Albuquerque Cabbie Repeatedly Ran Over Bunny

[phusion]

http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?ID=9918

ALBUQUERQUE -- Sunday may go down as a mother's day one Albuquerque family will never forget. The family says they were about to save an animal's life, but instead watched as an injured rabbit was intentionally run over three times by an Albuquerque taxi cab.

The Poth family just finished breakfast at a restaurant near Menaul and Carlisle in northeast Albuquerque when they say they spotted an injured rabbit trying to cross the road.

“We had just got done with breakfast, and we saw a bunny in the middle of the road,” says Tiffany Poth. “We noticed a cab slowly driving up, and we thought, oh, that's nice this person is going to help the poor bunny up”

However, the family claims the Albuquerque Cab Company driver intentionally ran over the injured rabbit, turned around and ran over it twice more.

[Debi]

1. When did Elmer Fudd get a cabbie job?

Okay, not funny. Some people are sickos!

[ET Awful]

2. Those poor little girls ;( and that poor bunny :(

What the fuck is wrong with people? They need to lock that bastard up for a long time :(

[DS1]

3. Probably put it out of its misery

[UncleSepp]

7. Could have been

Once I came upon a squirrel who had been hit by a car. It was twitching in the street, badly injured, and there wasn't any vet who was going to save it. The guy I was walking with, bigger than me, had on sneakers. I had on boots. So I was the one to jump on its head, crush its skull, and give it a quick death rather than a long one. That probably looked really horrible and cruel to anyone who might have been passing by, except perhaps to the people who saw the squirrel dying there and did nothing at all.

[xmas74]

10. I know someone who killed a deer w/ a huge rock.

He bashed his head in. The deer had been hit by a truck that had left the scene. It was dying-it was almost ripped apart.
If anyone else had come upon the scene they would have called the guy in for animal cruelty.

[Bunny]

4. Alright, I have to say it:

"I should have turned left at Albuquerque". -Bugs Bunny

[MrScorpio]

5. Sick cocksucker

I'm very opened minded when it comes to the goings on between consenting adults, unless it's murder, I pretty much have few objections.

But when sick, demented bastards like this take out their shitty assed kicks on poor, defenseless animals, it does nothing except turns my stomach.

What the fuck is wrong with these piece of shit ratfuckers?

[miss_kitty]

6. Hear Hear

I agree 100%, MrScorpio.

[Book Lover]

8. If you see this kind of thing happening in front of you

Here's some good advice from the Humane Society

http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/animal_abuse_and_neglect/reporting_animal_abuse_or_neglect.html

If you witness animal abuse or neglect, please contact your local humane society, animal shelter, or animal control agency immediately. In most areas, those agencies have the jurisdiction and capability to investigate and resolve these situations. They rely on concerned citizens to be their eyes and ears in the community and to report animal suffering. You can choose to remain anonymous, although giving your name to your humane agency will enable that group to follow up with you when necessary.
You can find the name and number of your local humane society or animal control agency by looking in your phone book's yellow pages under "animal shelter," "humane society," or "animal control," or by calling Information. Often, public animal care and control agencies are also listed under the city or county health department or police department.

You can also find contact information for animal shelters, animal control agencies, and other animal care organizations in your community through web sites like Petfinder.com and Pets911.com.

If there is not a shelter or animal control agency in your community, please report any incident to your police department immediately.

The Humane Society of the United States does not have animal control capabilities; that is a function of local animal control programs. The HSUS is neither legally nor contractually affiliated with—nor is a parent organization for—local humane societies, animal shelters, or animal care and control agencies. In short, The HSUS does not operate or have direct control over any animal shelter.

The HSUS does, however, provide assistance and resources to animal shelters and animal control professionals around the country. We serve as a resource for local animal protection organizations by providing them with educational materials, training opportunities, recommended operations guidelines, and other expertise. And, of course, we conduct large-scale, national investigations covering a host of animal issues.

If you would like more information on animal abuse and what you can do to strengthen animal cruelty laws in your state, please contact us at 2100 L Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-1598; 202-452-1100 or check out The HSUS's First Strike campaign.

[flvegan]

9. The article goes on to say that the family did contact animal control

and they are investigating the driver.

[Book Lover]

11. This was just for general info

If as some suspect, he was doing it as a crude euthanastic procedure, it'll come out in the wash.

[Mutley]

12. Is it just me

or has there been a surge of animal cruelty cases in the media lately? is it that more cases are being reported or is this just the newest thing in news fads?