Locals react to the sentencing of Kiya’s torturer.
To see local news reports, including video, please visit the links below:
Boston Herald – Fitzgerald: No Punishment Fitting Enough for pit bull’s torture Click Here
Boston Herald – Pay the Price for Puppy Doe Click Here
The Patriot Ledger – Puppy Doe Abuser Gets 8-10 Years in Prison Pay the Price for Puppy Doe Click Here
Radoslaw Czerkawski, convicted of 12 counts of animal cruelty yesterday has been sentenced to 8-10 years in prison with two years probation.
While the conviction is unprecedented and great news for the animal welfare community, the sentence announced today pales in comparison to the suffering Kiya endured.
Czerkawski’s lawyer stated that there is no reason to believe his client’s behavior could happen again.
Kiya was starved, beaten, cut and burned over a period of months. Someone who is capable of such merciless cruelty will clearly not be fit to will be ready to rejoin society in 8 years!
To see local news reports, including video, please visit the links below:
For video of the sentencing from CBS Boston Click Here
Thank you for supporting the Change.org petition for the past 4 1/2 years. As you all know, the trial of the man accused of brutally torturing and starving “Puppy Doe” is underway in a Dedham, Massachusetts courtroom and just this very moment we have learned that a verdict was announced!
Radoslaw Czerkawski is GUILTY of ALL 12 charges of animal cruelty!
Through daily testimony, we’ve learned more horrific details and information about Puppy Doe’s injuries and how she found herself the victim of a Craigslist pet ad.
Czerkawski admitted to purchasing Puppy Doe from a Worcester Massachusetts couple after responding to their Craigslist ad selling a young small pit bull named Kiya. That couple, according to their testimony, previously purchased Kiya from her original owner also via a Craigslist pet ad.
Kiya changed hands TWICE via Craigslist. That would mean that Kiya was passed off twice through a classified ad website ultimately ending up in the hands of a monster. If either owner had worked with a state approved rescue, or had conducted a thorough background check on potential adopters, instead of posting her on Craigslist like a piece of furniture, she might be alive and well in a loving home today.
Since Kiya’s death in August 2013 Craigslist have made zero changes to their policies for posting a pet ad. Simple changes might have prevented similar incidents where pets have fallen into the hands of abusers. Just as in 2013, Craigslist’s current position is that they do not allow the sale of pets on their site. The terms of this policy are the following: “no animal sales or breeding – rehoming with small adoption fee is ok.” Those of us in the rescue field know that these policies are not being enforced. There are countless ads posted by “backyard breeders” and others hoping to profit on the sale or transfer of an innocent animal. Craigslist appears to do nothing to stop this.
FEND will continue its efforts to represent the signers of this petition until Craigslist makes concrete changes to their policies.
Thanks again to all of you who have supported this petition since 2013 and for embracing FEND. In addition to our Craigslist campaign, another important goal for 2018 is to raise funds to cover the costs to become an approved rescue organization in Massachusetts. This will help us grow our foster network and continue to expand our efforts to rescue and rehome displaced pets, many of whom we find via Craigslist.
We will post another update as soon as details on sentencing are released.
To see local news reports, including video, please visit the links below:
March 26th 2018 FOX News: Guilty!
March 22, 2018 WCVB Boston: Closing Arguments Set in Puppy Doe Trial
March 15, 2018 The Patriot Ledger: Details on DNA Testimony
March 14, 2018 The Patriot Ledger: Defense Tries to Sow Doubt in Puppy Doe Trial
March 8th, 2018 WHDH Boston: Opening Arguments Begin
After several delays, the most recent being due to a medical emergency with the Massachusetts assistant district attorney, the trial of the man accused of torturing Kiya, aka “Puppy Doe” will finally begin with jury selection on October 24th 2017.
The trial of the man accused of torturing Puppy Doe after having purchased her via a Craigslist ad, has been delayed once again. Jury selection was scheduled to start today, July 25th, but the Massachusetts Assistant District Attorney has experienced a medical emergency, delaying the trial.
After multiple delays, the trial of the man accused of brutally torturing Puppy Doe will finally face trial on August 1, 2017. The start date will mark nearly four years since Kiya, who later became known as “Puppy Doe”, was found near death in the Quincy Massachusetts park next to the house where the accused held her captive.
At present, the accused is in state prison on unrelated charges involving stealing money from a New Bedford Massachusetts church.
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After finding a lost Yorkshire terrier, a well-meaning Good Samaritan listed the dog on Craigslist in an attempt to find her owner. Instead, a 16 year old girl posed as the owner, took custody of the dog and then turned around and sold her back on Craigslist.
Bella remains missing and the police are asking for the public’s help in finding her.
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Pets are NOT commodities to be bought sold and traded online. Please continue to support our efforts at FEND to fight animal sales on Craigslist.
Radoslaw Czerkawski, an illegal Polish immigrant, will face 12 counts of animal cruelty in October, three years after he was arrested and charged with the long term torture of a dog in Quincy Massachusetts. The dog named Kiya who became known as “Puppy Doe,” had to be euthanized due to the severity of her injuries.
DEDHAM – The man accused of brutally abusing the dog nicknamed Puppy Doe will be back in court Feb. 3 to face animal-cruelty charges.
Friday, the Norfolk Superior Court established a schedule for the next six months of the case, said Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office spokesman David Traub.