Target: Brandon Guernsey, Prosecuting Attorney, Grant County, Washington
Goal: Seek maximum lawful penalties, lifetime animal-ownership bans, firearm surrender conditions, and full restitution after a family dog was reportedly shot multiple times while confined in a kennel.
Deputies responded after gunfire near a rural road. Witness accounts and a probable-cause filing state a man fired several rounds into a kennel that held a Husky-Shepherd mix named Ezra. The dog ran home with severe injuries to both front paws and required emergency care. Statements taken at the scene reportedly include an admission that prior conflicts with poultry motivated the shooting, along with a warning issued beforehand. Officials say the firearm was seized, and a first-degree animal-cruelty charge followed.
Shooting at a confined companion animal secured and posing no immediate threat suggests needless pain and terror. Kennel walls trap innocent animals inside. Repeated shots risk ricochet and public harm around homes and roads. Survivors of such violence can endure long recoveries, nerve damage, and lasting fear responses that complicate future handling and veterinary care.
Strong prosecution deters copycats and protects communities. Sign below to demand courts impose meaningful sentences, lifetime bans on owning or supervising animals, and firearm conditions that reduce risk during probation. Restitution should cover emergency stabilization, diagnostics, treatment, and any specialty care. Clear outcomes reassure residents that cruelty allegations meet swift action and that companion animals are not disposable when conflicts arise.
PETITION LETTER:
Prosecutor Guernsey,
A case before your office reportedly involves a dog shot multiple times while confined in a kennel, with witnesses describing rounds fired into the enclosure and a wounded animal fleeing home. Deputies say the firearm was seized and a felony count filed. These allegations, if proven, reflect severe cruelty and reckless endangerment around homes and public ways.
We respectfully urge you to pursue every appropriate charge supported by evidence and seek maximum lawful penalties at disposition. Please request a lifetime prohibition on owning, keeping, breeding, or supervising animals, along with firearm surrender and no-contact conditions for the duration of any sentence or supervision. We also ask that you seek full restitution for veterinary care, rehabilitation, and agency costs, and that you consider counseling where the court deems it warranted.
A firm, transparent outcome will protect animals countywide, reinforce public safety, and send a clear message that cruelty against a confined pet carries serious consequences.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Plato Terentev
