Pregnant sheep, ram beaten to death
Kauai, HI (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Jan 13, 2007
County: Kauai
Disposition: Open
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
The Kauai Humane Society is investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty. The farm animals were beaten and stabbed to death.
Three adult sheep were found brutally killed on a Kauai farm. The Humane Society is calling it a disturbing act of violence against helpless animals.
There has been a string of livestock killings in the state, and other cases of animal cruelty. But the motive behind this latest incident appears to be much more sadistic.
Daryl Kaneshiro does what he does most mornings: check on his livestock. But on Jan 14, things were very different.
"What we found was one Mouflon ram and also two pregnant ewes on the ground dead,"
The sheep were not only dead, but also tortured.
"We found that several of them had some broken bones," said Kaneshiro.
This happened despite a "no trespassing" sign at the front gate. Kaneshiro found these sticks near where the sheep were killed. Besides broken bones, the dead animals had bruises and stab wounds several inches deep.
"To think you have people like this running around public on this island and on this county is disgusting," said Kaneshiro.
Sheep, by nature, are docile animals, more likely to run away than attack people. That's why their killings have outraged many on the island.
"It's rare," said Dr. Becky Rhoades, the executive director of the Kauai Humane Society. "We've never seen anything like this on Kauai with livestock on a field, just tortured and killed like this."
This is the latest in a recent string of animal cruelty cases on our islands: pet pigs slaughtered in their own backyards, and dogs starved to death. Kaneshiro and the Kauai Human Society hope the culprits are brought to justice before they do more harm.
"It shows the kind of violence some of these guys have in them," said Kaneshiro. "Whoever it is, I'm afraid this could even happen to someone else."
Police say there are no suspects at this time. A $5,000 reward has been issued for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the killings. If you have information on this case, please contact:
Crimestoppers
241-1887
Case UpdatesThe Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the beating and stabbing deaths of three sheep at Omao Farms on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
According to the Kauai Police Department, sometime on January 13, unknown suspects entered Omao Farms outside Lawai and beat and stabbed to death two pregnant adult ewes and one adult Mouflon ram. The animals suffered multiple stab wounds, broken bones and bruising during the attack. "The level of violence involved here makes these people extremely dangerous, both to animals and humans," said Paul Bruce, regional program coordinator with The Humane Society of the United States. The total reward in this case is now $7,500.
The Kauai Police Department and Kauai Humane Society are investigating this case. Anyone with information in this case is asked to call KPD Det. Michael Gordon at (808) 241-1683, KHS at (808) 632-0610 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 241-1887. | Source: HSUS Press Release - Feb 1, 2007
Update posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 11:46PM |
The Kaua'i Police Department and the Kaua'i Humane Society are asking for the public's help in gathering any information relating to the recent torturing and killing of three sheep at the Kaneshiro Sheep farm in Koloa earlier this month.
The two pregnant ewes and one Mouflon ram were beaten and stabbed repeatedly between Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, according to a Crime Stoppers press release.
Any information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals will be entitled to a monetary reward.
To relay information, call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 241-1887, Det. Michael Gordon at 241-1683 or the Kaua'i Humane Society at 632-0610.
All calls will remain anonymous. | Source: Kauai World - Jan 27, 2007
Update posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 1:28PM |
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