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John,
If we’re going to win justice for more animals in 2021, we need you standing with us now when your support is doubled up to $130,000. We need to reach our critical year-end fundraising goal of $300,000 by December 31 to ensure we have the resources to continue our fight for animals — animals like Bella.
You may already know Bella’s tragic story. This sweet 11-year-old shepherd mix from New York was strangled with a zip-tie, shoved in a garbage bag, and beaten with a metal shovel by her trusted caregiver, Michael Gallagher. Bella’s injuries were so severe, she had to be euthanized.
And yet for this extreme act of violence against a defenseless dog, Gallagher was sentenced to just four months in county jail.
John, that is not justice. Gallagher committed this heinous crime in New York, where — like in so many other states — animals are only protected by a patchwork of weak state laws that aren’t enforced, leaving them vulnerable to abuse. As the law stands now, Gallagher could’ve received a longer sentence for taking that metal shovel to someone’s car than he did for beating Bella.
Animal abuse needs to be taken seriously and abusers should never walk away with a slap on the wrist. Your support today, doubled in impact, can ensure that animal victims get the protection and justice they deserve, and that animal abusers are held accountable for their crimes.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has been working tirelessly to pass Bella’s Bill in the New York State Legislature to overhaul New York’s outdated animal cruelty laws, and we’re planning to continue our fight in 2021. But cases like Bella’s don’t just happen in New York. Bella could have suffered on your street, in your city. That’s why your contribution, matched dollar-for-dollar, is so important now.
Animals everywhere need your voice and your commitment defending them. It can take years to win the toughest legal battles for animals like Bella, and we can’t give up. |
When you donate today, you’ll help hold abusers accountable for their crimes with a potent combination of jail time, fines, psychiatric treatment, supervised probation, and most importantly, bans on possessing animals. Let’s work together to protect animals from further abuse and deter other potential abusers from harming animals.
With your support, we can make Bella’s Bill a reality, win justice for abused animals across the country, and prevent animals like Bella from suffering and dying at the hands of abusers like Michael Gallagher.
Please don’t wait. The deadline to have your gift matched is December 31 — and animals’ lives are at stake now. |
For the animals,
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David B. Rosengard
Senior Staff Attorney
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