Lockland Man Pleads Guilty To Pit Bull Cruelty, Is Sent To Jail

He has to remember, the ones who were seeking justice for Audrey, didn't put his family out on the street, he did that himself, but the selfish act of being cruel to audrey. He could have brought her to any shelter and droped her off, he didn't have to leave her to die. So to Edwin Saunders don't blame others for your actions. You put your family on the streets not the animal supporters. You obviously didn't think of the welfare of your family, just like you didn't think of the welfare of audrey. Sorry for your luck but you put your own self and your family in this situation, no one but you. Ya to the animal supporters who got justice for audrey. And shame on Mr. Saunders for blaming others for his situation, and for what he did to audrey.

...are his jail mates pit bulls?

the bans been lifted and this fool needs to be put down

Cruelty is cruelty, no matter what the reason. I think the sentence is justified. If he couldn't take care of Audrey properly, then he could have taken her to the SPCA long before she was in the condition she in which she was found. Yes, she would likely have been humanely euthanised. There are worse things than being dead. Audrey lived through some of those things. The supporters of Audrey didn't put your family on the street, sir, you set the wheels in motion.

Good. & aw, poor you Mr. Saunders. Do YOU weigh 20lbs? Do YOU have to stand in your own poo & urine? Even in prison you'll get better treatment so wah, your life's been ruined when you nearly killed another living creature out of laziness, incompetence, & ignorance, poor you. If you couldn't take care of the dog any longer why, pray tell, did you wait til she was almost dead? & why did you "watch until someone took her"-not knowing what kind of person was going to do so-rather than bring her to a reputable shelter or rescue? Ya, I feel REAL bad for you...do your time like a big boy & dont ever get another animal (or have another child.. w/your lack of brain cells it's likely to be passed on to offspring) since you obviously lack common sense! (To the editor...the real word for "poo" is censored...are you serious? Is s*** better?!!)

Dave T, you are what is wrong with America. I say that as an American myself. Anyway, The guy who did this to this poor dog is responsible for putting his family on the streets for his awful behavior. time to man up and take responsibility.

He shouldve gave the dog up LONG before she got in that bad of shape. He had to sit there and watch her slowly suffer before he gave her up! His FAMILY should be on the streets if they lived with him because then they are just as guilty! Tie him up and let him starve and sit in his own crap for a while!! thats true justice! Oh but thats cruel right?

There is no excuse for the condition Audrey was found in. None. I completely understand that sometimes circumstances beyond control put people in a position where they can no longer properly care for a pet. I also completely understand how heartbreaking it is to be faced with the idea of having to give up a pet you can't care for. But the reality is, Audrey didn't get like that over the matter of a few days or weeks. Those feet of hers nearly killed her. And she was literally on the verge of dying from starvation. That takes time. He sat there and watched that dog starving, trapped in a space so filthy and apparently small that she was unable to get out of her own waste. And all this time I'll bet he was sitting comfy in his house, getting plenty of food. No, I have absolutely no sympathy for him. He dumped her because he was too lazy to take her to the SPCA, plus he undoubtedly knew he'd get in trouble, considering how bad off she was. Frankly, if it hadn't made headlines the way it did, I imagine she would have been euthanized just to put her out of her suffering. If he was that bad off, he could have taken her to the pound when she first started losing weight. He could have cleaned the space she was forced to occupy. And the suggestion that "dropping" a dog is somehow better than being responsible for it is absurd. Dogs, cats, and other domestic pets don't procreate through mitosis. They are bred either on purpose or through irresponsibility. If you opt to own a pet, you need to be responsible for it. That means not breeding litter after litter of more you can't afford, and it means finding another home for that pet if you can no longer care for it. Even if that means taking it to a pound. It may wind up being put to sleep, but that's better than starving to death, getting hit by a car, or shot by a farmer when it gets so desperate for food that it kills livestock. "Droppers" are cowards.

I know this is cruel to treat a dog this way, but we allow legal abortion in this country, and not enough people are saying that is cruel. I just thought I would point out some hypocrisy here! I don't need anyone to tell me to stay on the issue either!

HEY SAUNDERS, IT CRAP AND BARK AT THE MOON SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME VICK IN YOU.