When a family pet runs away, it's impossible not to worry. The meals, medical care, shelter, and love that they need to survive and thrive are out of reach. But what if the lack of those things wasn't even the worst part -- what if they were WITHIN reach of active, violent danger?
That was exactly the case for sweet Dagger, a 2-year-old kitty living with his loving family in northwest Cincinnati, Ohio. Dagger is an indoor cat, but like so many of our curious feline friends, he got a little too adventurous one day and slipped out the door of his family's home. They searched for him for hours, sick with worry that he was away from them for so long. But when they finally found sweet Dagger, they realized he hadn't gone far -- but he hadn't been able to return home because he had been horrifically, violently abused.
Chief Dog Warden Troy Taylor has not yet indicated that there is an investigation into finding who did this to Dagger. Sign the petition and demand that one be opened at once!
Dagger was found in a sorry state -- a retractable dog leash had been tightly tied around his little neck. Then, whoever started there finished by tying the other end around a tree, causing such severe head trauma that it is still unclear whether or not he will survive.
While Dagger is in the fight for his life, his family -- a woman and her 12-year-old daughter -- are left with little comfort. The vets who examined Dagger said that the way he was found and the condition he was in clearly indicated animal abuse at the hands of a human. So why is it that local authorities aren't trying to find that violent person?
This lack of urgency, or lack of action at all, is a huge mistake. Dagger was gone for mere hours, meaning whoever abused him so cruelly didn't hesitate. The swiftness and intensity of the violence is concerning, and without intervention, this person will no doubt be on the hunt for another animal to hurt -- or even worse, they could escalate to people. We know that violence against animals is often a precursor to violence against humans. Without curbing this individual, local authorities are putting all of Cincinnati at risk.
Sign the petition imploring the team of dog wardens at Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society, led by Chief Troy Taylor, to immediately begin investigating what happened to Dagger!
