Animal Cruelty Trial Update
Posted: August 6, 2009
Please witness for those who cannot ask for justice for themselves.
Cody Wayne Hahn, accused of intentionally dragging a small dog behind his truck, will be tried on Thursday, August 13th at 9 am in the Creek County Courthouse (222 East Dewey Sapulpa, OK 74067). Please attend and show your outrage at animal cruelty and your support for the action taken by the Creek County Sheriff’s and District Attorney’s offices.
Hahn gained notoriety when he was seen grinning when he was arrested for the crime. One other individual has been arrested in connection to the case.
"IT'S HIP TO SNIP" - Lend a Paw Campaign
We need all the paws we can get for our big spay / neuter campaign in February. You can help by donating a paw from one of our friends at the following locations:
- The Dog Dish
- Patty & Terrie's
- Riverbrook Animal Hospital - Dr. Robin Johnson
- City Veterinary Hospital
- Southern Agriculture - All locations
- Streetcats, Inc.
- South Paw Pet Boutique
- South Memorial Animal Hospital - Dr. Freije
- Hecht Veterinary Hospital
- The Bead Merchant
- Petco - 71st Street
All proceeds benefit the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals for spay and neuter.
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals Applauds Creek County Sheriff
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals applauds Creek County Sheriff Steve Tolliver for treating perpetrators of animal cruelty as the dangerous criminals that they are. Often animal cruelty is a gateway crime to other deeds; indeed according to FBI information, all serial homicidal sexual perpetrators that have been apprehended initiated their life of crime by torturing animals. Sheriff Tolliver makes these creeps face their crime.
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals gives our strongest support to the recent efforts made by Sheriff Tolliver’s office in the pursuit of alleged cruelty perpetrator, Cody Wayne Hahn.
Hahn is charged with three counts of animal cruelty resulting from an October, 2008 incident in which a small dog was intentionally dragged behind a speeding truck. According to the warrant for Hahn’s arrest, Hahn and a woman petted the dog, tied it to the back of a truck and proceeded to drive away, stopping to remove the leash from the back of the truck after it came off of the mangled dog.
Faced with a very seriously injured dog and a description of a vehicle, Creek County Deputy Charles Redfern immediately located help for the dog and then went on to locate the witness who identified Hahn. Hahn was identified and found in 22 days.
Before he was identified, Hahn had enlisted in the military and was transferred to Ft Bragg and on to Korea. Captain John Cooper of Creek County Sheriff’s Office ultimately had to contact the Pentagon to have Hahn returned to face trial for this heinous crime.
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals is honored to have worked with the Creek County Sheriff’s Office under Sheriff Tolliver in two earlier animal cruelty or neglect cases during the last year, including the case of Wendy Miller who was found guilty of six counts of animal cruelty for tying dogs and horses out without food, water or shelter in subfreezing temperatures. One horse did not survive her torture. Steve Tolliver makes Oklahoma a safer place to be.
Cody Hahn is scheduled to appear in Creek County District Court on March 11, 2009 at 2:00pm. We encourage animal welfare advocates to be present (and polite) in the court room to make it clear that we support the prosecution of those who commit crimes against animals.