A Michael Broad Blog
NEWS AND COMMENT: The story of Graham William Reid, 29, a geometry teacher at a Texas high school, sheds light on the mentality of someone who tortures and kills vulnerable animals. Reid tortured and killed his cats: Cabbage, Parsnip, Carrot and Broccoli over six months until March this year. He told investigators that he …
A Plymouth, Pennsylvania man turned himself over to police in Luzerne County where he remains tonight at Luzerne County Correctional Facility. Bond is set at $100,000. Kenny Rowles, 27, of East Main Street was arraigned at the Nanticoke Municipal Building by District Judge Donald Whittaker. Rowles is charged with several counts of aggravated animal …
This story is one that I ‘guaran-damn-tee’ you will get your blood to boiling. According to an April 12 report by The Charlotte Observer, the third suspect wanted for animal cruelty after posting photos of a mutilated cat on Instagram has been arrested. Now here’s where it gets interesting. Jace Greene, 29, and Shariah Metzger, …
I am revisiting a story I wrote on June 23rd about a boy who tortured and killed a domestic cat in Clinton, Iowa (opens a new window). The boy is Jonathan Trude. He is 12-years-of-age. His parents say that he is mentally disturbed. His father, Richard says he has ADHD, is bipolar, psychotic and …
The reward to catch the torturer of Katy P, a young tabby cat, has risen to $10,500 (18th July: further rise to total reward of $23,435). Good news though: Katy P is looking much better and making progress in her recovery from her severe injuries. Those of us who follow cat news know about …
In October 2017 I shared the news that the collar that Sage was wearing when he was found was going to be DNA tested. There was an expectation that it could provide vital evidence because the collar did not belong to the family and it had been speculated that it was used to control …
We need to discuss how a 12-year-old boy came to torture someone’s domestic cat because it isn’t the boy’s fault if he genuinely suffers from mental illness described by his father as: ADHD, bipolar, psychotic, and narcissistic. Some fault must be laid at the feet of the parents because the boy, Jonathan Trude, used …
I am reporting on two developments with respect to the Sage the Cat torture/killing case. We need to keep it alive and running in the interests of justice. This is about persistence and tenacity. It takes persistence and tenacity to get a result in a cat cruelty case and it doesn’t matter if it’s …
