A man charged with 11 counts of animal abuse is facing a prison sentence of as much as 55 years at five years for each count of abuse. He is currently being held for $500,000 of bail money. Attached to his bail is a surety of $5 million and, in addition, he was forced to relinquish his passport. Radoslaw Artur Czerkawski, a Polish immigrant, is also charged with misleading law enforcement officials. Czerkawski worked as a caretaker and was caring for a fellow Polish immigrant who was 95 years old and passed away on the same day the animal in question was found abused in the apartment Czerkawski and his patient had been living in. When officials came into remove the deceased patient’s body from the apartment they saw evidence of animal abuse.
The animal in question was a puppy named Kiya, also known as “Puppy Doe.” Czerkawski first obtained Kiyafrom a woman who adopted the dog from Craigslist and then gave the dog to another couple. In turn, the couple gave the dog to Czerkawski.
When police searched Czerkawski’s apartment they found blood and fur that DNA identified as Kiya’s blood and fur. Though all signs point to Czerkawski having savagely injured the dog, authorities have no proof he killed the individual he was caring for. Kiya, however, had to be euthanized as a result of the injuries she received, which suggest that medieval style torture was used on her.
As the dog’s injuries were read aloud in the courtroom, dog lovers who showed up to support her were sobbing at the news. Of the more than two dozen that showed up, many of them wore t-shirts and buttons featuring a picture of Kiya.
This man is a monster and ANYONE out there that thinks that animal abuse is okay should be aware of the harsh punishment that exists for this type of crime. NEVER hurt an animal. NEVER.
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