Waupun, Wisconsin – In late June, the Chairman of the Chester Town Board in rural Waupun was arrested for felony animal cruelty after hanging a dog that a woman had just rescued. The man, Richard Van Buren, killed the stray golden retriever that Shelby Krohn had just managed to coax into her car after finding the pup dehydrated and overheated on Highway 49 along the Horicon Marsh.
As reported by TMJ4 News, Krohn took the dog to the humane society who advised her to take the dog to Van Buren’s farm for care; Van Buren is said to be the area’s animal control officer.
But things went terribly awry. Krohn said Van Buren made a “noose” out of a leash and pulled the dog through the car window, hanging the dog to death.
Van Buren was not initially charged, but on June 19th, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office issued a release stating that charges were filed, and he was behind bars:
This afternoon, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt arrested Richard Van Buren on a charge of Mistreating Animals after an incident occurred in the town of Chester which resulted in the death of a Golden Retriever. Following the arrest, Richard Van Buren was booked into the Dodge County Jail, where he will await his initial appearance in Dodge County Circuit Court. Richard Van Buren is the Chairman of the Chester Town Board in rural Waupun. The sheriff’s office will release no further information today as information will be made available through court documents at the appropriate time and the case does remain under investigation. As always, all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
It is unclear if the dog’s rightful owner was ever identified.
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39 Comments
Karma is a GREAT thing !
Well isn’t that wonderful news, one less animal killer on the lanet, thank you Karma.
Did the other ‘inmates’ GET to this bastard whilst he was inside awaiting his trial!?
I really DO hope so!!!😉
J,W.
Hell yeah it Is ♥ I KEEP Telling Everybody That When You Hurt A DOG OR ANY ANIMAL THAT KARMA IS A REAL BITCH WHEN IT COMES BACK AROUND ON THEM !!! ONE LESS ANIMAL KILLER WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUT THERE ARE STI LL THOUSANDS OUT THERE FOR KARMA TO VISIT
Hell yeah it Is ♥ I KEEP Telling Everybody That When You Hurt A DOG OR ANY ANIMAL THAT KARMA IS A REAL BITCH WHEN IT COMES BACK AROUND ON THEM !!! ONE LESS ANIMAL KILLER WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUT THERE ARE STI LL THOUSANDS OUT THERE FOR KARMA TO VISIT
Honestly I don’t know if I could have controlled myself watching this occur. I think I would instinctively beat this man with whatever I could find to save the dog. I am sure this poor woman was traumatized and of course the poor innocent animal. I think hanging him from a window by whatever body party you choose and dragging him along the ground while the car drives him down the road to the police stations seems almost fair and just. He deserves worse but sadly the courts frown on an eye for an eye punishment.
Hang him!!! Sick scumbagg!!!
I blame the whole town for this, didn’t anybody?Know what was going on.
This man was supposed to be taking care of the animals not killing them. They need to take every animal that he was supposedly taking care of away from him and never let him have another app again. I need to jail time a fine.
And there’s a place in hell for him PO.
This POS and entire place needs to be thoroughly investigated for this AND FOR GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE has been going on under this creep’s “care.” Can only imagine what a house of horrors this place has been for too long.
He’s murder,evil,cruel,poor dog,didn’t deserve it to be brutally killed,I’m so pissed.he need to be in jail…stay there.
🤬I can only hope that this P. O. S. CRETIN LOSER will get assfckd by a cactus🌵when Karma visits him❗️😠
Then I hope he rots in jail AND in hell for all eternity. 😡🖕🏼
Put a noose around that piece of shits neck!!!!!!!!
This piece of garbage deserves to face a noose and be hung so the he experiences the same level of treatment as that innocent pup. Bless that poor dog who seems like he only experienced the worst of mankind.
This piece of human garbage should be hanged himself. He is a waste of oxygen on this earth. Why did
the Humane society tell her to take the dog to him??! He had no right to be an animal control officer and whoever allowed him this position should be fired as well.
I need to cIarify, for people who haven’t experienced it, that this is not an anomaly in the agencies deaIing with animaIs. It is way more common than you might think.
As an activist for animaIs who aIso worked 18 years in Iaw enforcement, I can attest that hanging dogs to unconsciousness is a common practice by K9 handIers. So is kicking, slamming, punching, etc. It is meticuIousIy covered up, and when footage emerges from a whistIebIower, the media is quick to cover it up by declaring it “one bad appIe.” But it’s not. It’s actuaIIy taught and required, and more dogs are kiIIed by their handIers than by any “suspects.”
To maKe a Iong report as short as possibIe, I Iearned that the person running our IocaI “humane: society was aIso hanging dogs (as weII as other ‘abuses’). And the “humane” society has cIose bureaucratic ties with the animaI control department. I have seen horribIe abuse with those strangulation devices they have, caIIed ginny poIes.
I have battled many impounds (they’re NOT “sheIters”) for behind-the-scenes crueIty, and was invoIked in a Iawsuit against our IocaI animaI controI department for what goes on behind cIosed doors.
As Iong as the government power system is run by a good oI’ boys (and girIs) cIub, where humane peopIe are not aIIowed into the inner circIe, this is what happens. It needs to be compIeteIy overhauled, and I have a feeIing it soon wiII be.
You are 100% right, and this is a overhaul that is LONG overdue.
Totally corrupt system.
I hope you are right that this change is coming soon.
Thank you so much for your comment.
The monster that hung the dog just died! According to the comments wishful thinking works. Next!!!!
The real problem is that people who live in these areas with officials like this allow the abuse to continue and to be normal. I’m surprised this woman had the courage to expose this POS. Many would not have done so for fear of backlash from their community. I used to live in a Good Ol’ Boy club small town. Many officials worked out of their homes and did whatever they wanted for the most part. Amish and Mennonites were not expected to obey our laws. Animals were routinely abused and murdered because no one cared. People need to start. Kids who grow up around that either become abusers or warriors for those who are abused and there are too many of the former.
Thanks for that. I have Iived in urban areas, though, and the probIem is the same in the cities.
I am disgusted by this and particularly the comments “this is what we do…” as it proves an earlier comment that this is routine and is taught to animal handlers as an approach. This has to stop NOW
He’s the animal control officer???!!!! How Many has he killed? This is despicable and Appalling. Prosecute to the Max!! Total POS!!!
He’s the animal control officer???!!!! How Many has he killed? This is despicable and Appalling. Prosecute to the Max!! Total POS!!!
I so agree with you he’s a narcissistic psychopathic monster and should stay in jail for a very long time
Death to all animal abuse monsters!
I WILL FIND HIM AND FEED HIM FEET FIRST INTO MY WOOD CHIPPER ! EVIL SATANTIST MONSTER WILL FOREVER BURN IN 🔥 HELL ! ☠️💀👹
The frightened dog probably bit him out of FEAR of this Satanist man! Dogs don’t bite for no reason!
Self defense highly likely….proof by the violent death this poor dog suffered! Defenseless and innocent….needed help, not torture!
NO PUNISHMENT WILL BE SEVERE ENOUGH, SHORT OF HIM RECEIVING THE EXACT SAME IN RETURN!!!!
Mistreating animals; seriously? This is not mistreatment; this is a crime of killing another living being! This piece of garbage deserves to be hung himself; he contributes nothing but grief to our society. Individuals continue these crimes against animals because the majority of the time they are not punished accordingly when they do.
I cannot believe no charges were filed at first. He should be charged with felony animal cruelty, fired and serve a long time in prison for this sadistic killing of a poor lost dog. My God, what a disgusting evil lowlife.
Unconscionable and Horrific! He is a Monster and should be removed from animal control!!
This Monster deserves Prison Time!!
I am so sorry Darling Golden Retriever for the terrible torture you suffered😪 God Bless You Precious Pupstah♥️
The frightened dog probably bit him out of FEAR of this Satanist man! Dogs don’t bite for no reason!
Self defense highly likely….proof by the violent death this poor dog suffered! Defenseless and innocent….needed help, not torture!
NO PUNISHMENT WILL BE SEVERE ENOUGH, SHORT OF HIM RECEIVING THE EXACT SAME IN RETURN!!!!
Why is there no petition attached to this horrific story? Why is he not in jail? Please respond!
The case is still unfolding. No charges have yet been filed yet.
There will be a petition as soon as this happens.
some animal control officer!!!!!
can we reciprocate by doing the same? nothing lost. He is not there for the welfsre of defenseless animals. I hope he loose his job besides going to jail.
This bastard would be on my priority list to be classed as a ‘dead man walking’. What gives this prick the right to murder an innocent dog who had just been rescued. If he could do this to a dog then he could sure do it to a baby!! This turd is NOT SAFE and seriously needs dispatching. Animal Activist groups to the fore on this one. An ‘eye for an eye’ or a life for a life in this instance. Although better if the motherfuck had the same treatment and see if he thought it amusing!
J.W.
You call this piece of crap an animal control officer!!! How many other animals has he killed that you don’t know about!!!! Fire his ass and make sure he spends time in jail!!!!
How heinous and despicable can you be? I cannot believe this man’s an animal control officer. He should be fired immediately. His ass should be in jail. You need to make an example he’s supposed to be helping animals not killing them. He doesn’t deserve to see the light of day. I hope he gets his ass beat in prison.!
Glad he is dead!
Glad he is dead!