NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. —
Three teen girls are charged with animal cruelty after a Snapchat video that shows a bunny being thrown around a room and slammed against the wall was posted on a Facebook group created by Nassau County residents.
The teens giggled and laughed as the bunny smashed against the wall. The video shows one of the girls kick the bunny as it tries to escape.
It happened at a Taylor Breanna Thomas’s, age 13, house on at Lina Road in Fernandina Beach. Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Bill Leeper said deputies were at the home early Saturday morning.
NCOS said the three girls are between the ages of 13 and 14 and were arrested and charged with animal cruelty.
The bunny was taken to Yulee Animal Services. He has a fractured leg and other minor injuries and won’t be available for adoption for a while as he receives additional care, Nassau County Animal Services posted on its Facebook page.
When reviewing the News Story and Facebook comments, people living in the neighborhood have posted alleged complaints regarding the 3 teens killing a hamster, torturing animals, encouraging dog fights, bullying daughters of neighbors and one neighbor believing his dog was possibly killed by the same teens. They reference a dog named Shadow from the property where the teens were arrested that was seeking shelter while showing visible signs of hip or leg damage, claim the Police have been called there in the past and the teens are left unsupervised in the home.
Their names are:
- Taylor Breanna Thomas
- Dejanae Williams
- Marleigh Ferguson
- Seirra Fullard
The house where the incident happened is on the 85000 block of Lina Rd, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034-1204
The monsters attend Yulee High School 85375 Miner Road Yulee, FL 32097 (904) 225-8641
The monsters pictures and facebook pages are as follows:
Monster 1. Dejanae Williams: https://www.facebook.com/dejanae.williams.399
MONSTER Dejanae Williams
Monster 2. Marleigh Ferguson https://www.facebook.com/marleigh.ferguson.1
MONSTER Marleigh Ferguson
Monster 3. Taylor Breanna Thomas: facebook.com/taylor.thomas.9083477
Monster 4. Seirra Fullard: facebook.com/seirra.fullard.9
MONSTER Seirra Fullard
http://www.news4jax.com/news/grandmother-of-2-teens-in-video-not-first-time-bunny-was-hurt
ACTIONS TO TAKE:
Please sign these petitions:
- www.forcechange.com/157812/justice-for-bunny-allegedly-kicked-and-thrown-against-wall/
- www.change.org/p/mayor-lenny-curry-teens-kick-throw-live-rabbit-against-walls
May 29, 2016
YULEE, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office states three teenagers were arrested Saturday morning and charged with felony cruelty to animals. The teens were transferred to the juvenile detention facility in Jacksonville.
“The Nassau County Animal Service Facebook page states the rabbit is safe in its care and has a fractured leg and the bunny won’t be available for adoption until its injury has healed”.
https://www.facebook.com/147406531942200/photos/a.156713024344884.34236.147406531942200/1333662553316586/?type=3&theater
Rabbits have very fragile bones, they die easily from fright and shock causes severe illness.
In the video you can hear the rabbit being banged off the walls and seen being chased and kicked repeatedly. It is nothing less than a Miracle if this rabbit survives with only a fractured leg.
When reviewing the News Story and Facebook comments, people living in the neighborhood have posted alleged complaints regarding the 3 teens killing a hamster, torturing animals, encouraging dog fights, bullying daughters of neighbors and one neighbor believing his dog was possibly killed by the same teens. They reference a dog named Shadow from the property where the teens were arrested that was seeking shelter while showing visible signs of hip or leg damage, claim the Police have been called there in the past and the teens are left unsupervised in the home.
News References:
The rabbit, recuperating at the animal shelter, has a leg fracture, fractured pelvis and some bruising. The bunny will eventually go up for adoption once he has recovered.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bunny-rabbit-thrown-wall-safe_us_574b5c55e4b03ede44151674?phojle2yz5kjiqkt9
UPDATE: JUL 4, 2016
Teen accused of throwing bunny seen on Snapchat holding a different bunny.
Linda Sue Washington, PA
JUL 4, 2016 — Also seen is an image from one of the girls Snapchat accounts showing baby bunnies being kept in dangerous conditions – a glass fish tank covered with a blanket.
PLEASE READ THE NEWS STORY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK, THEN TAKE ACTION BELOW BY EMAILING THE AUTHORITIES.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teens-attack-bunny-fuzzy-pants-more-rabbit_us_5778fcf8e4b04164641046d4
Glass aquariums should never be used to house rabbits because they do not provide enough ventilation and can heat up quickly which is dangerous because rabbits cannot tolerate high heat, as well as urine fumes being toxic in a small glass enclosure.
This set up is neglectful and can become fatal very quickly, the babies are going to suffocate or become ill if they are not removed asap.
Please respectfully email or call the following authorities asking to promptly remove the babies due to the neglectful dangerous state they are living in.
Request an injunction from stopping the teens charged with cruelty from owing animals, hold the parents responsible and investigate the neighbors alleged complaints that animals have been killed or abused on various occasions by the same teens.
Representing State Attorney’s Office 4th Judicial Circuit
Attorney Ian Dankelman
Contact (904) 255-2500
idankelman@coj.net
State Attorney Angela B. Corey
(904) 548-4700
SAO4th@coj.net
Nassau Co. Commissioner: Daniel B. Leeper, Vice-Chairman
Contact
County Cell Ph: (904) 430-3868
dleeper@nassaucountyfl.com
Commissioner: Pat Edwards
Contact
County Cell Ph: (904) 335-0260
pedwards@nassaucountyfl.com
Sheriff William Leeper
Contact
(904) 225-5174
bleeper@nassauso.com
Officer Patterson
jwpatterson@nasssauso.com
Other photos and video of the monsters:
Filed under: Cruelty to Animals Tagged: Bunny Thrown Against the Wall, Dejanae Williams, Lina Rd, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034-1204, Marleigh Ferguson, Seirra Fullard, She threw her bunny, Snapchat video, Taylor Breanna Thomas, Yulee High School
