On October 4, officers with the Bath Police Department entered a home exuding the stench of death. Inside, a grim discovery was made…an abandoned and forgotten skeletal pit bull mix was locked in a crate, dead from starvation.
According to the authorities, her owner, 23-year-old Zachariah D. Hill, had moved out of the residence approximately five weeks earlier, leaving his dog trapped in a crate with no food or water. The abandoned dog had survived for “some time” by eating her own feces.
Investigators learned that Hill had been offered resources and assistance for his dog, but he declined them. Instead, he walked out the door without a backward glance, leaving his crated dog to die a slow and agonizing death.
Starvation causes immense physical and emotional suffering in dogs, leading to muscle wasting, organ failure, chronic pain, and psychological distress. It is a slow, agonizing process causing constant suffering every hour and every day until death ends the anguish. In the days leading up to death, dogs suffer fear, panic, anxiety, and emotional despair.
This dog suffered a slow, deliberate death because of Zachariah Hill’s cruel actions. Starvation is not passive neglect; it is intentional, prolonged torment. Hill may have silenced her forever, but this dog’s life mattered. Please add your name to demand that this man be held accountable for what he did to his dog.
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Bath, New York - On October 4, officers with the Bath Police Department entered a home exuding the stench of death. Inside, a grim discovery was made...an abandoned and forgotten skeletal pit bull mix was locked in a crate, dead from starvation.According to the authorities, her owner...
In addition to leaving the dog with no resources for survival, officials say it was also learned that Hill had been offered numerous resources and assistance to care for the dog, which he had refused.
As a result, officials found Hill and arrested him on the aforementioned charge. He was then processed and taken to the Steuben County Jail for further proceedings and was released, as the charge did not qualify for bail.
The piece of shit was arrested in 2018 for touching a 9YO inappropriately.
