LAUREN Cabrera, board president of the Saipan Humane Society, issued the following statement on Wednesday, June 18:
“On Tuesday evening, a sweet puppy greeted a good Samaritan outside of Trench Tech. They were horrified to notice that its ears had been chopped off — and not just a little bit. It was chopped off as far as it could be.
“The puppy had been seen last week with normal ears — so what happened? This was clearly an intentional act.
“We are extremely concerned that somebody capable of doing such a cruel thing is living in our community. Just knowing a bit about veterinary care, I can only imagine the amount of screaming and blood that was involved with the act of forcefully restraining a puppy and cutting their ears off.
“A report will be made by the finder of the puppy to DPS. If you know anything about this incident, please speak up. Those who intentionally hurt animals are statistically proven to be more likely to cause harm to vulnerable humans — including children and elderly. Let’s keep our community safe.”
