criminals face the law and pay the price. Do us all a favor and extend this story through out the country and punish with zeal to make an example of this situation showing such occurrences will not be tolerated. “
What the hell are those officials good for? Apparently,NOTHING!! It’s so sickening to find out the worthless pos people in authority are just as guilty as the dumbass abusers!! Puppy mill owners deserve the death penalty!!
Puppy MILLS SHOULD BE !))% ILLEGAL IN ALL STES>
TIME TO PERMANANTLY BAN PUPPY MILLS AND CHARGE OWNERS WITH A FELONY
FRY ALL OF THESE F*CKING PEOPLE!
LET THEM SUFFER IN PAIN AND AGONY IN JAIL FOR MANY,MANY YEARS!
THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO GET OUT IS IN A BODY BAG!
PUPPY MILLS EVERY WHERE WILL NEVER END IF IT DOESN’T START TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY! HARSHER LAWS,HARSHER JUDGES, HARSHER LAW INFORMENTS HARSHER PUNISHMENTS!
Closed down backyard breeders &
puppymills because theses people are only interested in the money not the dogs & the animals suffer!!
Over 200 written violations ! ..Really ???
“ What desperate and and brain cell deprived people will do in order to feed themselves and their families ! “
Animals are the ‘go to’ nowadays it so tragically and sadly seems. Learn to support yourselves without exploiting other people and animals. ~> ‘Animal to the People Power ‘ !! ! <~ NOW !
Looking the other way IS being complicit.
This is one of the sickest demented situations I’ve heard of an a long time $300 and authorities that don’t do their job they need to be prosecuted heavely
May the light of transparency shine through all involved in this situation – particularly though compensated officials that contributed to the gross abuse of HUNDREDS of animals.