• Convicted animal abuser arrested again for leaving a dozen dogs in a hot car, killing one.
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[release][url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/06/08/sd_faces_animal_cruelty_charges_in_mass/]The Boston Globe[/url] TEWKSBURY, Mass.—A South Dakota woman has pleaded not guilty to leaving two cats and more than a dozen dogs in a van outside a motel for nearly six hours on a day when temperatures reached the high 80s. Margot Nickerson-Malpher, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was ordered held Wednesday on $1,000 cash bail by a Lowell District Court judge on 18 counts of animal cruelty. The judge also ordered the 71-year-old not to possess any animals. Tewksbury police said they found the animals in the hot van with windows cracked open. Police say some had trouble walking and others had to be hosed down. Police said at least one dog died. Nickerson-Malpher told police she was driving from Maine back to South Dakota. A pre-trial conference is scheduled Aug. 9.[/release] This freak isn't a stranger to animal abuse: she was convicted in Maine several years ago of similar offenses: [release][url=http://bangordailynews.com/2010/09/20/news/topsfield-woman-guilty-of-animal-cruelty/]The Bangor Daily News[/url] MACHIAS, Maine — Margo Malpher of Topsfield, also known as Margaret Kathleen Nickerson-Malpher, has been convicted of animal cruelty involving 20 dogs and one cat and now faces a possible $100,000 restitution order. That’s the amount the state paid to care for the seized animals over many months while Malpher repeatedly appealed her case, which originated in September 2006. While awaiting sentencing, Malpher, who still owns at least six dogs, is being monitored by the state’s Animal Welfare Division. Malpher will be sentenced during the first week in November at Washington County Superior Court, according to First Assistant District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh. She was found guilty earlier this month after a two-day trial during which Malpher represented herself. Cavanaugh said Monday that an inspection was conducted at Malpher’s kennel immediately after the verdict. All of the dogs and a cat were seized four years ago when Malpher first was charged, but she since has acquired at least six other dogs, he said. Humane Agent Christina Perry recently visited Malpher’s home and inspected the kennel, Cavanaugh said. He said Perry found conditions to be unclean and recommended some corrective actions, but no new charges have been filed. While Malpher was convicted because of the unclean conditions found in 2006, Cavanaugh said the conditions Perry discovered recently were not as bad. He said Perry would continue to monitor Malpher’s kennel conditions pending sentencing. All of the dogs seized four years ago were forfeited after a “protracted legal battle,” Cavanaugh said. They included black miniature poodles, two Cavalier King Charles spaniel-poodle mixed breeds, one Cavalier King Charles spaniel and one white standard poodle. It reportedly took five groomers at the Bangor Humane Society two days to clean the dogs. The groomers described the dogs’ hair as being so matted that their coats impeded their ability to move and their ability to relieve themselves, according to court records. After the animals were seized, however, Malpher filed a $100 million lawsuit against the governor of Maine and a number of other state and local officials, claiming the state stole her dogs. The case wound its way through the court system and appeals process until the Maine Supreme Judicial Court determined in February 2008 that the state had the right to seize the animals. Until that ruling, however, the state had been caring for the dogs and cat, including providing shelter and medical attention. The animals have all since been adopted. Cavanaugh said he will be asking for reimbursement of those expenses at Malpher’s sentencing and the bill could total between $90,000 and $100,000. Cavanaugh also is expected to ask that restrictions, and possibly a complete ban, of pet ownership be part of the sentencing.[/release] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/28176151_640X480.jpg[/img] The van the animals were rescued from. [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/28176123_640X480.jpg[/img] Abuser's mugshot. [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/1285017313_4c04.jpg[/img] Photo of a dog seized from the same woman's home in September 2006.
[i][b]What the fuck[/i][/b] :colbert: This womans going to be in the doghouse for this. Also, fuck she has a mustache.
why is this woman allowed to have pets?
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/1285017313_4c04.jpg[/img] What the fuck?! [b]HOW?![/b]
jesus fucking christ she should have had all her pets taken on her first offense, and prevented from legally obtaining any more. the picture of the poodle looks terrible, thats so sad :frown:
Why the fuck didn't they make it so she couldn't own any more animals? If they did, this shit wouldn't have happened.
Wow. What a bitch.
There's something terribly depressing about elderly people who keep large numbers of animals like this.
[QUOTE=Artyom;30363377][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/1285017313_4c04.jpg[/img] What the fuck?! [b]HOW?![/b][/QUOTE] It's just matted fur, fur that's grown incredibly thick and tangled. Just in case anyone doesn't know. It's still extremely cruel.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/28176123_640X480.jpg[/img] she has a cute mustache
There is no way a sane-minded individual could ever be this cruel to an animal as domesticated as a dog. It's as if they've lost a sense of decency to be somewhat merciful to the animals. Disgusting.
[QUOTE=Artyom;30363377][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/1285017313_4c04.jpg[/img] What the fuck?! [b]HOW?![/b][/QUOTE] Oh my god. Thats fucking SICK. Jesus christ.
I was tempted to make a joke about hotdogs with them being in the car and all. But I felt bad because that's sad and I like dogs and cats and every animal that isn't on my plate. If it's on my plate then I love it especially. I especially love Lamb and beef and pork.
[img]http://meta.filesmelt.com/downloader.php?file=1285017313_4c04.jpg[/img] :byodood:
Animal hoarder. She's mentally fucked up.
There really should be more regulation over the ability to keep pets. Institute a lisencing system to own pets, and make neutering mandatory for non-breeder owners.
Stop fucking posting the damn poodle.
[quote]This freak isn't a stranger to animal abuse[/quote] Oi, OP, that isn't appropriate. I'm not in any way condoning or supporting what she did but you can't just call these kind of people what you like.
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;30367484]Oi, OP, that isn't appropriate. I'm not in any way condoning or supporting what she did but you can't just call these kind of people what you like.[/QUOTE] Yes he can, I can call you an asshole if I wanted to. Asshole.
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;30367484]Oi, OP, that isn't appropriate. I'm not in any way condoning or supporting what she did but you can't just call these kind of people what you like.[/QUOTE] OP can make commentary, he's a poster just like you.
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;30367484]Oi, OP, that isn't appropriate. I'm not in any way condoning or supporting what she did but you can't just call these kind of people what you like.[/QUOTE] She's a freak. A piece of shit. She shouldn't be owning animals because she looks like she can barely take care of herself. She needs to shave her goddamn mustache. She shouldn't be thrown in jail because she would be wasting resources. It's people like her that make me want to support PETA's lobbying to greatly increase penalties for animal abuse.
fucking dumb bitch
They didn't make sure she wasn't allowed to own more animals?
[QUOTE=Omali;30371125]She's a freak. A piece of shit. She shouldn't be owning animals because she looks like she can barely take care of herself. She needs to shave her goddamn mustache. She shouldn't be thrown in jail because she would be wasting resources. It's people like her that make me want to support PETA's lobbying to greatly increase penalties for animal abuse.[/QUOTE] You're doing exactly what the Daily Mail does: pretty much slagging people off to get people riled. Again, I detest what this woman has done. But doing something like that just makes it seem a little more... Daily-Mail-ish.
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;30379124]You're doing exactly what the Daily Mail does: pretty much slagging people off to get people riled. Again, I detest what this woman has done. But doing something like that just makes it seem a little more... Daily-Mail-ish.[/QUOTE] how DARE someone share their opinion amirite
[QUOTE=Omali;30371125] It's people like her that make me want to support PETA's lobbying to greatly increase penalties for animal abuse.[/QUOTE] PETA isn't even about animal abuse, it's about people ruining fur coats worth thousands of dollars to stop people from killing animals that are already dead.
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