MNeedham73
03-15-2007, 03:12 PM
How someone could do this to a dog (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/NEWS07/70315025&imw=Y) is beyond me. I hope they find who did it, and soon.
After Crystal Brown’s 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix wandered away last month, she put up “missing” posters in her neighborhood and went door-to-door looking for him. She called the St. Paul animal shelter and rode the bus there several times.
“I felt empty,” Crystal told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. “I couldn’t talk to anyone. He was my dog. It was just me and him. ... I told him everything and he never shared any of my secrets.”
Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house Crystal shares with her grandmother. The box had batteries on top, and a note that said “Congratulations Crystal. This side up. Batteries included.”
Crystal opened the box and found her dog’s head inside. The box also contained Valentine’s Day candy.
Crystal screamed when she saw her dog’s face.
“She was just hysterical,” said Crystal’s grandmother, Shirley Brown. “She was screaming. She said, ’Grandma, it’s my dog’s head!’
“I said, ’no it can’t be!’ ”
Authorities say the case is an isolated incident and the suspect likely knew the family. A motive is unclear.
After Crystal Brown’s 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix wandered away last month, she put up “missing” posters in her neighborhood and went door-to-door looking for him. She called the St. Paul animal shelter and rode the bus there several times.
“I felt empty,” Crystal told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. “I couldn’t talk to anyone. He was my dog. It was just me and him. ... I told him everything and he never shared any of my secrets.”
Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house Crystal shares with her grandmother. The box had batteries on top, and a note that said “Congratulations Crystal. This side up. Batteries included.”
Crystal opened the box and found her dog’s head inside. The box also contained Valentine’s Day candy.
Crystal screamed when she saw her dog’s face.
“She was just hysterical,” said Crystal’s grandmother, Shirley Brown. “She was screaming. She said, ’Grandma, it’s my dog’s head!’
“I said, ’no it can’t be!’ ”
Authorities say the case is an isolated incident and the suspect likely knew the family. A motive is unclear.