SPCA: Woman sought for crushing 3 kittens to death with hands

[longnecker]

GEORGETOWN — The Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is seeking the whereabouts of 21-year-old Ashley Barnes of Millsboro, who is charged with animal cruelty.
Barnes allegedly crushed three kittens to death with her hands.
Barnes was taken into police custody, arraigned at the Justice of Peace Court and released on $1,000 unsecured bond for each of the three felony charges. Barnes was scheduled for a preliminary hearing at the Court of Common Pleas in Georgetown on April 25, but failed to appear.
There is a warrant out for her arrest.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Barnes should contact the cruelty investigator at the SPCA Georgetown Shelter
http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...nclick_check=1

[Chase]

just saw this on TNJ, hope they catch her....she is crazy.

[Delguy92]

I have plenty of suggestions for methods of punishment to deal out to this soulless bitch. I have ZERO tollerance for animal abusers.

[Josef]

I have plenty of suggestions for methods of punishment to deal out to this soulless bitch. I have ZERO tollerance for animal abusers.

Totally agreed. The majority of serious, sick criminals often got started torturing animals. Murderers, rapists, serial killers...the whole lot. Even sicker that these animals are domesticated and have grown to trust people, only to be butchered by those they trust.

[Delguy92]

Totally agreed. The majority of serious, sick criminals often got started torturing animals. Murderers, rapists, serial killers...the whole lot. Even sicker that these animals are domesticated and have grown to trust people, only to be butchered by those they trust.

So true.

Suggestion # 1 is for someone to haul off and slap that sick smug look off her face.
Suggestion # 2 is to not stop slapping her.

[longnecker]

Here is the story behind this

When Ashley Barnes was accused of stealing an acquaintance's prescription medication last month, police said, the 21-year-old charged into the woman's bedroom near Millsboro and crushed three of the woman's 2-week-old kittens with her hands.

One of the kittens died on the way to the veterinarian. The other two had to be euthanized there.
"It's an unconscionable and shocking act," said Dr. Carol A. Tavani, a board-certified neuropsychiatrist and executive director of Christiana Psychiatric Services, reacting to details in the court documents.
"If she was truly on something, maybe she was under the influence of some substance," Tavani said. "But even so, everybody under the influence of a substance does not become violent and even sadistic, which was the case here. Because if you look at it, this was in retribution for an accusation."
Barnes, who was visiting from Florida, was charged with three counts of felony animal cruelty last month and released on $1,000 unsecured bond, but failed to appear at an April 25 court hearing in Georgetown. Police are searching for her.
Tavani said the acts Barnes is charged with are worrisome.
"To go from simply being under the influence ... to actually act on a sadistic idea is very much darker than just being under the influence or even just being sort of a nasty person," she said. "This is a person who is maybe beyond very troubled."
Not everyone who harms animals, however, should be cast in this light.
People often associate acts of cruelty against animals as being driven by internal psychological factors, specifically the emotional history of the individual, said Michael Ferrari, a professor at the University of Delaware's Department of Human Development and Family Studies. But that's not always the case.
Anything from the person's relationship with his or her parents, a mental illness, a history of physical or psychological abuse can contribute to such acts.
"Or it can be an attempt to retaliate against another person or cover up some form of other concern from being discovered," said Ferrari, who also is a clinical psychologist. "For example, the person might be otherwise being abused, perhaps even being sexually abused, and this act calls attention to something other than that behavior." read more
http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...nclick_check=1

[Tracy]

I hope she gets hit by a bus.

[longnecker]

Woman arrested in kitten deaths

Anonymous tip leads police to Rodney SquareBy Melissa Steele | May 09,

Wilmington police arrested a Millsboro woman this morning who SPCA officials say crushed three kittens with her hands.

Ashley Barnes, 21, was arrested in Rodney Square, Wilmington, after receiving an anonymous tip on her whereabouts, said Christina Motoyoshi, spokeswoman for Delaware SPCA. Barnes is being held by police on $3,000 secured bond, she said.
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/n...-deaths/821315

[Tracy]

too bad...there are a lot of buses in Rodney Square

[hockey]

I say we all go to her trial and heckle her.... throw darts at her forehead... etc...

[max1]

too bad...there are a lot of buses in Rodney Square

Damn you called that one!

[Delguy92]

"This is a person who is maybe beyond very troubled."
Not everyone who harms animals, however, should be cast in this light.
People often associate acts of cruelty against animals as being driven by internal psychological factors, specifically the emotional history of the individual, said Michael Ferrari, a professor at the University of Delaware's Department of Human Development and Family Studies. But that's not always the case.
Anything from the person's relationship with his or her parents, a mental illness, a history of physical or psychological abuse can contribute to such acts.
"Or it can be an attempt to retaliate against another person or cover up some form of other concern from being discovered," said Ferrari, who also is a clinical psychologist. "For example, the person might be otherwise being abused, perhaps even being sexually abused, and this act calls attention to something other than that behavior." read more
http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...nclick_check=1

True.....

Or it could also be that she actually is a soulless, psychopathic bitch.

Oh, and to

Michael Ferrari; I don't give a flying shit if she and her parents are mortal enemies. That has NOTHING to do with someone's capability to torture and needlessly kill animals! And you are an ASS for even trying to correlate the two things.

If my future kids end up going to U of D, remind me never to let them take any of his classes. Although I don't see anyone too eager to get credits in "Dumbass 101".

[hockey]

True.....

Or it could also be that she actually is a soulless, psychopathic bitch.

Oh, and to

Michael Ferrari; I don't give a flying shit if she and her parents are mortal enemies. That has NOTHING to do with someone's capability to torture and needlessly kill animals! And you are an ASS for even trying to correlate the two things.

If my future kids end up going to U of D, remind me never to let them take any of his classes. Although I don't see anyone too eager to get credits in "Dumbass 101". [/LEFT]

Actually, it's a well documented fact that a person who abuses animals is very often acting out violence directly experienced or witnessed as a child and usually from a parent(s) or caregivers. I thought this was common knowledge. I don't think Michael Ferrari said anything out of line and was simply stating a very common reason for this type of behavior. He also stated that not everyone "should be cast in this light". Oh, and I don't think he really teaches Dumbass 101....

According to Dr. Lockwood, when women abuse animals, they "almost always have a history of victimization themselves. That's where a lot of that rage comes from." (from link below)

Clearly this Ashley Barnes was trying to control a situation as an act of retaliation to the woman who accused her. This wasn't a random or senseless act... she was furious and purposely took that anger out on THREE powerless kittens.

Read more: Abuse Connection - The Link Between Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence | Pet-Abuse.Com Animal Cruelty Database http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/abuse...#ixzz1uS911okw


Josef... there is a list of violent criminals and their animal abusing childhoods in that article ^. It's basically everyone you've ever heard of from Dahmer to the Columbine kids.