Bulldog reported kidnapped found dead
Jaggar, an English Bulldog whose owner reported him stolen and said he was being held for ransom, was found dead Monday by railroad tracks in Kelso, Washington.
The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the dog by a citizen who saw the dog’s remains and assumed he had been hit by a train.
The dog’s remains were taken to the Cowlitz County Humane Society for tests, KATU News reported.
The dog was killed an estimated two to three days before the remains were found, deputies said.
Jennifer Thomas of Woodland, Washington, told KATU News earlier this month that Jaggar had been taken from her driveway, and that three days after that she received photos of her dog and a text message demanding $1,000 and prescription drugs.
The text message said, “If you don’t do exactly as you’re told the next few messages will be of your friend slowly getting tortured to death. And do us both a favor, keep this to yourself, no cops.”
No further messages were received, she said.
“This appears to be a sad ending to this part of the investigation,” said Cowlitz County Sheriff Mark Nelson. “It doesn’t mean that we’re done with the investigation. We’ll follow any leads we get to find out who took Jaggar.”
Posted by jwoestendiek October 25th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, bulldog, cowlitz, dead, deputies, dogs, english bulldog, jaggar, jennifer thomas, kelso, kidnap, kidnapped, pets, ransom, safety, sheriff, stolen, tests, text message, threats, washington, woodland
Comments
Comment from vida
Time October 25, 2011 at 5:38 pm
My sorrow for the dog and owners. If this really is how it happened and I hate that streak of cynicism that makes me even think that. In any case, hope whoever did this is caught and soon.
Comment from Anne’n'Spencer
Time October 25, 2011 at 6:45 pm
I don’t know what to think or say, but I’m inclined to believe that it was a kidnapping plot. We have recently had an incident in which a small boy was snatched away from his ball game, stuffed into a trunk, and held while his captors tried to extort $500 from his family. Fortunately he was a brave little guy, got out of the abandoned house where he was being held, and was lucky enough to meet an adult who would help him rather than injuring him further.
Defenseless, innocent beings are now easy prey in our society, whether they are humans or animals. The authorities had better do all they can to catch those people; a human child will be next and could easily come to the same terrible end.
Jagger didn’t deserve this!
Comment from Kelly
Time October 26, 2011 at 4:20 am
So very upsetting that anyone would stoop so low. My heart goes out to that poor woman. I can’t imagine her grief.
Comment from smoketoomuch
Time October 25, 2011 at 4:22 pm
The depths to which certain members of the Human race will stoop just boggles the mind. Hopefully these particular bastards are captured before they can pull this again. Sad. very sad.