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Protest over Mosta animal cruelty cases cancelled

The road from Mosta to Naxxar where the dead cat was found attached to the railing.

The road from Mosta to Naxxar where the dead cat was found attached to the railing.

Updated 10 a.m.

A protest walk which was to have been held in Valletta on the Saturday after Christmas to protest over the latest case of animal cruelty in Mosta has been cancelled because of fear it would serve to give extra publicity to the perpetrator.

Organiser Fleur Marie Cilia Buckett said she had received a lot of abuse from people who felt the event she had been planning would be counter-productive.

A cat was found dead and crucified upside down in Mosta yesterday in the fifth case of this type in the locality.

MsCilia Buckett, who was also one of the persons behind the protest walk after the killing of the dog Star, said in comments on timesofmalta.com and facebook (http://www.facebook.com/events/388728991210865/) that those taking part were to have called for justice to be served to the person/persons who are killing innocent puppies and kittens and crucifying them upside down and nailed to a cross.

This, she warned was a symptom of matters which could lead to child abuse.

"The matter needs to be taken seriously! This was the fifth time that this had happened and there were no witnesses or CCTV.

"How big is this country?! Come on! Is it about time that Justice is served.

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Lawrence Camilleri

Dec 17th 2012, 15:57

Naqbel mieghek. Nahseb li wasal iz-zmien li bi ftehim flimkien, il-media kollha tinjora atti vandali bhal dawn biex min qed jaghmel dawn l-atti jaqta qalbu u jieqaf.

Jennifer Styevens

Dec 17th 2012, 15:16

That is still no excuse

Ruth Muscat

Dec 17th 2012, 18:20

i agree jennifer

Amanda Sciberras

Dec 17th 2012, 13:41

So we all should go crucifying animals??? Are you for real?

Malicia Dabrowicz

Dec 17th 2012, 14:01

Amanda: he does that to communicate what is happening to him or what had happened to him. Its called coping stratedy, he is mentally ill, he doesnt have any other tools to express himself. This is his way of crying for help. We have a desperate and suffering person who needs hospitalization and immediate psychiatric help. And K Bugeja is right - he is as much as killer and as victim in one.

maria borg

Dec 17th 2012, 15:05

K.Bugeja
with your reasoning anyone who have difficulties in life have a reason to go around killing...it`s no excuse he/she can`t make others suffer,,he should seek help or deal with who made him suffer...i`m sure those poor animals had nothing to do with it
i`m sorry for who suffers but not sorry for who make others suffer so if he`s that desperate and won`t seek help he better hang himself

K. Bugeja

Dec 17th 2012, 15:44

Wow Maria never.imagined there are people who call themselves normal and then say words like hang self . .ma xbiza. This is your love?? And then we are accusing this.victim? how can he/she looks for help hearing your advice. Maltese people.full of love sowing.hatred. and we want.to teach this person love!!!!!

Ruth Muscat

Dec 17th 2012, 19:03

having suffered in life is no excuse to hurt others: human or animals. every body has a choice and nobody is that deranged that he cannot make a choice in favour of life.

Charles Grixti

Dec 17th 2012, 15:24

What do you mean leave it be? Should cruelty and crime just be let be, for the sake of our reputation?

The crimial should, no, must be apprehended and taken out of circulation. Evil prevails when good men do nothing.

fleur cilia buckett

Dec 17th 2012, 12:59

the 5th time mr fenech this has happened - this truly worries me how nothing has been done as yet !

Joe Fenech

Dec 17th 2012, 14:52

The police and justice are an ass!!!

I agree that these people could also be child abusers and could be putting people's lives in danger.

fleur cilia buckett

Dec 17th 2012, 12:10

I agree with you Mr Mangion ! if it was a toddler/child nailed to the cross what then?! a huge outcry in malta but cos its an animal - nobody cares!

Jennifer Styevens

Dec 17th 2012, 15:19

agreed wholeheartedly

Joseph N. Attard

Dec 17th 2012, 11:34

@GORDON HAINS: The joke is on you, because you do not know what you are talking about. Yes, God, in his infinite mercy, forgives even the most heinous sinner. But one of the conditions of this forgiveness is that the sinner will sin no more. Your hypothetical six Hail Mary, or six weeks fasting really make no difference to the whole concept of confession, which obviously you do not grasp yet.

Giov DeMartino

Dec 17th 2012, 11:39

A completely out of place, stupid comment!

Carmel Gatt

Dec 17th 2012, 11:40

What's the joke ?

Jeremy J Camilleri

Dec 17th 2012, 11:44

So you have automatically assumed that he is a Catholic?

Giov DeMartino

Dec 17th 2012, 11:59

I have assumed nothing, Jeremy. Irrespective of whether he is a catholic or not, his comment is completely out of place,

Joe Fenech

Dec 17th 2012, 15:00

it is a fact that the concepts of holy forgiveness and God's infinite mercy are an encouragement to twisted people.

Charles Grixti

Dec 17th 2012, 15:35

I do not think that this even counts as a sin in the Catholic repertoire. The Church does not even begin to address animal issues as animals are not considered to have an immortal soul. Converselly, the ones with the "souls" commit all the atrocities, cruelties and murders (they are made in God's image). So I do not even think he would get the Hail Marys.

Joseph N. Attard

Dec 17th 2012, 17:51

@Charles Grixti: Wrong Mr Grixti. The church has come out very clearly against animal cruelty.

fleur cilia buckett

Dec 17th 2012, 12:41

Thankyou for the thumbs up mr delia - i am asking for justice to be served - am not asking for much! its very worrying the 5th time this is and NO TRAILS/NO EVIDENCE?! everything again to be swept under the carpet!

Naomi Attard Borg

Dec 17th 2012, 16:56

I perfectly agree with you Fleur, but unfortunately this is happening in Malta. A couple of years ago I went to Mosta police station to report a person who drove on purpose over a cat...and the pc told me that there are no laws that protect animals.This happened in 2010...Some of the pc aren't even updated with the new laws, so how can they do anything??

John B. Borg

Dec 17th 2012, 10:32

I agree with Mr Vella and others who believe that this vile person is only after attention. I would even suggest that while the police remain vigilant and committed to catch this person the media, broadcasting and press should refrain from publishing any further similar obscenities.

fleur cilia buckett

Dec 17th 2012, 10:52

dont worry Charles the event has been cancelled for this one reason - but when and IF the culprit is caught I will be organising a protest for the stiffest sentence to be handed down for animal cruelty -the 5th time this has just got ridiculous!!

A Abela

Dec 17th 2012, 11:34

Agree 300%

G Falzon

Dec 17th 2012, 15:14

@ fleur cilia buckett

And that because you are ASSUMING that the five crimes were carried out by one and the same person?! Do you really believe that the prosecution and a Court of Justice can proceed on similar assumptions?!

fleur cilia buckett

Dec 17th 2012, 22:53

i never assume anything mr falzon!

Dan Vella

Dec 17th 2012, 10:36

I agree with you yes in MOSTA it should be held perhaps the people there begin doing some neighbour hood watch .

Mr Anthony Formosa

Dec 17th 2012, 10:02

Mr, Farrugia, if rabbits, chickens, cows, lamb, could read your comment, they will be surely upset. This protest is nothing but a fund raising.

Amante Reale

Dec 17th 2012, 11:10

> Does a cat not deserve dignity as much as a human being does?

lol

Do you preach this same bullcrap about animals killed for food?

Charles Grixti

Dec 17th 2012, 15:41

@Amante Reale

This has nothing to do with farm animals (it is wrong to treat them cruelly too by the way). This is killing and cruelty for cruelty's sake and not to feed anybody except the culprit' sadism.

I personally find cats much better persons than most people, after all a cat would never come out with a comment like yours if things were reversed. Get a heart!

Peter Murray

Dec 17th 2012, 10:12

Hey Gerry,

Might I advise you to check out the article in the Mail on Sunday(UK)-16th Dec-entilted" HOW IRISH LAW AGAINST ABORTION CONDEMNED MY WIFE TO A CRUEL DEATH!

Irena Shuke

Dec 17th 2012, 11:27

Well, I guess human beings are much more protected in this society by the police and the court; if this was, Heaven forbid, a human being found crucified (and it had occurred for the 5th time!), I think there would be a huge nation-wide search for a particularly dangerous maniac on the loose. But because it's "just a cat", there's little action, so maybe people wanted to bring the attention to it.

Irena Shuke

Dec 17th 2012, 11:33

P.S. What the authorities maybe fail to realize is that the person who's doing it is not doing it just because he hates cats or something - he is a VERY sick person and as a result VERY unpredictable. And, most of all, he needs HELP. But as long as it's "just cats" that he's exquisitely "punishing", probably no one will invest a lot of effort to try and find him.

fleur cilia buckett

Dec 17th 2012, 12:52

huge nation search not in malta irena! as if! I cancelled the protest cos of the negative abusive comments I got for trying to voice WE WANT JUSTICE!! is that so hard for some to understand we are fed up 5 times is a joke now with no evidence, trails NOTHING! rest assured if this as a child - I would do same too!

maria borg

Dec 17th 2012, 12:56

mr cowie
how come you are always leaving comments about humans when an animal was the victim?
if you don`t feel sorry for suffering if innocent animals just don`t leave any comments,better than repeating always the same thing about humans
this so called human is causing all this so can you just stop defending him

Victor Pulis

Dec 17th 2012, 15:43

Gerry the same old song. It may come as a surprise to you but a person can love both humans and animals...at the same time!

Charles Grixti

Dec 17th 2012, 15:50

How can you even begin to say that? Humans have killed and encrouched on animals and their habitat for centuries, reducing them to endangered species, while human populations surge in the billions threatening all life on earth. And humans and their greed consciously inflict cruelty on other humans because they have divine free will and chose to do evil. Should we then cry for humans?

J Micallef

Dec 17th 2012, 09:25

Well said.

k. stivala

Dec 17th 2012, 09:34

I fully agree with you and I think that this protest is just gonna make things worse . I bet you the crazy lad that's killing all these poor animals is feeling great with all the attention he is getting!.

A. Sciberras

Dec 17th 2012, 09:09

though an animal lover myself i entirely agree with mr. julian caruana in this particular case. the person doing this looks like an attention seeker & by doing a protest on these cases we are only gauding him. i would forget the protest and support and push the authorities to continue investigating these cases.

Neville Bugeja

Dec 17th 2012, 09:16

Totally agree ... this walk will not achieve anything

jenny saliba

Dec 17th 2012, 17:48

well, what do you suggest??

Matthew Grima

Dec 18th 2012, 10:48

Nothing, we have authorities that should be handling this.

julian caruana

Dec 17th 2012, 09:18

exactly my point

Jennifer Styevens

Dec 17th 2012, 15:24

what really does worry me is that this person who ever he/she maybe is evil and sick and if they can do this to an animal what gross act could they be capable of towards a human being be it child or adult

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