AGoFundMe fundraiserfor a German shepherd pup ’s emergency surgeryreportedly receivednearly 700 donation over 28 daytime , totaling $ 14,065 . But police now say the dog ’s owner on purpose caused the injuries and GoFundMe has promised to return the donors . The 5 - calendar month - sometime dog , Atlas , died on February 3rd .
When the dog ’s owner , 24 - year - old Reid M. Herjo , was stopped by police in Medford , New Jersey in January , Herjo enjoin that Atlas needed to go to the ex-serviceman after being bump off by an ATV , according to the Courier - Post . But a few days after police pulled him over , they got a tip that Herjo had harmed the dog on purpose , top them to open an investigation .
investigator say they learned that Atlas had been abused at least two other multiplication in a six - calendar week span , causing fractures and hemorrhaging . Herjo allegedly say that the bounder fell down the stairs and a hill . According to police , the bounder then die “ under suspicious setting as there was evidence Atlas support extra trauma,”NJ.com reports . Reid has been charged with beast cruelty and theft by deception .
A GoFundMe spokesperson told the Courier - Post that all donors would be repay as Herjo had violated the site ’s terms of service . Herjo is also cast out from GoFundMe , and the crowdfunding internet site say it ’s working with investigators .
“ abuse is extremely uncommon on our platform , ” enunciate the representative . “ Campaigns with misuse make up less than one tenth of one percentage of all campaigns . With that say , there are unfortunate and rare case where people produce campaigns with the intention to take vantage of others ’ generosity . In the small handful of case where misuse occurs , GoFundMe takes action to adjudicate the way out . ”
[ Courier - PostviaPatch ]
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