RANT HERE thread

[kitzsuna]

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I do so regularly through my ER. I have never had someone come back to us at the hospital, and it's pretty obvious it was us. Many have gone to court successfully.

- the vast majority of a animal abuse laws are state level, so it depends on where you live. I'm a mandatory reporter in my state, so I'm legally obligated to report
- generally the rules of protection would be the laws that already exist (i.e assault is illegal) and reporter protections are tacked on charges as additions to those rules of protection
- for the cases I have reported, other charges were added such as the guy who nearly killed a dog (now recovered with my ex-practice manager), but was charged with spousal abuse of his girlfriend. Serving 4 years between the girlfriend and the dog.
- how would they know it's you? Generally people/strangers think of us (individuals) a lot less than we give them credit for
- you can always add fear of retribution to any report you make

Have you found that reports and results typically coincide pretty quickly? Or like what kind of evidence is considered good enough to get people evicted/jailed? I’ve only seen the dog once, but i hear it yelping frequently enough that its not a one off this, its just not consistent. They do a lot of weed which is illegal in my state (texas) so thats something that could be added too.

As far as knowing it is me, ive reported them to the leasing office for marijuana indoors multiple times and they previously received violations. In response, they changed their wifi name to “the lady with the birds lying” which is very obviously me, since i have birds. So. They know its me, even though the office says they dont reveal who makes complaints, it aint hard to figure out. They havent done anything directly to me or my property, but it does make me nervous to keep escalating.

Im mostly concerned that they will break into my place and kill all my animals. Which may be a bit dramatic, but who’s to say with these people.

I think i will call the non emergency line to talk about options and mention fear of retribution like you said.