Kinship Circle: ACT/ Serial Pet Killer Goes Unpunished In Small Town
December 9th, 2007 2:25 pm by Kelly GarbatoUPDATE, 12/29/07:
6. You Got The Pet-Killing Dogcatcher Canned
DATE 12/14/07
SOURCE: Kinship Circle’s anonymous source in Gerald, Missouri
12/7/07: Serial Pet Killer Goes Unpunished In Small Town — We share news that at least HALF of what we called for in letters has occurred: The Gerald City Council voted to FIRE the dogcatcher who lured, trapped and shot companion animals at close range. Though dogcatcher Dean Tadaro is jobless, he has NOT been charged with violating animal cruelty statutes. Below is an update from KC’s anonymous source, a resident of Gerald, Missouri:
Brenda, last night the City Council meeting was packed! The lady from the Humane Society of Missouri (Brenda Dean) spoke. The mother of the little girl’s missing cat spoke. The report from the Missouri Dept. of Agriculture (Mary Martin) was read… Many in the audience had their say and the City Clerk spoke of being swamped with phone calls, fax messages, etc. to the point where they could not get their normal work done this week!
The Council voted to fire the dogcatcher and to get a license and abide by the rules/regulations of the state. So, thanks to your help and others we WON for the humane treatment of all animals in our small town!
KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
12/7/07: “Serial Pet Killer” Goes Unpunished In Small Town
www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1703&seriesfirst=true
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UPDATE, 12/15/07:
TWO EMAIL ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN FOUND SINCE THIS ALERT’S ORIGINAL POST:
– Robert Parks, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney: unioncse [at] yhti.net
– Gerald Chamber Of Commerce: geraldcc [at] fidnet.com
(Gerald Board Of Alderman meetings held here)
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From: Kinship Circle
Date: Dec 7, 2007 5:29 PM
Subject: ACT/ Serial Pet Killer Goes Unpunished In Small Town
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12/7/07: “Serial Pet Killer” Goes Unpunished In Small Town
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / BACKGROUND:
An anonymous source from Gerald, a town in Franklin County, Missouri, informed Kinship Circle the city dogcatcher has been luring, and shooting caged cats at close range. He’s also slaughtered at least one dog. ALL were companions with caretakers. None were strays.
Our anonymous source, accompanied by local police, found the animals’ burial site on public works grounds, near a lagoon. One young girl’s family, who lost their cat to this “serial pet killer,” is filing charges. But law enforcers have been slow to investigate or press criminal charges. The city of Gerald still employs this dogcatcher.
We urge EVERYONE to send comments via fax, mail or phone calls. There are no publicly available email addresses for town officials. PLEASE WRITE. Let’s show Gerald, MO they are on our “radar screen,” and it is unacceptable and illegal to randomly kill companion animals.
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Gerald Police Department, Chief Gary Peanick
PO Box 59 * 430 West Fitzgerald
Gerald, MO 63037
ph: 573-764-3340; fax: 573-764-2987
Gerald City Hall
ATTN: Mayor Otis Schulte and Members of the Board of Aldermen
430 West Fitzgerald * Gerald, MO 63037
ph: 573-764-3340; fax: 573-764-2987
Gerald Mayor Otis Schulte: 573-764-2459
City Clerk Sarah Wheeler: 573-764-3340
Deputy City Clerk Carman Angell: 573-764-3340
Alderman Ward 1: Brad Landwehr, 573-764-4212
Alderman Ward 1: Rich Johnson, 573-764-4212
Alderman Ward 2: David Luechtefeld, 573-764-3154
Alderman Ward 2: Dan Maxwell, 573-764-4705
Robert Parks, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney
414 E. Main Street, Suite B * Union, MO. 63084
ph: 636-583-6370; fax: 636-583-7343
website: www.franklinmo.org/Prosecutor/PMain.htm
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Humane Society of Missouri Headquarters
HSOM Rescues And Investigations Department: 314-647-4400
1201 Macklind Ave. * St. Louis, MO 63110
general ph: 314-647-8800; general fax: 314-647-4317
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The Honorable Mayor Schulte, Members of the Board of Aldermen, Chief Gary Peanick, and Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Parks:
I bring to your attention Missouri Revised Statues, Chapter 578, Miscellaneous Offenses, 578.012. Animal abuse–penalties: 2. Animal abuse is a class A misdemeanor, unless…the suffering involved…is the result of torture or mutilation, or both, consciously inflicted while the animal was alive, in which case it is a class D felony.
When Dean Tadaro, the City of Gerald’s dogcatcher, systematically slaughtered companion cats and dogs, he “consciously inflicted torture, mutilation, or both” while these animals were alive.
As you know, Gerald’s missing animals were recently found in a makeshift grave by a lagoon on city property. Tadaro, armed with a .22 caliber gun, allegedly shot at least seven cats in the head at point blank range. A boy’s basset hound turned up in a ditch, dead by Tadaro’s bullet.
I implore Gerald law enforcers to investigate these killings and file charges under Missouri animal cruelty statutes. If Tadaro is convicted, I ask the prosecuting attorney to advocate maximum incarceration and fines for class D felony animal abuse. Please ensure Tadaro undergoes psychological counseling and is barred from possessing or working with animals.
Mayor Schulte ought to suspend Tadaro without pay, pending investigation. I am shocked the city still employs a man who baits, kills, and tosses beloved animals into a dirt-covered hole in the ground. I urge officials to step-up their inquiry, in conjunction with Humane Society Of Missouri Rescues And Investigations Department.
Criminologists view the intensity of a vicious act, regardless of the victim’s identity, as a forerunner to more violence. Consider these facts:
* Men prosecuted for animal cruelty are five times as likely to be arrested for other violent crimes, according to Utah State University professor Frank Ascione’s extensive research.
* ASPCA’s Randall Lockwood, Ph.D. — who aids cruelty investigators, law enforcers and court officials — identifies perpetrators who project blame onto others (Wandering pets cause problems; if I kill them, I solve the problem) as “repeat offenders…resistant to intervention.”
* When the FBI profiles homicidal criminals, animal abuse is among three primary factors used to measure probability of a repeat offense. Animal cruelty is a key trait in the American Psychiatric Association’s criterion for conduct disorders.
People who methodically abuse animals rarely stop there. Thank you for recognizing the gravity of Dean Tadaro’s actions. Please keep me informed of progress in this disturbing case.
Sincerely,
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