Wyoming Update

[Roxane]

From: Tacke12@aol.com
Hello All,
Court date for trial has been set, December 20th at 8:30am, in Powell, Wyoming, USA. * Expected to last 1-2 days. Hard to tell what will happen. The Defense is concentrating on all of our emails. The just don't believe that I read it in their newspaper and started the mass emails. It has upset them, that this has gained this kind of attention. They are focusing on the deputy sherriff, leaking to many details.......UGH!! Being defense, I know they will try to get the monsters out of this. Weather permitting I plan on making the 7 hour trip to be there for court. I know this isn't much notice......BUT is there anyone else in the area that will be making the trip?? Please let me know......So we can make a showing.
There is talk that I may even be subpeoned to testify on behalf of the emails? Geez, What am I going to say? * Give them what they deserve and more for their part in beating 3 Dachshunds with a hammer. This could get stupidly ugly.......But Honey, Huggy and Amanda deserved to live, and these killing should of never happened.
Anyhow pass on the word..........
I also need someone to send back to me, my orginal post. I know it's on some web pages out there, but I can't find it. I need to fax a copy of it to the court.
I will keep you updated.....and Please keep high energery thoughts coming our way, so that the right thing will be done. If you still need to send a letter, get it to me in the next couple of days.......and I'll take it to court on Wednesday......
Thanx for your support........Teresa Shively, Dachshund Rescue
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Anyone have her original email?
Roxane and crew

[dutchman]

Roxane,

Thank you for getting the word out. I've been behind on checking my e-mail and this board.

Tom

[Roxane]

No problm, Tom. We are all sooooo busy right about now.
Do you, by any chance, have a copy of that first email she sent? I've looked and I must have deleted it. Darn!
Roxane and crew

[WOTANSMUTTI]

Roxane,
I poked around an found the original postings in Adpt/Rescue- Need Help, pg 3,July 20th,2000. There's an attached message from the gal that Dutchman sent our way. Sam's mom has the original.

Hope this helps...

Sonja

[Roxane]

Sonja:
Here comes the season's dumbest question:
How do I get into the archives?
It doesn't really have to be me. If you can copy and send it to
Tacke12@aol.com (remember that is the number 12, not an "L" in her address)
She would appreciate. Tom was able to find an early letter, but I suspect it is the second she sent out.
I am going to forward the one he found, if she needs that too.
Thanks so much,
Roxane and crew

[Mark]

Hi Roxane,

Once in any forum, at the top right of the page showing the different threads is a pull down menu where you can select what time period to view.

Mark

[dutchman]

Mark,

I sent a copy of the oldest correspondence that I had saved at home yesterday. I also tried to search the archives of the forum but it appears the original thread didn't make the move to the new hosting site. The original posting would have been from mid July or the end of June at the earliest.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Tom

[TessieMom]

OK-- I went to the Central Texas Dachshund rescue site and picked up the 7-20-2000 - Forwarded message ----------


This email was authored by Teresa Shively, who does Dachshund rescue with me in Colorado. This story had been verified and is true. Please send letters to Teresa so she can FedEx them to HSUS. Her email is tacke12@a.... Permission to cross-post freely!

Dawn-Renée Mack, Treasurer
Dachshund Rescue of Colorado

Ok Folks.......
Let me tell you the story, I have verified with Gayla Molatch, United States Humane Society, then let me tell you how you can help.

On June 16th, the owner of 3 Doxies, (Amanda, 15 year old, Huggy, 4 year old male, Honey 4 year old) went into the hospital in Powell, Wyoming. While this woman was in the hospital her two male roomates (ages 38 & 39), took her 3 doxies in the car and drove 11 miles to a gravel pit. At the pit, one man took the 3 doxies out of the car, the senior, Amanda suffered a heart attack, but the man dragged her a 1/2 mile on her leash and smashed her head with a hammer, he then took the male, Huggy and beat him to death with a hammer, he then took the female Honey hit her in the head with a hammer, Honey got up, he hit her again with a hammer, she got up again, he hit her again and then thru her down the embankment. The men left, Honey crawled up the embankment (with a smashed foot), past her dead buddies and then 3 miles, she was out there 2 days before someone found her and took her to the vet. She is in a foster home and will survive. The owner continues to live with the man that did this to her Doxies (another story).

These 2 men go to court on Monday the 24th, it is not a felony in WY to abuse animals and the max they will get for each count is 6 months in jail and a fine of $750.00, so combined it's 18 months and $2,250.00.

Their names are Sidney Shipman (the man whose idea it was and the one who leashed them and put then in the car, and couldn't get out of the car to do it after 11 mile journey, but didn't stop it) and Gilbert Wozney (the man that actually did it and confessed.

What Gayla needs is......Letters that state your personal view of animal abuse, recommending that abuse become a felony. The horrors of abuse might be detered if it was a felony, that these 3 Doxies deserved to live & not die from this horrible death, and that these men (?) need the maximum penalty plus mental treatment (so they don't do this again).

The court date is Monday, I'm going to try and get the day off and do the 9 hour one way trip, to be there. Please send me your letters, and I will fedex them on Friday, so she can get them to the DA on Monday morning.

This is horrible and Gayla said the worst part was photographing their bodies for
evidence, and feeling the terror they went thru, the little girl Honey, who survived, will NEVER be returned to the owner, who chooses to live with the killer. Please help me, get some justice and send your letters to me at home (Tacke12@A...) or work (TShively@C...). We need to act fast, and I know you will all come thru, I want to influence the Judge to do the right thing.....Teresa & The Colorado 8-Pack

ps, Sorry if you get this many times, I'm sending to all my lists....T

[Roxane]

You are all outstanding! Thanks Mark, will get back to you on the archives thing.
Thanks Tom, for forwarding what you had and realizing the old posts had not made it to our new home.
Tessie's Mom, you are a genius. I am sure that is the post she is looking for.
I have a very important list of things I _must_ do within the next couple of hours. Can one of you send a copy of that email to:
Tacke12@aol.com ?
I am sure she would rather get a few of them, as opposed to none.
Huge thanks,
Roxane and crew

[TessieMom]

Done. Hope it helps! Rena

[Roxane]

Well done Rena!http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/pink.gif
I am sure it will help, it certainly can not hurt. Let's hope justice is served.
Thanks, again,
Roxane and crew

[Roxane]

The latet from Teresa:
Hello All,
Glad I didn't make the trip. The court spent all day and into the night doing jury selection. They are supposed to select the Jurors out of a pool of 60. So court may not start until Thursday and go into Friday. If you don't hear from me on Thursday, nothing major happened in court. I'll send the next update, after I hear GUILTY!
Thank You all for your continued letters and notes of support......Justice needs to be served this time.......for the fur babies everywhere. The local paper that has been covering this is the Casper Tribune.....Havn't looked at their website in months, altho I will tonite. Sleep tight and keep those fur kids warm.....Teresa & The Colorado 8-Pack o Doxies
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Roxane and crew