Letter: We must never forget Westport cruelty case
To the editor:
The barbaric cruelty on the Medeiros property happened. Men and women starved animals to death. They kept animals in abject filth, suffering with festering wounds, infested with …
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Letter: We must never forget Westport cruelty case
To the editor:
The barbaric cruelty on the Medeiros property happened. Men and women starved animals to death. They kept animals in abject filth, suffering with festering wounds, infested with parasites and agonizing diseases.
That the remaining cases have been dismissed because of the lead detective’s personal indiscretions does not negate the reality of what was found and meticulously documented, first in 2010 and again in 2016.
The cold hard fact is humans are capable of unfathomable cruelty toward animals. And that is why we must have tighter, more comprehensive state and federal laws and much more severe sentencing for animal abusers.
Never forget: The largest animal abuse case in New England’s history happened here in Westport. That is why we must always have in place means by which to check on the situation and health of all farm animals within our town, and must hold accountable officials who fail to do their job in that regard.
Constance Gee
Westport
