Lizzy Crouch will never forget her 17th birthday, the day her mother Martha boiled a litter of puppies alive in the family’s Aztec, NM, kitchen.
“I saw some of my brothers and sister lined up in the kitchen, and on the stovetop, I saw a large silver pot, like a pressure cooker,” Lizzy told DailyMailTV. “In it, I could see baby puppies in the boiling water. At that time, I wasn’t sure whether they were all dead or just in the process of dying. I heard whimpering from them.”
As shocking as this sounds, it was only one of a range of reported abuses — from decades of child abuse to other heinous acts of animal cruelty.
“I was saddened but, I’m upset to say, not shocked as this wasn’t the first time — I had witnessed my mother killing puppies like this seven times before,” said Lizzy.
An older sibling, Anastaisea told authorities her mother had additionally murdered six newborn kittens by smashing them with a hammer.
Today, at 18, Lizzy is living with some of her older siblings and trying to reclaim her life. Meanwhile, Martha remains in jail awaiting her trial in January, unable to pay the bail bond. She has been charged with child abuse and extreme animal cruelty. Her husband Timothy Crouch is out on bail, charged with obstructing an investigation. He faces trial in December. They both deny all charges. Lizzy will testify against her parents at both their trials.
“They should spend the rest of their lives in prison,” said Lizzy. “Failing that, they should have any parental rights to my younger sisters and brother stripped from them. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to keep my parents away from my younger siblings, forever.”
A Lady Freethinker petition urging the District Attorney to push for maximum penalties has garnered more than 34,500 signatures so far. Add your voice now to call for justice and send a message that torturing animals will not be tolerated.
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Such a shame these children will remember their parents as the pos they are, I hope the children don’t possess any of the evil traits the no-good parents had.
Horrific cruelty!,this subhuman pos deserves the death penalty
Sick women must not be allowed to have animals or children in her custody!
It is appalling that our so called ‘modern society’ still uses these traps to maime and kill wild animals. Preventative measures to stop the trapping of animals is totally inadequate. This must change sooner rather than later.
Prosthetic limbs for animals is rapidly developing and giving many, otherwise disabled animals, a new lease of life. In the UK, there is a veterinary surgeon who has already fitted dogs, cats and other domestic pets with prosthetic limbs, replacement hips and replacement leg joints.
Our animals, wild and domestic, deserve better respect and treatment from humans. This development of replacement body parts for animals is a most welcome sign that animals are being recognised as members of our society and civilisation.
Unspeakable horrors for these defenseless babies, human, canine and feline. These awful parents should be prosecuted to the fullest, never allowed to be near their children or animals again. They just don’t come any sicker or crueler than this. Pure disgusting.
Horrific cruelty
please take action for such heinous cruelty.
Such an Evil person should be locked away for the rest of their natural lives so they can’t ever harm another creature.
Words cannot describe the horror of what she did to innocent puppies and to her children.. She belongs in a mental institution for the rest of her life. She must not be allowed to be set free and to walk the streets.
Cerise Carr, absolutely agree with your comments. Psychopaths like this woman have no place in society.
That woman ought to boiled in oil herself. Youjust dont do that at all much less in front of your children.
Human cruelty against animals is so disheartening. Please, let’s be careful and do our best to be respectful of all living creatures!
MAXIMUM PENALTY! for this horrific crime!!!
What a monstrous psychopath! Too many of that ilk around – please keep this unconscionably evil thing locked up forever!!
“In suffering animals are our equals.” Peter Sanger
THIS EVIL MONSTEROUS SLIME OF A HUMAN SHOULD NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF ANOTHER DAY EVER. TORTURING AND MURDERING ANIMALS AND TORTURING HER OWN CHILDREN. SLIME AND SLIMES SPOUSE NEED SAME DONE TO THEM. HANG THEM ON THE STAIRS OF THE COURTHOUSE FOR ALL TO WATCH. THATS WHAT NEEDS TO START HAPPENING AGAIN. LIKE THE OLD DAYS. THIS IS JUST HEARTBREAKING AND ANGERING TO HEAR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THESE KIDS AND HELPLESS LITTLE ANIMALS.
Hard to keep my comments peaceful but I’ll try: these monsters who literally tortured and caused the death of animals need to be given life sentences with no chance of parole- their psychopathy makes them good candidates for child and elder abusers… lock them up where they can do no harm. !