Monday, November 26, 2012
Over 2,500 people have signed a petition asking that the case investigating the death of golden lab Phantom be reopened.
He was a pet. A pet that died alone, locked in a foreclosed apartment. No one has answered for the slow death of Phantom the golden lab and Lyn Gorka and 2,520 people want that to change. "They are demanding I do something with this; that this case gets reopened," said Gorka who is a local real estate agent and animal rights advocate and started an online petition for Phantom. "They are still up in arms. People are writing to me all the time." It comes down to justice for the 2 year-old Phantom that died after being abandoned in a foreclosed apartment. Insufficient evidence was found to charge the owner. Hudson police have said that there was a miscommunication and not enough evidence to prosecute, said Gorka, but that does not change the …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Justice for a two-year old lab that was abandoned and died last year gets closer as online petition heats up.
Justice for 2 year-old lab Phantom that died after being abandoned in a foreclosed apartment gets ever closer as a petition to have the dog's former owner prosecuted closes in on 2,500 signatures. “Everyone wants justice for this dog and they are depending upon me to do it,” said Marlborough Realtor Lyn Gorka who established an online petition after 8 months of working through other avenues. Gorka began that petition in July and has received over 2,300 signatures towards having the case prosecuted. Abandoned animals in foreclosed properties — such as Phantom who was found in a Hudson apartment — are on the rise, said Gorka. An example needs to be made of this owner, she said. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this …
Monday, July 23, 2012
It's safe to go back in the water, hundreds support a call for justice and what to do with those old trash containers and recycling bins you no longer need.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. MacDonald Beach is open for swimming again. The beach was closed late last week after tests showed high bacteria levels. A follow-up test revealed "satisfactory water quality for swimming." 2. That's good timing, with temperatures climbing again. Forecasters say Monday's high will be 85 degrees and Tuesday will hit 87. 3. Now that you are using the new wheeled containers for trash and recycling, you may be wondering what to do with your old plastic rubbing containers or recycling bins. The City of Marlborough is collecting plastic bins at the DPW yard on Neil St. …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Lyn Gorka has been "overwhelmed" by the response to an online petition about the case of the Hudson dog left behind when his owners left their foreclosed house.
As a Realtor, Lyn Gorka has seen first hand how pet abandonment is on the rise, with pets left behind in homes that owners leave due to the ongoing foreclosure crisis. For Gorka, the story of Phantom, the Hudson dog found dead in an apartment last year, serves as an example how tragedy could be prevented. The dog was left behind when the apartment's owners left and was locked inside. The pet's body was found after neighbors complained about an odor coming from the vacant apartment. Gorka posted an online petition seeking support for Phantom on Wednesday night. By early Friday, the petition had gathered more than 330 signatures. "I've been fighting on this for eight months," said Gorka, "Every corner I've turned, nobody wants to hear it. …
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Six days a weeks Marlborough Patch will highlight an interesting story from the Marlborough Daily Enterprise published on that date 100 years ago.
Aug. 23, 1911: Warning to Horse Owners: B.J. Adams, Agent of S.P.C.A., Out After Those Who Use Animals Unfit to Work Deputy Sheriff A.J. Adams, who is also the local agent of the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has inaugurated a crusade against horse owners who are using animals unfit to work. A number of horse owners have been notified of Deputy Sheriff Adams' intentions in the matter. Tuesday he took a horse from M. Gross, Hill St., and later delivered it to W.H. Nankervis, Berlin Road, with instruction to mercifully put it out of existence. Click on the attached PDF file to see the rest of this story. Compiled from the archives at the Marlborough Public Library. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on the …
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marcy
7:09 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
I sent a letter to the editor after I saw the article Julie spitz wrote about this poor sweet dog, and OFCOURSE I received no response....I simply wrote the DISGUSTING owner/owners should be locked in the same apartment and be left to die......how could the Hudson police NOT find something to charge them with ???? One thought the other one took him???? Really ? Really?? An what about the people … more ›