In a victory for animal welfare, a woman accused of beating two defenseless goats to death in a disturbing group assault with spiked bats and machetes will spend the next year in jail, according to court documents.
Horrifying footage shows 22-year-old Halie Morgan and three other suspects — Andrew Haefele, Charles E. McKinney, and Donald Compton — repeatedly striking the defenseless goats. Morgan pleaded guilty and will spend a year in jail. The Spotsylvania Circuit court also convicted the other three suspects, who are scheduled to be sentenced on April 20.
During the brutal onslaught, Morgan encouraged her large dogs to attack the goats while McKinney slit one of the dying animals’ throats, as shown by a video obtained by police.
Someone reported the cruelty to the police, who went to Morgan’s property and found the two slaughtered goats. Authorities charged the four suspects with maiming an animal, conspiracy to maim an animal, animal cruelty, and giving false information to law enforcement.
While Morgan’s sentence represents a victory for animal welfare, one year is too lenient a sentence for this sickening crime.
If you haven’t yet, sign Lady Freethinker’s petition urging the Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office to prosecute the remaining defendants to the fullest extent of the law, including a psychological intervention and a lifelong ban on having animals.
SIGN: Justice for Goats Tortured to Death with Machete and Spiked Bats
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Any kind of neglect or abuse or murder of a helpless innocent animal should be a FELONY WITH PRISON TIME!
As someone said below , she only got a year for murdering two defenceless goats. I could think of worse to say that she needs doing to her, but I have to keep it peaceful. 🙁
A year in jail? Wow! How terrible! And two goats are battered to death.
Let’s hope they put her in jail with animal lovers and the wardens look the other way.
At least the sleazy piece of non human was arrested, now lets keep her for a long time in jail, that little cutie is defenseless, and didn’t deserve it
A year in jail is simply insufficient for such a heinous crime. It’s so disheartening to see how little innocent animals are valued in this country
Now lets turn around and do the same thing to them
Give them the death penalty. Why bother to keep them alive? RIP poor goat.
The offenders should be punished in a manner that they will think before they repeat actions such as this!
With reference to the petition’s request: 100% supported
Re the proposal above: absolutely. Nature overrides nurture almost invariably, so it follows that if those individuals (or anybody) have caused this form of unnecessary suffering, then it is likely to happen again somehow, somewhere, somewhen. For those potentially banned from owning animals for life – in the instance that their actions did fall under nurture, and they emerge from that mindset/peer pressure/substance-induced state of mind on a sustained basis – there is nearly always an outlet to be able to help out or even work with animals, either on a neighbouring farm or small-holding (under supervision until proven harmless), or at a shelter (mostly supervised, anyway). Disclosure of history mandadatory. But which means that owning animals for life doesn’t mandate no further contact with animals. This should counter the rather insiduous ripple-effect of the human rights concept so often used by defense
They should beaten to death themselves 🐏🐑.
Punish the culprits .send them to jail for 3 years each.
Punish the culprits .send them to jail for 3 years each.
One year is not enough punishment for this type of cruelty.
Countless people can be so inhumane and should suffer fire consequences
I will pray that their souls rot in hell for eternity. And I hope they dim and all the guilty die a painful death
What good are these animal tortureres to anyone? Target practice maybe, even that is far too good for them.
Wish they would show the faces of people who do these things.
Anyone capable of torturing or slaughtering a sentient animals is destined to commit acts of cruelty or even murder against people. These are sociopaths and belong in prison for life.
Well stated, Lori. Once one of these two-legged evil creatures viciously attack and murder innocent animals, these same beings will be desensitized against death and murdering vulnerable humans will not even touch their psyche. They are incapable of showing empathy for animals or humans, and should be removed from society. My heart always goes out to any innocent and vulnerable animal or human that is violated by something like this type of sub-human.
Maximum jail sentence for such a horrific crime
Eye for an eye
HORRIFIC! DEMONIC! GODLESS! REPROBATES! MARK THIS WOMAN AND HER ACCOMPLICES.
Simple Hang her life for a life why keep her no good to the world.
Animal Lives Matter
love from uk
There’s some good news!
They should divide the responsible lunatic into four with 4 horses until they are broken that waste!!!
These poor goats are not targets of fun for most people Some prisoners that are locked away like animals and are waiting for the arrival of these sadistic nuts.
hope this jerk suffers the same brutal treatment
THE JERK WHO ABUSED THESE INNOCENT GOATS MUST GET THE SAME BRUTAL TREATMENT. NO EXCUSES…THEN THE JERK GOES TO JAIL FOREVER.
I feel one year is not enough for that grotesque and repulsive act of cruelty and certainly the other three should get the same. But not so long ago, a slap on the hand and community work would have been the name of the game so I’ll take that one year as a blessing. Petition signed with hope.