Target: Weeden A. Wetmore, Chemung County, NY District Attorney
Goal: Seek the maximum lawful sentence for person accused of force-feeding coins and thumbtacks to puppy.
Authorities say an investigation uncovered a disturbing pattern of cruelty after a tip led deputies to a residence where a small dog was force-fed coins and thumbtacks over months. Veterinarians and investigators allegedly linked the ingestion of metal and tacks to serious injuries, and three dogs were removed for care. One individual now faces a felony aggravated cruelty charge, while two others are charged with overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals and failure to provide proper sustenance.
According to officials, the abuse spanned from June through October and involved deliberate acts that could cause severe pain and internal damage. Deputies also say they concluded that multiple animals at the property were not being kept with adequate care. These claims paint a grim picture of apparently calculated harm.
Strong, visible accountability in cases like this deters future offenses and protects vulnerable animals. Appropriate sentencing can include the maximum lawful penalties, permanent bans on owning or controlling animals, strict no-contact orders, mental-health evaluation and counseling, and restitution for medical and shelter costs. This petition urges the district attorney to advocate for the toughest lawful outcome if the allegations are proven.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear District Attorney Wetmore,
We urge your office to pursue the strongest lawful penalties in the Big Flats case where a puppy was allegedly force-fed coins and thumbtacks, causing significant injury. Three dogs were removed from the residence and one defendant faces a felony aggravated cruelty charge, while two others face charges related to allegedly torturing and failing to provide proper sustenance to animals.
These allegations describe sustained, intentional harm that demands a firm response. If the evidence supports these claims, we ask that you seek the maximum permissible sentence, along with permanent prohibitions on owning or controlling animals, strict no-contact conditions, and court-ordered mental-health evaluation and counseling. We further request restitution to cover veterinary treatment and shelter care for the affected dogs.
A decisive outcome will affirm that calculated cruelty will not be tolerated. It will also help prevent future suffering by ensuring those reportedly responsible cannot access animals. Thank you for your continued commitment to protecting animals and public safety.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Force the individual to swallow exactly the same items.
Monstrous monstrous evil, heartbreaking and horrific, karma is theirs – I feel you, poor lost innocent souls; their blood on your souls
The abuse, torture & murder of the innocents
Some heartbreaks can never be unseen, some horrors never unheard – PLEASE GOD
And the universe weeps tears of blood
Your life as theirs, as their death
I am continually horrified with the EVIL that is out there which the Judicial system continually overlooks or makes light of. What will it take to have REAL JUSTICE for all these sweet innocent babies!
These three MFers need to be confined and forced fed ONLY thumbtacks and coins until they meet death.
Jail them and feed them only what they fed these little dogs.
I completely agree!
These are sadistic, psychologically disturbed pieces of shit.
They should be wiped off the face of the earth in the same way. They have no value whatsoever, get rid of that vermin!!
Make them suffer through the same treatment! An eye for an eye! Force-feed theses idiots coins & thumbfacks & the torture & abuse theses beautiful dogs suffered! Need to stop this shit now.
DA & judges do ur job & protect theses animals!
DEATH PENALTY FOR THIS PERSON. Plain and Simple.
Weeden – while we can’t remove the perpetrators of this crime from the gene pool, you have the power to remove them from society. These people are a danger to animals and other humans and they belong behind bars. Please do the job you were hired to do and prosecute to the fullest extent. Get them off the streets…
Absolutely No Tolerance Towards Animal ABUSERS N CRUELTY. AN eye for an eye fits this crime n should be the punishment. Paws Matter 🐾
New York AGAIN!!! The gates of hell are open and the demons are spilling out into this cess pit of a city. The 3 deranged and brain damaged abominations responsible for this torture should just be eliminated, no amount of punishment will affect creatures like them so best to just have them thrown off one of your sky scrapers then scraped off the pavement and burned. Did the pups survive their ordeal? and find safe homes?
No less than life in prison. That’s still a better fate for this sicko than what I’d do to him.
The scumbags are the Itjen family (Douglas, Darlene and TraceY) Three stooges and they live on Antler Road.