Ritual Dog killer or killers in Idaho kill 4 more, about 30 now murdered

[ErikJ]

POLICE HUNT FOR RITUAL DOG KILLER
30 dogs dead or missing in southern Idaho community

Someone is killing lots of dogs in Idaho. Four German Shepherd mixes were found beaten and shot to death on the side of a highway on Thursday in the southern farming region known as Magic Valley. Roughly 30 dogs have gone missing in the area since last month, with dozens turning up dead in horrific fashion.

One dog, another German Shepherd, suffered what officers called a “ritualistic execution,” in which its head was crushed and its carcass covered in a purple cloth. Residents are shaken. "We're staying on it and working with what leads we have,” said Gary Trostel of the Twin Falls County Sherriff’s office. “We know something is going on but we don't know what it all means. We're trying to find out.”

Pet owners are being advised to report any instances of stalking or disappearances, and to keep their dogs from roaming. The Humane Society is also offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the dog killings.

http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Police-Hunt-For-Idaho-Dog-Killer.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tweet

Four more dogs found dead in Idaho as dog disappearances, killings mount
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/11/us-usa-dogs-idaho-idUSBRE93A17D20130411

[tblue]

1. NOOOOOOOO!!!

Who's killing the doggies?!!!! I cannot STAND this. Haven't read the article yet and I'm wondering is this happening in a rural region.

[RebelOne]

2. I think dog owners in Idaho should be advised

to keep their dogs indoors or locked in a safe place. All of my dogs have been kept inside the house, even my Rottweiler who only was outside on a leash because there are some idiots who hate that breed and would take potshots at her.

[Jenoch]

3. While killing dogs in this manner

is repugnant and needs to be prosecuted, it is not murder.

[firenewt]

4. If you believe the studies on animal cruelty, the step to killing a person is a very short one.

[Jenoch]

5. I have not made any statements

disagreeing with those studies. I also have not minimized anything, just stating facts.

[firenewt]

7. I'm confused by your response to my reply. I suppose if I had actually written my entire thought it

would have made more sense. You have not minimized anything. What they are doing is horrible and they must be found. My only point was this could be just the start. If I have misunderstood your original post, I apologize.

[Jenoch]

9. I guess I might not have understood the point of your reply to me.

Me saying that killing a dog is not murder is not condoning the killing of the dogs nor does it minimize the severity of the crime.

[bluedigger]

6. You want to quibble about semantics?

This is not a call for legal action but a description of the crime.

mur·der [mur-der] Show IPA
noun
1.
Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
2.
Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder!
3.
a group or flock of crows.
verb (used with object)
4.
Law. to kill by an act constituting murder.
5.
to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously.
6.
to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/murder?s=t

[Jenoch]

8. Your reply contains the answer to your question.

I don't think it is semantics. Killing an animal is not murder. Killing the dogs is bad, it is not as bad as killing a person.