This Is The Reason Why I Rescue :(

[Charlet_2007]

And try to stop this from happening.. ****GRAPHIC PICS**** OK I have no words for this.. I got this female red tail for free the guy said it's cage was a "little" dirty.. There was 3 sheds in there so you can understand why it was so bad.. The guy worked for the sheriffs department here in Springfield and this was his snake.. Guess not everyone's a good person.. The red tail that was in there had soo many intestinal parasites and so much scale rot that my vet had to put it down.. She would literally strike at anything.. and then shake really hard.. I don't know if it was IBD but the poor thing was in enough pain.. Here's the pics.. They are HORRIBLE!!!

[infernalis]

Speechless

Red Tails are so sweet....

[jitami]

OMG that poor animal... I'm sick to my stomach... what on earth was this guy thinking? I'd like to have him spend some time stuffed into that tank! Sigh... people... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... .....

[Charlet_2007]

What can you do??? I was going to call animal welfare on him but hes police himself... The bad thing about it was i came out of the vet office bawling my head off i had to do some paper work before i left.. the lady and little girl next to me had a turtle it was hit by her car and she brung it in to see if they could help the shell the turtle seem fine.. she asked me what i had in the back.. I was like i had to have rescue snake put to sleep she looked at me a said EWWWWWWWW a snake well that's ok then went on to tell me she was only here because her little girl was crying about the turtle.. then i swear if i wasn't more of a lady than i was i would decked the every living crap out of her in that min.. got up and went over to the vet and he said that even if there was a slight posably she would have been ok she would have been agressive anyways.. Man im bawling again..

[jitami]

Yeah, I probably wouldn't take him on either... could cause lots of hassle for you... all the evidence is there, but animal cruelty, especially to a reptile, is probably a very minor slap on the hand... and then years of headache for you and your rescue... sigh... I still say we stuff him in that tank...

[infernalis]

Bad cops are not above the law.

[prattypus]

I know a guy who knows a guy... Seriously, I don't know how damaged someone has to be in order to think this is okay. To many people get an animal and not understand everything they need in order to provide the necessities. So instead of getting involved with a rescue, they don't want to be shamed, so the $***** conditions continue. I feel the BP rising...

[Charlet_2007]

There are days when i think man i'm getting some were that i can really make a difference.. like with Amuletto.. Then this happens it's like i'm thew back down the mountain i climbed up not 2 months before.. What un nerves me more then ever is this is a cop not just a cop but a deputy cop that supose to help people and animals and such.. I need to calm down..

[drache]

don't know what to say, Natalie
sad, angry, furious, depressed . . . that tank is totally disgusting
I don't get people - most of them
they don't get me either and from time to time some kind soul even feels called upon to give me glowing reports of psych meds and how much better I'd feel . . .
I bet your cop guy anal sphincter is perfectly well adjusted

[GartersRock]

Oh how horrible.