Animal abuser’s puppy returned: Advocates call for stricter penalties

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In Jacksonville, Florida area residents were shocked when a puppy was returned to a man who had been videoed in March picking the puppy up by the neck, yelling at her and smacking the defenseless pet while she whimpered in pain and pure fright. The video, taken by a neighbor with her cellphone, showed the disturbing actions of Matthew Long towards his puppy.

According to Channel9News, the woman who took the video, as well as neighbors were outraged and concerned about Fiona’s safety – the beagle and hound mix when returned to Long. From viewing the video, it appeared as if the puppy may have defecated in the house, and when the owner picked the puppy up to punish her, the dog was so frightened, she defecated all over her back end. Obviously the owner became more infuriated. The man could be seen roughly handling the dog, using a hose to clean it, picking the puppy up by the neck, slapping and kicking her away – as the pup quickly ran away to hide. The puppy’s punishment wasn’t over however, as the yelling man grabbed the puppy again holding her by her neck and telling her “you’re going to learn.”

Misdemeanor animal abuse is punishable up to one year in jail and a fine of $5,000.

Court documents show Long was fined $505 for animal cruelty. A spokesperson for Judge Gary Flower’s office stated Fiona was returned under the condition that Long takes an anger management course, attend obedience classes with the dog, pay $1,015 to the city for boarding the dog and write an apology letter to Fiona. Area residents and animal advocates are urging people to sign a Change.org petition hoping to impose harsher penalties for animal abusers. Misdemeanor animal abuse is punishable up to one year in jail and a fine of $5,000.

Be the voice for those who cannot speak. A brave person stood up to defend this puppy. And another hero is honored and thanked by animal advocates everywhere

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41 COMMENTS

  1. How can I help? Is there a petition? Is there a phone number I can call to voice my outrage that this POS got the puppy back???

  2. THIS IS INSANITY!!!! WHY was this baby returned to this stupid, idiotic, lousy excuse of a human??? ALL HE WILL DO NOW IS HIDE his abuse!!!
    PLEASE….OVERTURN THIS OR SOMEONE STEAL THIS PRECIOUS BABY AND SAVE IT’S LIFE. This monster WILL KILL next time.
    The judge who did this should be removed from the bench and thrown in jail for being a TOTAL A.H. who hates animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Whoever returned this poor innocent abused puppy to Matthew Long should be fired ASAP – they have the common sense of a rock and the no consideration or compassion for Fiona – Judge Gary Flowers is an embarrassment to the whole judicial system. Matthew Long should be sitting in jail awaiting a trial and Fiona placed in a rescue where she can get a safe loving home, which she OBVIOUSLY never had – she will probably be dead within six months being returned to an abuser. This is a travesty and the system MUST be changed – Flowers had the ability to take her away and did not – HE is as bad as Long.

    • 100% agreement. This is a death sentence for Fiona. This wasn’t her 1st beating & it will get worse now.
      Innocent animals and good people do not have a chance in this world to survive. Eye for an eye will be the only justice to say the innocent.

  4. OMG!! We can pass all the harsher laws we can manage to enact BUT if the courts aren’t onboard with the horror and depravity called animal cruelty we will never put a dent in this despicable crime! I hope the hell this evil monster will be monitored but I doubt it. This is Florida after all! Until MANDATORY jail time is attached to animal cruelty laws we will keep seeing the stupidity this judge has shown towards the suffering of this dog,and this poor puppy is in danger as long as it’s in the care and control of this jackass! And we wonder why animal abuse is so,so rampant and growing by the day! SO FREAKING SICK AND TIRED OF THESE DUMBASS JUDGES HANDING DOWN THESE NON PUNISHMENTS! SMH. IM SO PISSED! CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES WITH THAT BIG FAT EVIL MONSTER THAT BEAT AND KILLED THAT LITTLE 6lb YORKIE IN MIAMI FOR THROWING UP IN HIS CAR!!!!! HE WILL BE IN COURT IN JULY 3rd!

  5. What a piece of shit he is, and not his dog whose only a baby…. as he was himself once, shitting allover the same. Walk your dog often enough like you go into the bathroom for yourself. Take your anger to yourself, and it’s so disturbing to see his bossy behaviour to this innocent creature!

  6. This is RIDICULOUS !!!! He shouldn’t be around animals at ALL !!! Maybe, after he has done some time, paid restitution and SUCCESSFULLY completed anger management. Just because he takes the class, sure doesn’t mean he is going to learn anything. I really can’t believe this !!!!

  7. You have got to be fucking kidding me! This makes no sense at all. Anger management for this asshole is not going to help Fiona.

  8. How can this be? The judge just sentenced this poor pup to death. This judge is just as bad as the abuser. I agree, the system must change ASAP. If the system can’t save Fiona I hope an animal lover just steal her!

  9. Guess the so called justice system really doesn’t give a dam about that little dog. They got some money out of it. He will do it again. And the the ones who are supposed to stop this again will do nothing. Sickening! They are all at fault and equally guilty!

  10. That f_c_Ing piece of shit, does this idiot not know that is not the way you train a dog. I would love do kick the crap out of him and choke him until he almost passes out for as many times as he did it to this poor little puppy. I’d like to meet with the idiots that gave the dog back to this guy to, You can’t fix stupid !

  11. Who let that poor dog go back to that no good jerk off!! maybe whoever let him go back should be beat and picked up by his or her neck,..they are just as bad as the jerk off in this video…I am so disgusted with people that hurt and abuse animals..children too..if that was a judge that let that poor dog go back to that a hole he should be fired immediately!!! no ifs, ans or but’s!!

  12. What kind of BS is this? Write an apology letter to Fiona, his dog? What kind of juvenile punishment is this? Anger management isn’t going to do this POS any good and he will be back at the abuse in no time! I don’t believe the stupidity in this! Something happens to this poor dog, I hope they charge the whole lot of them, judge included with animal abuse!

  13. Blood is on their hands as well. Obviously this man is NOT fit to have an animal. Now they are rewarding this freak by giving him his punching bag back? This is totally unacceptable, irresponsible and disgusting of these authorities. WTF goes on , I am just outraged and fearful for this poor terrified dog!

  14. Who the F*CK sent this poor unfortunate BACK TO THIS BASTARD!!??
    It is patently obvious that he will exact vengeance on this hapless puppy for the court case and fine, and most likely KILL HER THIS TIME!

  15. what are the ” ” authorities waiting for? The death of the poor animal, for the poor Fiona to end up with a broken
    bone, paralyzed, of simply tortured day after day. He should take the anger management, pay the fine but NEVER EVER HAVE OWNERSHIP OR BE IN CONTROL OF AN ANIMAL.

  16. I want this asshole to pay for what he did to his dog! Dogs are like family u piece of shit!! If you come to Manhattan Beach and abuse a dog we will arrest the asshole that is responsible and put him behind bars!!

  17. What idiot moron judge called Gary flower returns a puppy to the arsehole that nearly strangled her to death because she messed in the house and all it has to do is write a letter of apology to Fiona pay. Fine and take anger management classes what sort of morons become judges in Jacksonville Florida this judge is a fcuking idiot send long to prison Nd leg the prisoners mete out their own special justice!!!!!!

  18. Well if there are no judges to back the penalties, then in doesn’t matter what the penalty is. Thats a load of crap. That fucking ass wipe should be thrown in jail, he won’t take an anger management course, what a load of crap.

  19. This Judge was Wrong giving this SCUM BAG His Puppy back. The Judge should be in Jail for Letting this Happen. Karma will get this Judge Soon.

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