PSPCA: Dog, cat, 3 chickens beheaded in sacrifice

[meow2u3]

Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Pennsylvania SPCA workers had the unwelcome task yesterday of sifting through the remains of five animals that apparently had been sacrificed, officials said.
A passer-by found the beheaded animals - a dog, a cat and three chickens - near a bike path on Bingham Street near Roosevelt Boulevard in Olney about 1 p.m., said George Bengal, the PSPCA's director of investigations.

"It looks like the act was done somewhere else, and the remains were left here in the park," Bengal said.

PSPCA officials often see a rise in animal sacrifices at this time of the year, Bengal noted, because it coincides with "a lot of high holidays that different groups celebrate."


Read more: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20091114_PSPCA__Dog__cat__3_chickens_beheaded_in_sacrifice.html

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Personally, I'd like to see the people who beheaded these innocent animals suffer the same fate they put these animals through, but I'd be stooping to their level if that were to be carried out :grr::grr::grr:

[agoraphile]

1. Probably one of those goofy Caribbean type "religions"

:grr:

[XemaSab]

2. I was thinking more like wanna-be satanists

:eyes:

[ZombieHorde]

16. Satanists are only allowed to hurt animals for food and self defense.

Satanists have 11 rules they are supposed to live by, and that is one of them.

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[Dogtown]

13. Unlikely, agoraphile

The established Caribbean religions have been extant for thousands of years and are essentially pragmatic, compared to the more juvenile religions of the Jude-Christian-Muslim tradition.

Animal sacrifices are not wasted. A portion of the flesh and some of the blood are fed to the specific deity in question, the bulk of the usable flesh is then cooked and consumed by the worshipers.

These religions don't sacrifice inedible animals, that would be blasphemy.

Almost certainly these deaths were done by a psychopath experienced enough to dispose of the fruits of his (or, less often, her) endeavors, or by pubescent "satanists". The latter is somewhat unlikely; those angst-ridden teenyboppers who incline to morbidity act-out their darker urges by dressing up, smoking clove cigarettes, and designing lame websites to showcase equally handicapped poetry.

They rarely have the dedication or stomach to actually slaughter a frightened and fighting predator, no matter how small. Cats and dogs can be extremely dangerous if they are in panic for their lives.

[flamingdem]

15. I mostly agree with you about the Caribbean (African rooted) religions

but there are variants that allow for sacrifice of dogs or at least there are rumors to that effect about Palo, the congo derived variant of Santeria. Also, small birds and roosters are sacrificed but not eaten in Ocha, the main branch Yorube derived branch of Santeria. Sometimes an animal is not eaten if it is used to remove something negative but the majority of times it is eaten, and sacrificed with expertise and respect. The santeria variant Palo has a somewhat negative reputation, that's where the dog stories come in, but these stories get spread to marginalize the religion and its usually very economically disadvantaged followers.

I agree that most mainstream religions are stranger than the African rooted religions, and tend to do more damage to the society.

[rd_kent]

18. ALL religion are "goofy", some more than others, bat all are goofy.

[Libertas1776]

3. They pull that bullshit

in Queens. Usually, its a goat, though. :puke:

[Voice for Peace]

4. that sounds like a really fun way to celebrate.

[ClarkUSA]

5. Primitive mythologies aka. religions are often cruel to modern sensibilities re: animals. nt

[pitchforksandtorches]

7. The country and all animals will not be safe until

every Republican is sedated and under the care of a mental health professional.

[cbgb2112]

8. Maybe

It was suburban privileged/bored kids from 'good' Christian homes? Sad, no matter who.

[Psephos]

12. Yeah, because that seems the likeliest of all theories.

It doesn't take long for those who think in stereotypes to reveal it.

[katkat]

10. you're assuming

it was religious nuts. It could have been a sadist who hates animals, there are plenty of those around.

[smoogatz]

11. Seems like a waste of perfectly good chickens.

:hide:

[LuvNewcastle]

14. I agree.

People should eat what they kill.

[ZombieHorde]

17. Does Sarah Palin have an alibi? nt

[moobu2]

19. Strange article really

It doesn’t give enough detail to conclude that this was a sacrifice for religious purposes or any kind of sacrifice, and I don’t think a necropsy is necessary to determine whether or not an animal has an ID chip, a quick scan could tell them that I believe. In other articles I’ve read about this, this same guy say’s he’s found numerous mutilated animal bodies in the same area (other than these). It may be a person killing these animals, I don’t know for sure, but it could also be a case of animal predation involving a fox, coyote or even feral dogs. Unless some obvious evidence of human involvement is found like a bullet or pellet in the body, or poison, or rope or duct tape used to restrain the animal or burns to the animals carcass are found, I wouldn’t jump to conclusions until after a necropsy is performed and a predation expert looks at the bones through a microscope. A qualified expert can determine whether or not the bones were cut with a tool, like a knife, axe etc.. or whether they were bitten or gnawed on by another predatory animal. It is very difficult to determine what killed these mutilated animals just by looking at the dismembered remains, because wounds cause by predatory animals can look exactly like they were made by a knife or scalpel.


Reporters love to sensationalize these stories as well. “Satanic animal sacrifice” cat serial killer on the lose” etc… when most of the time these animals are killed by other predatory animals. Most of the time, when humans are involved in these animal deaths, there’s some other evidence like I mentioned.

[dschis]

20. I agree

Could be anything from coyotes (my guess) or dogs to the fringe groups of voodoo, druids, or satanists or just one or more goofy kids

Wait and see then take appropriate action as needed