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April 2, 2026

Sign Petition: 'Man Stretched Girlfriend's Cat, Severing Head From Spine"

Animal Victory.org
April 1, 2026


QUEENS, N.Y. -- A sickening crime in Queens claimed the life of an innocent cat named Kitty.
Kitty, who belonged to the girlfriend of 23-year-old Jalen Gonzales, suffered one of the most gruesome, gut-wrenching deaths imaginable.
A crime so horrific that Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said, "This animal endured one of the most gratuitously violent deaths that we have ever seen in the borough of Queens."

Amazingly, despite the extraordinarily violent nature of this crime, what he did to Kitty is not considered a violent crime.
Crimes involving direct harm or threats to people, like armed robbery or serious assault, are classified as violent and allow judges to set bail.
But even extreme acts of animal cruelty are not classified the same way under current law.

On March 31, Gonzales was arraigned on charges including aggravated animal cruelty, criminal mischief, attempted assault, and harassment.
Because these charges are not bail-eligible under New York law, he was released and ordered to return to court on July 21.
If convicted, he faces up to two years in jail.

The purpose of this petition is two-fold.
We want Gonzales to face the maximum sentence for his charges, and we want to see broad reform of the New York law that allowed him to walk free.
Please sign now. Get justice for Kitty and help Animal Victory push for broad reform to have cruel incidents like this be considered "extreme violence" under the law.
https://animalvictory.org/petition/man-stretched-girlfriends-cat-severing-head-from-spine-system-lets-him-walk-free/



More + Video:
https://queensda.org/woodhaven-man-arraigned-on-animal-cruelty-charges-for-stretching-former-girlfriends-cat-to-death/

April 1, 2026

Mrs. Betty Bowers' Bluesky posts

If Native Americans are found not to be US citizens, where will you deport them to? America?

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T17:18:58.280Z


(Click on 'Read replies on Bluesky')

Vet confronts ICE agents for wearing military uniforms without serving and "Police" insignias without going to police academies.

They are uncharacteristically lowkey and quiet.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T00:45:55.891Z




Trump's administration only makes sense when you realize that everything he does is get approval from Putin, a pushy, brusque
man who reminds Donald of his father Fred, someone who never gave Donald his approval.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T16:52:53.697Z
March 30, 2026

Sign: Justice for gentle capybara brutally beaten by 8 people.

Lady Freethinker.org
March 23, 2026

In a deeply troubling incident in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, surveillance footage allegedly shows a harmless male capybara being viciously attacked by eight people wielding sticks and metal bars, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Following the violent beating, the capybara was taken to a wildlife center where a veterinarian determined that he had sustained traumatic brain injury, numerous injuries along his back, as well as swelling and internal bleeding near his left eye.

Known for their gentle, docile nature, the animal reportedly posed no threat -- yet was still deliberately targeted, making the attack all the more disturbing.

While authorities have identified and arrested all eight suspects, it is critical that they face meaningful consequences to reflect the severity of this crime and help deter future acts of cruelty.

Please sign our petition urging the Rio de Janeiro State Public Prosecutor's office to prosecute the individuals responsible to the fullest extent of the law -- including mandating intensive psychological intervention and a ban on having animals.
https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-justice-for-gentle-capybara-brutally-beaten-by-8-people/


March 28, 2026

The USA will be Trump's 7th bankruptcy.

The United States of America will be Trump's 7th bankruptcy. 😳👇

Bill Madden (@maddenifico.bsky.social) 2026-03-27T02:07:37.515Z
March 28, 2026

Great Bluesky post..

AMERICA TODAY: millions of people pretending the President of the United States isn’t suffering from acute mental decline and some weird flesh-eating thing, that he doesn’t come across completely unhinged in every interaction, or that he isn’t barreling the nation into financial ruin.

Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) 2026-03-28T00:46:05.618Z
March 28, 2026

Rachel Maddow on Bluesky

"the lawsuit asks the courts to stop the agency from making arrests without warrants or probable-cause determinations, and to make the government pay the expenses and legal fees of those who were improperly detained..."

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/laws...

Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) 2026-03-27T23:03:29.867Z
March 28, 2026

Mrs. Betty Bowers' Bluesky posts

Iran First.

Donald is smart that way.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-03-27T13:32:30.325Z

Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets asked to leave restaurants because she keeps stealing their tablecloths.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-03-27T13:43:48.389Z

Medicare is sending out emails from the disreputable quack "Dr. Oz." Please make the grifting ignorance stop!

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-03-28T01:44:48.799Z

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