A woman who brutally assaulted her 8-month-old puppy is now serving two years in the county jail and will never be allowed to have an animal again.
We thank the 33,672 people who signed Lady Freethinker’s petition demanding justice for Caballo, which we sent to the Shasta County District Attorney handling the case. And we applaud the Shasta County Criminal Court for holding this animal abuser accountable.
We’re also very happy to report that Caballo has been adopted and is living happily in a forever home. Haven Humane CEO Mark Storrey told Lady Freethinker his shelter transferred Caballo, for the dog’s safety, to another trusted rescue in the Bay Area where he was quickly matched with and adopted by his new family.
Last January, home surveillance footage captured Xaviera Kayli Ferguson viciously kicking, beating, and biting her mastiff puppy Caballo outside a house in Redding, Calif. The video also showed the innocent puppy had been timidly following Ferguson before she erratically launched into the assault.
Ferguson was arrested in January. She pleaded ‘no contest’ at a hearing in May. Now, her case is closed, with the Shasta County Criminal Court convicting her on a count of felony animal cruelty.
Ferguson will be spending two years in the county jail — close to the maximum sentence of three years the courts said they could impose, according to previous news reports. She also is not allowed to own or possess any live animal for life, according to sentencing documents obtained from the Shasta County Criminal Court through a public records request.
We hope this sends a message to all would-be animal abusers that cruelty will not be tolerated.
Thank GOD‼️Justice and all dogs should SAVED as QUICKLY as this precious and owners jailed and ban for life from EVER owning any animals again‼️🎉🎉
I love that swift justice. thanks shasta county for giving me hope in this hellish world of human predators
Should have been three years. So glad she is being punished
Should have been three years. So glad she is being punished
Good you worthless piece of crap.
So happy for the puppy. How and why would anyone be so cruel. She got what she deserved.
Some people 8are inhumane. They need this to be done to them, for what they do to these poor animals.
It’s nice to read about results in LFT. Please post more of that. I’m a monthly donor and just see the horrors, but never the good our money and signatures are doing. We need more of this. Thank you!
This is fantastic! I’m very proud of Shasta Cointy law inforcment for such a great job to save this beautiful dog from any further abuse.
Thanks to the courts. She’s getting what she deserves. Keep her there!!
thank God the court is punishing this woman in the strictest way possible
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am glad she has been caught. No animal deserves this injustice inflicted on them. I hope animal abusers out there think twice!
What a wicked person. Why have an animal if youcan not treat it properly
They feel pain the same as you do.
She bit a puppy. She’s weird for doing that. And abusive for treating the puppy that way. Imagine if she had a kid.
VICTORY — THANK YOU for NOT letting them — Ms. Ferguson — get away with their depraved cruelty and abuse to Animals — THANK YOU for rescuing Caballo and finding him a loving home — HUGE THANK YOU for ensuring this PSYCHO-Ferguson NEVER AGAIN adopts Animals.
Exactly is her address
It’s about time someone got the punishment that they deserved. Hats off to the judge and DA. Too many get off easily resulting in an epidemic of animal abuse that goes unpunished.
Good!!! No animal deserves to be treated like that!!!
finally justice done i believe anyone who mistreats an animal should be banned from ever ever owning an animal
YES!!!!! THANK YOU JESUS.. NOW LETS WORK ON GETTING ALL THE OTHER IDIOTS WHO ABUSE FUR BABIES AND THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT!!!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Cruelty to animals should be considered a serious crime and should be punished severely. People who harm innocent animals should be given a punishment that measure up with the pain and suffering they’ve caused .. So good to know that this person is now behind bars and that she is not allowed to have animals again. I feel she must have some mental issues as well and I do hope she will get help with that ..
Bravo! So happy to hear she is being punished for her horrific abuse!
The brutal person got what she deserved!!
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Caballo got the home that Caballo richly deserved. .
That’s good news! Two years is NOT long enough, but at least it will help send a message to abusers. Animal abuse should never be tolerated.
I’m pleased to know there has been some accountability for the vicious acts of CRUELTY this totally out of order animal ABUSER has been sentenced to. Although I WISH she would’ve been HAMMERED with the maximum sentence that she so obviously deserves. I believe no punishment for degenerate MONSTERS like her could ever be enough. She belongs in animal abusers registries in order to keep a better eye out on her. She definitely should never have the opportunity of ever owning, or so much as getting to near another animal ever again!!! THANKFULLY the poor, precious puppy has recovered & has been adopted into a SAFE & loving home.
She got what she deserved and the law should get strict on animal abuse.
Justice!.