Atrocious Puppy Murder in Bulgarian Shelter Brings International Outrage



A recent monstrous murder of a 3-month-old puppy in the Bogrov dog shelter near Sofia has generated an outrage in Bulgaria and among animal rights advocates and environmentalists from around the world.

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) has received dozens of letters by Bulgarian and international readers expressing their indignation with barbarian act.

The skin of the three-year-old puppy Jessy was found by workers and volunteers in the Bogrov dog shelter near Sofia the morning of August 28.

Because of lack of funds, the shelter is not manned at night and has no guards. An unknown perpetrator is believed to have skinned the puppy on inside the dog shelter leaving behind only the skin.

The atrocious crime was committed the night before Jessy was supposed to be adopted by a Dutch family that was going to take her to the Netherlands.

The Bulgarian police authorities have been alerted about the case;
the Animal Rescue Sofia and The Four Paws Foundation are offering an award of BGN 1 000 for any information about the perpetrator and to anybody who is ready to witness before the police and courts.

The animal rights activities have called for an urgent amendment of the Bulgarian legislation referring to cruelty against animals because under the current laws if found guilty, the person who skinned the little puppy would get a BGN 500 fine as a maximum punishment.

The Bulgarian and international activists have been outraged by the arrogance of the crime committed demonstratively on the territory of the dog shelter.

Volunteers of the Animal Rescue Sofia have started to take shifts as night guards at the Bogrov shelter since the night of the incident.

They have called for a public effort in Bulgaria to punish the murderer of the puppy, and for a campaign to raise awareness in the Bulgarian society about cruelty against animals.

Spokesman Svetoslav Petrov from ARS said that there were no traces of blood on the premises so they believe Puppy Jessy was taken off premises and her skin and head brought back. He added that a man nicknamed "
Chin Lee"
has sent a note to ARS describing to them how it was done to "
keep the meat tasty and tender"
.

The animal rights activists believe Jessy's murder was not an act done in the heat of the moment. It was a pre-meditated act of violence designed to send a"
message"
to Animal Rescuers across Bulgaria who are currently seeking to persuade the Bulgarian government to criminalize animal cruelty.

The Dutch family that was supposed to adopt Jessy adopted one of her sisters. However, readers of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) have alerted us Jessy's sister died on the plane en route to the Netherlands. Her adopters believe that she had been given a poison with delayed effects. The causes of the death of the second puppy are examined by veterinarians.

The tragedy of the puppy has led to the creation of a Facebook group entitled "
Justice for Jessy the pup from Bogrov"
which already has about 500 members.

A website dedicated to Jessy's murder containing an image of the skin that was in the shelter is available HERE. Before clicking the link, please consider our warning that the image is disturbing.

The incident with the puppy comes about two months after Bulgaria was shocked by another crime against an animal in the town of Dryanovo where a dog was found alive with its four legs cut off.

The Bulgarian capital Sofia has been struggling for years with the problem of stray dogs which are estimated to number thousands.

Admin wrote:

under the current laws if found guilty, the person who skinned the little puppy would get a BGN 500 fine as a maximum punishment.

Not enough. Bastards.

ChrisQBG wrote:

Admin wrote:

under the current laws if found guilty, the person who skinned the little puppy would get a BGN 500 fine as a maximum punishment.

Not enough. barstuwards.

Completely right Chris these people shouldn't be allowed to live in my opinion a life is a life in this case

i am unable to watch the video, the story is bad enough, any suffering whether human or animal is beyond me. the human race is beyond me sometimes.

This is heartbreaking and nothing short of barbaric.Its bought tears to my eyes reading I can't begin to understand how somebody could do something like this to a defenseless animal I hope they find the sick these people and torture them in the same manner .

This is so very sad but I have to say It makes perfect sense to me that someone who can be deliberately and callously be cruel to animal has got serious psychological problems!

sarah

krypton wrote:

This is heartbreaking and nothing short of barbaric.Its bought tears to my eyes reading I can't begin to understand how somebody could do something like this to a defenseless animal I hope they find the sick these people and torture them in the same manner .

Agree with you Krypts absolutely cruel and totally barbaric - What can possess anyone to do something so cruel. I sincerely hope they catch the culprits.

Oddy

Reward Posted in Bulgaria's Dog Shelter Cruelty Case

A reward of BGN 1 000 for information in the recent monstrous murder of a 3-month-old puppy in the Bogrov dog shelter near Sofia was posted Saturday by the Four Paws and Animal Rescue Sofia Foundations.

The animal rights activists remind again the more and more frequent cases of animal cruelty in Bulgaria result from the lack of real punishment for the perpetrators.

On August 28, an unknown individual broke in the dog shelter near the village of Gorni Bogrov in the Sofia suburbs and savagely killed 3-month old pup Jessie. The animal was decapitated and skinned.

The 5th Police Precinct is conducting the investigation.

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I can't get the second link to work and I can find the petition where you say it is

sarah