To: Janetta B. Hicks, District Attorney

Maximum sentence for Timothy Sappington

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Sadly on March 22, 2013 I viewed a video online of Timothy Sappington an employee of Valley Meat slaughterhouse in Roswell, New Mexico showing him swearing at animal activists "All you animal activist, f--k you!" and then fatally shooting a horse in the head.
We are asking that you file charges and pursue the maximum penalty allowed under the law.

Why is this important?

Other research has shown consistent patterns of animal cruelty among perpetrators of more common forms of violence, including child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse. In fact, the American Psychiatric Association considers animal cruelty one of the diagnostic criteria of conduct disorder.