Joe,
While waiting at the vets office today, I was informed of heartbreaking details of a local animal lover and her family who are desparately in need of local support. She and her 2 teenage daughters were recently displaced from their Rehobtoh Beach home yesterday. The fire, which was intentionally set, destroyed two rooms and all of the contents. The worst part is her five dogs and her cat were all killed. These animals met the world to the family. Their beloved Chinhuahua had survived 15 years before perishing in this fire. The dogs were in their crates in separate rooms -- these were the only rooms torched. The cause of the fire is actively under investigation (the coward who set the fire is apparetnly known by any individual who knows the victim.)
The Red Cross has agreed to provide a hotel for two nights and then the family is left without a place to live. Any types of donations, including clothing (she is a size 6 ) are needed. The victim is employed at Four Paws Animal Hospital in Seaford, DE. Any donations can be sent there or to the Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula. Coworkers of the victim said they are arranging a fundraiser, however details have not been settled yet.
The victim's estranged boyfriend who had allegedly & repeatedly threatened to kill her, her children, and her dogs is the main suspect, but he allegedly has an alliby (his name is Greg Miles from Delmar). Apparently he posted pictures of her dogs on his facebook page. I tried to find him to verify this but I don't know enough about facebook.
Below is the online article -- I haven't seen the story yet on local news.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090513/NEWS/90513040/Fire+officials+investigate+Rehoboth+arson
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5 comments:
That is just sick! I hope they arrest that man and torture him like he did to those poor dogs.
Joe.. What size clothes/shoes do the teenagers wear? This poor family! not only did they loose all of thier animals but there home too. so sad. I hope they catch whoever did this and lock him up for a long time.
THERE ARE SOME SICK PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD!!! I HOPE THE HUMANE SOCIETY THROWS THE BOOK AT WHOEVER DID THIS TOO.
I JUST CANNOT IMAGINE SOMEONE SO HEARTLESS TO DO THIS TO HELPLESS ANIMALS, LET ALONE WHAT THEY DID TO THIS FAMILY.
The sad thing is that this sick SOB has been sending threatening emails to the victim for months now, but nothing was done to stop him. The totally innocent pets had to suffer horrible deaths.
Maybe those who are paid to protect us will arrest him now.
Arson is a crime.
This tragedy could have been prevented if the Delaware State Police would have acted on the threats.
The jerk has the nerve to post "whoever hurt **** and her family like this I PROMISE YOU WILL PAY" on his myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/irishfan19973 I hope he does pay.
He is a SICK individual. The day after Christmas this past year, he tried telling people his own son was dead! That boy is alive and well and in a loving home in which no harm would ever come to him. That poor child doesn't need people like this in his life! I hope Miles is locked up for a good long time.
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