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We are committed to and working towards the amendment of Utah's domestic cat and dog animal torture law to include all animals currently left unprotected. Punish the act and not the animal! Henry's Law

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"We can judge the heart of a man by his

treatment of animals."-- Immanual Kant

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05/18/10 Justice for Bean!

On Tuesday, May 18th, Judge Thomas Willmoore sentenced animal torturer Emilio Deshun Hoy to 6 months jail. This is the 2nd adult to be sentenced under the new "Animal Torture Law" passed in 2008. See Salt Lake Tribune News story here

03/06/10 Justice for Gabriella!

On Friday, March 5th, Judge William Barrett sentenced puppy torturer Anthony Spidle to prison for 0 to 5 years. It is the maximum sentenced allowed in Utah's new felony "domestic" dog and cat torture law. It is our hope that this land mark decision will deter future acts of violence against animals. We want to thank everyone who wrote letters and signed our petitions. See news video here and Desert News story here

2/23/10 Sentencing set for Anthony Spidle the first adult to be tried under Utah's new "Animal Torture Law"

Anthony Spidle is scheduled for his sentencing for his aggravated assault and animal cruelty charges. He will be in court Friday March 5th at 9am with Judge William Barrett at the 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City on the 3rd floor in room W39. This is a landmark case that will set a precedent for future animal abuse cases. Please attend if you can.

11/18/09 Anthony Spidle pleads guilty and accepts plea deal.

To avoid a jury trial Anthony Spidle pleaded guilty to one animal cruelty charge and one count of witness tampering. His aggravated assault, 2nd animal cruelty charge and 2nd witness tampering charges were unfortunately dropped in the plea deal. See news video here (link) He is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, January 29th, 9AM at the Third District Court, Room W39 on the third floor with Judge William Barrett. The Matheson Courthouse is located at 450 S State. Please attend if you can and show your support!

Court docket:

CASE NUMBER 091902503 State Felony
11-18-09 Charge 1 Disposition is Guilty
11-18-09 Minute Entry - Minutes for Change of Plea

Judge: WILLIAM W. BARRETT
Prosecutor: JACLYN JANE CRAWMER
A pre-sentence investigation was ordered.
The Judge orders Adult Probation & Parole to prepare a Pre-sentence report.

We will continue to gather signatures of support on our online petition. (link) and to ask the community to write Judge William Barrett. He was the same judge that presided over Henry's torture case. It was from the outrage of his weak sentence given to Henry's abuser Marc Vincent that began the fight for Henry's Law. Please respectfully ask Judge Barrett to represent the community that demanded stiffer penalties and punish Anthony Spidle to the fullest extent of the new law.

Honorable Judge William W. Barrett
3rd District Court W39
450 South State
SLC, Utah
84111

11/11/09 Pre-trial set for Anthony Spidle the first adult to be tried under Utah's new "Animal Torture Law"

Anthony Spidle is scheduled for his Jury Trial for his aggravated assault and animal cruelty charges. He will be in court November 19th at 9 am with Judge William Barrett at the 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City located at 450 S. State street on the 3rd floor in room W39. We are hoping to pack the court room that day.

10/28/09 Pre-trial set for Anthony Spidle the first adult to be tried under Utah's new "Animal Torture Law"

Anthony Spidle is scheduled for his pre trial conference for his aggravated assault and animal cruelty charges. He will be in court November 9th at 1:30pm with Judge William Barrett at the 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City on the 4th floor in room W48. This is a landmark case that will set a precedent for future animal abuse cases. Please attend if you can.

08/26/09 Henry returns to the Peoples Market!

This Sunday, August 30th from 10am to 3pm Henry and Help Us Help Them will be at The People's Market! Come and see Henry and sign our petition for Judge William Barret to punish animal torturer Anthony Spidle to the fullest extent of the new law. The Peoples Market located at The International Peace Gardens at 1000 South 900 West in Salt Lake City. We hope to see you there!

08/24/09 Henry's Law Tournament a success!

We are grateful for all of your participation this weekend and for all of your donations! You all stepped up to the plate, literally and figuratively, and we thank you!

The event was successful and a generous amount of much needed pet supplies and food was donated to the SL County Animal Services and the Utah Animal Adoption Center. We are very pleased that the UAAC found homes for four lucky dogs that were scheduled for euthanasia. They now have a second chance! Money was also raised for the Ching Farm Sanctuary to help care and feed rescued farm animals. We also gathered many petition signatures and new supporters at the event!

The tourney website is being updated and new pictures courtesy of Schindler Photos are added daily. If you have and personal photos of the event we will be happy to incorporate them to our site. Please email them to helpushelpthem.org@gmail.com

Again thank you for participating, sponsoring, donating and supporting Henry's Law! See you next year!

08/19/09 Henry's Law 1st Annual Co-Ed Soft Ball Tournament!

Begins his Friday, August 21st at 6:00 PM at The Valley Regional Soft Ball Field located at 2700 West and 51st South in Taylorsville and continues all day Saturday, August 22nd. Currently 20 teams have signed up to participate in this charity event which will raise money for Ching Farm Sanctuary, Salt Lake County Animal Services and Help Us Help Them. We are also asking for donations of dog or cat food to help feed homeless animals at the SL County Animal Services. The Utah Animal Adoption Center will also be there with furry friends who are in desperate need of a home. So please join us for two fun filled days and support animal organizations that are making a difference. Have fun, play ball, enjoy food vendors, free water, prizes and our Home Run Derby on Saturday at 11:00 AM.! We also want to thank our sponsors for their support and generosity. See you at the game!

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