Target: Sim Gill, District Attorney of Salt Lake County, UT
Goal: Prosecute case against couple who allegedly tortured pet kitten to fullest extent.
Utah officers investigating a suspected illegal encampment received quite a shock when they encountered Justin Epperson and Emily Allred. The couple was inside their car, which reportedly contained narcotics. But it was the faint mewing sound apparently coming from the vehicle that most got the officers’ attention. Upon further investigation, they discovered the source of the noise: a duct-taped lunch container. The officers report that inside this small container was a six-week-old kitten.
Feces allegedly covered the small animal, and only her head was free from the object. Officers described the kitten as being in very poor health. She has since received treatment and is now reportedly making a remarkable recovery with her new name: Athena. Because Athena was seemingly a companion animal, any cruelty case brought on her behalf could be classified as a felony and carry prison time.
Sign the petition below to demand maximum charges in this disturbing case if the suspects are deemed guilty.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear DA Gill,
Justin Epperson and Emily Allred have been accused of imprisoning a six-week-old kitten in a small lunch container and endangering her life. The case grabbed national headlines and highlights the seriousness of animal cruelty cases. Utah state law has a provision for classifying these crimes as felonies if torture of a companion animal is involved.
If the evidence merits, please pursue the fullest punishment in this case and reaffirm that harm to any living being will not be tolerated.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Ty Swartz
There appears there is no end to the heinous actions humans won’t take to harm animals, even baby animals.
This couple deserves no mercy. They were merciless with a kitten. With the narcotics in the car they probably have to answer to that issue. I hope you send them both to prison. If the laws don’t get tougher this will continue happening. If people really get hurt but eh law then this might stop. This type of person won’t hurt themselves by doing something that will land them in court or prison.
Of course the accused will bring forth all the pathetic excuses….but lets have justice for this innocent, abused kitten.Make sure this pair of low-life scum gets a PROPER punishment.
Lock them up, throw away the key. But make sure only their heads are able to move before you do so they can experience what that kitten had to endure for no reason other than that these humans enjoy cruelty. I hope they end up covered in their own feces for days sometime in their lives. Considering their habits that will probably be soon. I see a nightmare nursing home in both their futures.
Throw these two pieces of garbage in jail for a very long time. They don’t deserve to be in society. What a horrible, cruel thing they did to this poor kitten. I’m so glad they were caught!!