A dragon was shot to death along with several birds in suburban Rochester when a neighbor broke in with a bb gun. Such sad news. Out of all the things we do to protect our dragons and make them healthy and safe, I would never have considered this as a possibility =(
that is so sad, I never thought it would be a possibility either. The kind of neighborhood I live in I know break-ins are happening that's why I have a guard dog and my beardie is on second floor.
I've been thinking about this all day. I'm pretty broken up about it. Poor Buddy. It sounds like he was loved and had a good home. Takes a special kind of mental illness to do something like that. I've asked Coop and Dundee to take good care of Buddy now. I'm glad that their gofundme is doing so well. That may help the 9 yr old daughter know that there are good people out there and that a lot of people care about her and her pets. I was listening to Wease (local radio show) this morning (that's how I heard about it) and a pet store owner from Gates offered to deliver two birds and a bearded dragon to them.
That kind of thing is just sooooo tragic, so vile and sickening. I can never fathom how a person gets a kick out of torturing/killing harmless animals. Hopefully that poor family will get through this and feel some comfort from the caring hearts of others.
Yeah hits home when it's so close right? Apparently the kid got house arrest on animal cruelty charges on top of the burglary charges now according to channel 10. Lollypop Farm is all over him. The family's gofundme page is up around $2,500 now from over 100 donations so that's encouraging. I hope they're able to get through this and find some good in it and have a decent Christmas.
The kid is a budding psychopath that was doing a trial run for something even more horrendous.As far as the family getting through it, it's going to be a while....years. My home was broke into more than five years ago. The only thing stolen was my dog. I was so distressed I couldn't do my job. Every time I passed someone on the road that I didn't normally see, I would panic. Is that person looking for a place to rob, etc. I would wait in my car at the end of the street and watch that they didn't linger in from of my place. When I would leave for work and while at work, i would worry. Will my other animals be home when I get there? I still worry and it's been half a decade. The police never found out who broke in. Then there were a couple of years of reoccurring dreams. Always the same. I would dream that I found my dog only to realize it wasn't her and essentially I would loose my dog all over again in my dreams. This family will be affected by this for years to come. A break in brings home the fact that safety in your home is an illlusion and you really are at the mercy of others. I can't imagine having my pets killed. The closest thing to it I experienced is some suggesting to me that maybe my dog was taken to be a bait dog for dog fighting. I write this to give insight as to what someone feels after a break in and theft. Five years later I still flashback and cry. Little things. A couple of weeks ago I replaced my extra large dog crate. Well this past week I walked by it and it hit me. The crate I replaced belonged to my stolen dog. It was gone too, just like her. I wish this family the best.
Oh my gosh, how utterly disgusting & sick to shoot & kill innocent animals like that. The poor beardie didn't even have a chance, he looked quite healthy, too. This is absolutely horrifying what this country is turning into now.
I know there have always been mentally ill people but it just seems like kids have gotten worse. He has no conscience.