ASPCA Arrests Queens Woman over Neglected, Injured Shepherd

Friday, October 26, 2012 - 11:00am
Humane Law Enforcement

On Tuesday, the ASPCA arrested Queens resident Crystal Lashley, 18, for allegedly neglecting her six-year-old German Shepherd mix, Briana.

ASPCA Agents found Briana tethered to a tree outside a home on August 21. She’d been neglected so long that her collar had become embedded in her neck, causing a deeply painful wound.

Lashley agreed to surrender her dog to the Agents, who took Briana straight to ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital for treatment and evaluation.

In addition to her neck wound, ASPCA veterinarians found Briana to be dehydrated, underweight and infested with fleas. Briana is continuing to receive treatment for these issues and is recovering at the hospital.

When she’s made a full recovery, this resilient dog will be available for adoption—we can’t wait for her to experience a real loving family.

Lashley was charged with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

If you suspect you’ve witnessed animal cruelty, please report it. It saves lives like Briana’s.

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Animal Cruelty
Humane Law Enforcement
NYC

Comments

Sat, 10/27/2012 - 23:04 — Carolina Armendariz (Visitor)
Gee I think that woman went mad,poor doggy

Mon, 10/29/2012 - 22:54 — pawswap (Visitor)
I've recently created a response to this article regarding the end result of the case. Feel free to take a look and leave a comment on what you think. The link is here-> http://pawswap.blogspot.com/2012/10/18-year-old-charged-with-cruelty.html

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 18:31 — Elly (Visitor)
I, too, am an animal lover and find it reprehensible that not only do people abuse and neglect animals but they get away with it. The laws need to be changed. Animals are people, too, and everyone needs to stand up for them! I TRIED TO POST THIS ON YOUR BLOG BUT THE CAPTCHA WOULDN'T LET ME. ALSO I WANT TO "FOLLOW" YOU BUT THERE IS NO BUTTON. I USED TO BE ON BLOGSPOT MYSELF. MAYHAPS IT HAS CHANGED.?

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 15:18 — PAT (Visitor)
they should chain the owner to a tree without water, and in the heat where the flies would get her. what's the matter with these people.

Thu, 11/08/2012 - 14:13 — Brian (Visitor)
how was this person I mean Monster able to have a dog I wonder if she was chained to something growing up too what's wrong with these people

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:48 — Marjorie (Visitor)
Well said !

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:59 — Kenny (Visitor)
I was thinking the same thing....

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 19:59 — robperta perlis (Visitor)
I so totally agree

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 19:59 — robperta perlis (Visitor)
I so totally agree

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 09:46 — Brianne (Visitor)
Wow, Its times like this when you wonder what that person was thinking!

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 15:04 — pattianne pascual (Visitor)
ASPCA needs to focus much more on changing actual cruelty laws.even the worst cases get punishments that amount to no more than a slap on the wrist,considering the seriousness of the crime.this is totally unacceptable today,since studies prove animal abusers become human abusers.over 80% of domestic violence victims report animals were killed,abused and their well being,used to threaten the victim.every famous serial killer tortured and killed animals animals before torturing and killing humans.yet we ignore these facts.the animals are suffering and dying,sacrificing themselves to point out the worse members of our society.until changes in the law are made,you are running around like chickens with no heads.stumbling on a case here,a case there,with no monitoring afterwards to see if those banned are around animals.they are psychopaths.they love to see things suffer,and love breaking the law and getting away with it.while you are prosecuting this case,the previously prosecuted are toturing and killing,secretly and getting away with it because the laws are so weak.there must be strict psychiatric diagnosing,with every case of abuse,and treated not only by imprisonment,but long term detention in a mental facility,to prevent the inevitable human victims,that we know will follow the animal victims of these sick,incurable scums.google "animal abuse connection to human abuse".

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 18:06 — Eileen Rarick (Visitor)
I agree completely with your statement above regarding sickos first abusing animals and then moving on to humans! It is a proven fact! Anyone who could do such a thing to an animal is an animal themselves and should be put away in a mental institution for a long time! What will it take for the legal system to realize this? How long? How many victims? Thank God for the ASPCA! I donate to you monthly and have for many years now. You are their voice!

Sun, 11/11/2012 - 08:13 — M whit (Visitor)
I agree with all of you who are outraged by this abuse. But there is something I would like you to think about. Every day millions of animals are treated inhumanely and are abused and suffer at the hands of society. I challenge you to watch undercover videos of what is happening on factory farms each and every minute Od each and every day. The conditions in which these animals live is unthinkable. These animals are intelligent, bond with their young and feel pain and suffering. Yet we ignore it because its more important to us to stuff a burger down our throats than admit the abuse we partake in. Please educate yourself about factory farms. Go to HSUS or just google undercover factory farm abuse. Watch the movies. Then consider your role in this as a consumer. Thank you.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 22:54 — chris (Visitor)
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Wed, 11/07/2012 - 11:26 — sabrina (Visitor)
per questa gente che maltratta gli animali che li violenta psicologicamene darei la pena di morte!!!scusate se sono cosi' cruda ma basta con laviolenza su queste poveri animali!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fri, 11/09/2012 - 10:48 — Rola (Visitor)
I have been rescuing dogs and cats for years from such abusive people , sometimes simply they burn dogs and cats alive, in my country there is no law defending animal rights or even can charge these people who commit such crimes. Though my country is very rich but poor in values its a big shame.

Fri, 11/09/2012 - 11:47 — Marianne Mayer (Visitor)
She should definitely spend a year in jail but the fine should be much larger!

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:45 — Josh Bethune (Visitor)
That woman needs life in prison, cold cell, dark cell, no tv, no books just a cement cell and no mattress.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:50 — Judi Cornfield (Visitor)
That woman should be charged with a felon, not a misdeanor. Too light a sentence. Stricter penalties for animal abuse!!!!!!

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:52 — Hazel (Visitor)
I so wish there was a way to make these people suffer like they do their animals....no food, no water, other things....but most of all, I wish there was a way they could be followed and never, under any circumstances be allowed to own a pet again!! They should also have their pics posted in public, and have to do public service of any kind especially, involving pets.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:53 — jana dodge (Visitor)
Thank god Briana was rescued..thank you to whoever you are.Now tie this stupid ignorant bitch to a tree and leave her with no water or food..Let's see how she likes it.Hopefully she'll be convicted and never own another dog her whole useless life.We need harsher penalties!!!!!!

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:54 — Diana Spencer (Visitor)
A year? All she gets is a year? Who pays for the vet treatment the dog is getting? Who pays for the food and water the dog is getting? A YEAR? $1000 FINE? When will animals be just as important as humans? And when will people spend ENOUGH time in jail for harming animals???? This is DISGUSTING and she WILL DO IT AGAIN!

Fri, 11/16/2012 - 13:26 — Wendy (Visitor)
I agree, this person might just be 18 yrs But she still needs to know the differance between right and wrong. Now that she is 18 and into the "real" world of life! What would she do if she has/had a child? If she couldn't take care of a dog, she sure can't take care of a child (a child herself). Like Judge Judy says "Animals in eyes of the law are property". So to me with that said - that's what that 18 yr must have been thinking --- If she thinks at all. It just breaks my heart that there are still so many people still out there. I also agree the fine and jail time is way to low. I also think they need to have to work at an animal shelter to see what they have to deal with when bad people do bad things to animals.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:55 — JANET (Visitor)
SHE SHOULD BE TIED TO THE TREE WITH A COLLAR THAT DOES NOT FIT. AND ONE YEAR IN JAIL IS NOT ENOUGH TIME AT LEAST A COUPLE OF YEARS AND 5 THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 17:59 — Carroe (Visitor)
There has to be much harsher penalties for doing this to a dog. $1000.00 fine for abusing a beautiful dog for 5 and a half years? Give me a break. We need to stop looking at dogs as property and start looking at them as much more than that.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 18:06 — Joseph (Visitor)
What a shame..and if convicted, only getting a year..Should get longer than that..and a heftier fine..she should pay for the treatment that her poor dog has had to receive in order for her to heal and be placed in a better, more loving home..Wonder how this girl would like it if that was done to her by her parents..People like this make me sick.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 18:08 — Debbie (Visitor)
Really!? A misdemeanor!? This dog has been suffering for a very long time, and this animal is getting a misdemeanor, the punishment should fit the injustice, not a slap on the wrist

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 18:38 — donna (Visitor)
We really do need tougher animal cruelty penalties. If this woman can do this to a helpless animal, how would she treat a baby? Cruelty is Cruelty and we need to put an end to it with harsher penalties, stiffer fines and longer jail sentances.

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 19:00 — Pitbull princess (Visitor)
Is that all that crazy B*TCH gets? Please let me in a room with her for a few hours. I will imbed a collar in her neck, and give her the beating that she will NEVER forget. That poor animal did not deserve that thank God the ASPCA was able to get the dog away from that crazy B*TCH and now that dog will have a good chance at a great life that she deserves. I lost my dog almost 2 years ago and he was a german shepard mix I miss him every day of my life. That B*TCH needs to rot in hell with Michael Vick. She needs a harsher punishment!

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 19:40 — IRMAHE (Visitor)
I AM SO GRATEFULL FOR THE ASPCA.THATS WHY I AM A GUARDIAN. I CANT COMMENT ON THIS ASS BEHAVIOR SINCE I COULD BE SO NISE .I WOULD USE SUCH BAD WORDS I ONLY WISH I COULD TAKE THAT COLAR AND PUT IT ON HER NECK AND STANGLE HER AND SEE HOW SHE WOULD LIKE IT. I AM GLAD BRIANA IS DOING BETTER AND WILL GET A CHANCE TO LIVE WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL LOVE HER THE WAY I LOVE MY DOGS..AS FOR THE ASS HOLE I HOPE SHE CROKES.THATS JUST AWFULL WHAT SHE HAS DONE TO THIS POOR BABY...

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 20:16 — Gigi (Visitor)
OMFG! Animals don't ask to come into our lives...we choose them ! Wtf is wrong with people???

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 20:52 — Mitzi (Visitor)
She should receive both the jail time and fine...unless we insist on tougher punishment and fines for these offender, they will continue doing it and the only one that suffer is the poor animal.

Sun, 11/11/2012 - 14:25 — Austria (Visitor)
Not enough punishment. Her picture should be on bill boards so every body nows what she did to this poor dog!

Mon, 11/12/2012 - 08:42 — Linda Larkin (Visitor)
A $1000 fine??? You've got to be kidding me! Put a collar on Crystal's neck, tie her to a tree and leave her until she's infested with bugs, dehydrated and the collar has imbedded into her neck!

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 06:02 — 2cutecupcake (Visitor)
I really agree with you, $1000 fine is so NOT enough!!!

Fri, 11/23/2012 - 14:02 — Voice of Youth (Visitor)
I think that one should respect animals, just as one respects humans as they are also a living entity. In Pakistan, animal cruelty can be seen on a daily basis and i think much awareness is required to help stop such <a href="http://youthexperia.blogspot.com/2012/10/pet-abuse.html>pet abuse</a> on a broader level. With the help of such organisations, fighting animal cruelty would be at a minimal.

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Tue, 12/11/2012 - 20:35 — margaret Heekin (Visitor)
This woman should be forced to do 2 full years of community service in an animal shelter. She owes a debt to society but not as an incarcerated individual living off the public coffers.

Sat, 01/12/2013 - 19:46 — Andrew (Visitor)
thank goodness they found the poor dog in time!

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 06:01 — 2cutecupcake (Visitor)
Horrible thing to do really, i think that a $1000 fine is NOT enough!!! Gladly they found the porr thing in time!!!

Sun, 04/21/2013 - 18:16 — Helena (Visitor)
Tie this low life to a tree....Eye for an Eye

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