A doctor, convicted of multiple counts of felony torture of an animal, will be sentenced next week in Dearborn County, Indiana. 58-year-old Joseph Stubbers III was convicted of the animal cruelty charges in July; the charges stem from a July 2019 incident when he attacked his own dog, Cooper, with a hammer.
Stubbers beat Cooper in the head with a hammer, and then shot the dog with a handgun, causing Cooper to lose an eye. Stubbers claimed that the five-year-old dog had attacked him, biting him on the arm, and that he used the hammer to stop the “attack.” But bite wounds were not observed on his arm by responding deputies.
As reported by Local 12 News, a neighbor who witnessed the incident said that, “he saw Stubbers hitting Cooper the dog with a hammer so much it was causing the dog to actually vomit.”
Those who knew Cooper described him as a “gentle giant.” The injured dog was turned over to a local veterinarian, and animal welfare agencies for care.
Stubbers is the owner of Fairfield Primary Care; prosecutors have alerted the medical board about the charges that Stubbers has been convicted of.
Sentencing has been moved to September 14 in Dearborn Superior Court II.
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Perfect I hope he gets a lots of years in jail. 🤬
Yes so do I
Needs death penalty, you can’t reform such psycho’s will continue exercising brutality mark my words.. likely target a young child at some point
This is true.i agree with you comelety.
Yes He does n make it as painful as possible……
This man cannot be trusted with animals OR caring for people! He should be convicted of attempted murder! He should lose his medical license, never be allowed to own animals snd have a large fine and jail time! He is dangerous!
Are there no background checks or character references required before a person is given a job looking after animals?
Many can slip through screening. And historically how many people have been blind to the fact ‘mr. nice-guy’ was actually a psychopath.
That should be changed big time….
Unhinged psycho – needs to be permanently certified & locked away
For sure.fir the rest of his life till he died in prison or is killed violently…
I agree..can’t trust ppl…gota Wach em all make sure furrbabys stay safe
Yes I agree with you 100000 percent….
I want the death penalty for this sadistic abuser and nothing short of it. I do not want my tax dollars to pay for jail time. We don’t need a useless piece of shit on our earth!
Brenda I agree with you 150%
I’m with you. Unfortunately, he wont get it but I hope his fellow prison mates will “take care” of him.
Yes someone needs to “take care of him” alright
Yes n I hope it is a slow painful death… He deserves that at least
I agree 100000000 percent…..
DEPRAVED EVIL MONSTER!!!
Satan he is.
Remove that POS Scum off the Planet!!!
Yes I agree 10000 percent….
Where is Cooper? Was he rehomed and what is his condition?
In the article — states that Cooper turned over to Vet and Animal Agencies — is Cooper with Govt Agency? — I do not know! — Is Cooper with a Rescue Group properly taken care of and being prepped for adoption? — I hope so.
So do I….
Yes I would be interested to know that the Sweet Baby is well n has a real loving home forever…..
I have one thing to say if we were to do to these monsters that they do to our animals and children we would see a much more peaceful world they need to be put to death they are pure evil sick and twisted
Death yes . He n they all deserve that….
Euthanise the bastard. He’s not safe to be walking the streets. He doesn’t deserve to breathe the same air as his innocent, defenceless dog
Let the other prison inmates do to him whatever he’s done to those poor defenceless animals
Very true. N make it very painful. He deserves that…
Yes
Yes n make it slow n painful….
Please suspend his license I permanently! Anyone who harms an animal is not trusted to care for human beings!
Joseph Stubbers III should spend the rest of his life in prison. He should lose his medical license and his name should be listed on an international registry of animal abusers. He is evil and hopefully there is a special place in hell for people like him.
This registry need to be updated to say they can’t own or go near other animals ever. And that he can be arrested if he enters a pet shop or even looks at animals. He needs a floating sign above his head, that goes everywhere with him saying this man is an animal abuser.
I agree with you 10000000 percent….
God bless the person who spoke up!!!!
What a hero!!!!
The pos monster, a vet?????
Take away every certification, and license, permit he’s aquired.
Put him in a 8 x 8 box with a bunch of animal lovers and I volunteer…
Yes thank you.GOD BLESS YOU FOR TAKING THE DOGS SIDE HE NEEDED YOUR HELP FOR SURE. THANK YOU ….
I love that idea and also volunteer…
He’s not a vet. Sounds like he’s a medical doctor.
He will never ever practice medicine again, he will never touch or go near another animal again, he will be confined to a prison for many years because people like him are never rehabilitated, he will receive true justice for his crimes…wait…what planet am I on? Wishful thinking.
Love it, if only our wishful thinking could come true eh?
I agree ….
Sick evil pos
Yes he is…..
Death penalty. He’s too dangerous to be free in a society where there may be people that trusted him.
I agree….
Judges and lawyers pleaseee pleaseee stop putting criminalsssss back on the streets pleaseee pleaseee
Yes why would you do that. What if it was your grandchild or your loved family pet Dog??????
Please give us an update on the status of Coopers condition.
Yes! I think he SHOUD be, but he won’t be!
he’s clearly a very sick sociopath who will do something else awful some day . The Justice system doesn’t care about animals the way we do! But at least there’s a felony conviction! It’s a small step in the right direction
I hope the prison inmates take care of him ….. Slow n painful…….
This idiot needs to be punished to the fullest extent of the law!! He should be buried under the prison!!
This piece of s**t deserves the electric chair or worse. Punishments NEED to be harsher or this will NEVER STOP!! I pray Cooper is recovering well and gets a loving furever home that he deserves.
Electric chair yes yes. N make it painful…….
This vile mentally deranged scumbag must have the death penalty implemented. I am ready, willing and able to help perform this procedure! A slow and agonising death for this evil cretin is essential!!
Yes he should. Make it slow n painful. He deserves that…..
Revolk his medical license and never allow any contact with animals again
He should be placed in jail, before his criminality turns to attempts to kill people as well.
Evil! Evil. Evil! He needs the same done to him. Big f$&@ing coward.
Yes he is n it should be slow n painful death. He deserves that for what he done to that Sweet Baby. Maybe a hammer to his head…..
This creep needs pay all vet bills and then spend the rest of his worthless life in jail.
Remember that face people! If he ever comes to your business refuse him service! He should be stuck off and not allowed to practice medicine, he’s clearly mentally unstable and banned from owning animals for life…the same as anyone who abandons animals without a valid reason or harms them.
Yes I Agree 1000000. Percent…..
A doctor!? What a scumbag and evil person! The neighbor who witnessed this should have immediately stepped in to stop him. I hope this sub human not only loses his practice and license as a ‘doctor’ but does some real jail time…no plea deal or slap on the wrist. He is a dangerous individual to civil society.
How about the death penalty?
I cannot believe that ANYONE would deliver such cruelty to DOG, Cooper — no matter what the STATE of your MIND — we MUST NOT let IDIOT Dr. Joseph Stubbers III get away with this horror — we MUST treat Animal CRIMES seriously — if we are not more firm and serious, we allow the PSYCHOS to continue — we MUST STOP them — you MUST NOT be lax with punishment — throw Dr. Joseph Stubbers III in prison for 5 years — slap with a fine of $10K — ensure he NEVER again ADOPTS Animals — ensure he comes nowhere NEAR Animals.
I hope his hard core prison mates take care of him. N make it slow n painful till the end…….
I would love to run into this scumbag
An absolute WASTE OF SKIN!!!! Why do we even allow, such trash to even continue breathing. Permanently dispose of this man with a hammer to his skull until death!! Problem completely solved. This should be done with all individuals of people that do this. An animals life is worth more than this scum.
Great idea…..
I hope what he did to the dog he gets in prison, I hope someone beats him with a hammer or yet my 110 lbs cane corso have him for 5 minutes I bet he would never touch a dog again!!!!!!! I hope cooper is ok such a cute little guy
I agree 1000000. Percent…..
That dr deserves lots of jail time, his medical license canceled
Hope someone takes the same action on him when he is in jail…there’s only one way he should come out…..
Yes dead…..
Put him in jail and take away his license to practice medicine
Sick bastard. Hope he rots in jail and Hell.
Oh he will after what he done to that Sweet Dog…..
I’d like to beat this asshole with my fists. Worthless sack of shot
It is past September 14th, please update ss soon as possible !
Make no mistake this was NOT an isolated incident, this monster is serial animal abuser
They always are…. He will start killing children if left out of prison . He needs to spend life in prison n never get out unless dead.
This Dr should never be able to own a pet especially a Dog for the rest of his life. He should be sentenced to the full extent of the law for all of the awful abuse he did to this poor Sweet Baby. I hope the Baby survives. N is given a loving forever home. This awful man belongs in a hard core prison where he is given the same kind of treatment he did to this innocent Sweet Baby.
Pos needs to rot in jail
I want this bastard to lose his medical license, go to jail, get beaten up severely, suffer greatly and long, then die a slow, agonizing painful death.
He should lose his medical license!! What kind of person hits their dog with a damn hammer!?? Something wrong with him!
The punishment should fit the crime. What ever they did to those poor babies, needs to be done to them. Just saying.
What’s so disgusting when sentencing animal abusers is they focus on the victim not the crime. A violent crime is a violent crime regardless of wether the victim is human or animal. What the courts should consider the level of violence committed in the crime. The persons mental status and potential for them to commit further violent crimes
Put him out of his misery! These people should be removed from the society. Clean this earth from this type of people. One scum at a time.
Beat the crap out of him with a hammer
This PATHETIC JOKE OF A HUMAN BEING HAS SOME SICK, ABUSIVE, F’D UP PROBLEMS!! THANK GOD, THE DOG IS STILL ALIVE!!. I PRAY THAT HE FINDS JUST THE RIGHT HOME, WITH ENDLESS LOVE AND PATIENCE! THE DR. PUT HIS DISGUSTING ASS IN PRISON, SO HE CAN GET RAPED EVERYDAY!