Man who fed live puppy to boa skips out of court date

[one...two...tree 2,762]

A Glendale man, who has pleaded guilty to coating his 3-week-old puppy in cooking oil and feeding it live to an 8-foot long pet boa, did not show up for his sentencing hearing Tuesday.

Joseph E. Beadle, 40, was supposed to be sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court at 9:15 a.m. He was being sentenced on one count of animal cruelty. The commissioner extended the hearing until 11 a.m., but Beadle still did not arrive. Commissioner Frank Johnson has issued a warrant for Beadle's arrest.

Initially, prosecutor Anthony Church requested a $500 bail for Beadle upon his arrest. However, Johnson raised the bail amount to $5,000 in cash only, because “due to the nature of the case, the request [for bail] was too low.”

Beadle's defense attorney Gerald Bradley said he did not know of his client's whereabouts.

Reports say that Beadle fed a mix-breed puppy to the snake as two 15-year-old boys watched.

Kim Noetzel, Spokesperson for the Animal Humane Society, said that the boys saw the snake bite the puppy, coil around the dog and begin to suffocate it.

“One of the boys said he could actually hear the bones breaking,” she said.

At that point, reports say that Beadle then removed the puppy from the snakes grasp, and poured cooking oil on it, so it would be “easier to swallow.” It is unclear at what point the puppy died during the ordeal.

Investigators of the incident found that the snake was also a victim of neglect. The Red-tailed boa was several inches shorter then it should have been due to malnutrition. The snake was removed from the home and is now in the care of the Arizona Herpetological Society.

“The snake was doing what any hungry snake would do,” Noetzel said.

It is obvious that the judge understands the severity of the case because he raised the bond amount for Beadle, she said.

Pet boas are usually fed large rats and small rabbits. The meat is usually kept frozen and then thawed before being fed to the snakes, according to the Arizona Reptile Center.

Last week, the Animal Humane Society released a list of their 100 worst cases of animal cruelty in 2006. Arizona cases landed three spots on the list.

Noetzel said she thought the Beadle case “would be right up there.”

“And what disturbs me even more,” she added, “Is that is actually pretty average of what we see on almost a daily basis.”

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[peejay 327]

A Glendale man, who has pleaded guilty to coating his 3-week-old puppy in cooking oil and feeding it live to an 8-foot long pet boa, did not show up for his sentencing hearing Tuesday.

Pet boas are usually fed large rats and small rabbits.

Unfortunately, that is what boa constrictors do. They kill animals and eat them.

Humans kill animals and eat them too. We also kill thousands of unwanted dogs in municipal impounds. Dogs are meat eaters too and will kill other animals if they aren't fed animal protein from a bag or can by humans.

Would it be more acceptable if the guy fed his snake a live or dead rat instead of a puppy? Snakes and rats aren't cute and cuddley. Puppies and bunny rabbits are cute and cuddley.

What's my point? I'm just rambling.

[Nancy2015 2]

Would it be more acceptable if the guy fed his snake a live or dead rat instead of a puppy? Snakes and rats aren't cute and cuddley. Puppies and bunny rabbits are cute and cuddley.

Yeah, why isn't it a crime to feed a rat to a boa?

[mawilson 2,133]

Are puppies a delicacy in Glendale?

[tiredandwornout 0]

If this isn't a death penalty case, I don't know what is.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Civilization is twisted.

[William33 110]

The sentence: "Joseph E. Beadle" shall be coated in cooking oil and served up for the next meal.

Now that would be justice.

[mawilson 2,133]

If this isn't a death penalty case, I don't know what is.

Death penalty for the poor puppy, to be sure.

[Scott & Lai 12]

If this isn't a death penalty case, I don't know what is.

[KarenCee 3]

If this isn't a death penalty case, I don't know what is.

Um....since when is a case like this considered a "death penalty" case?

[Mary Lou 673]

The sentence: "Joseph E. Beadle" shall be coated in cooking oil and served up for the next meal.

Now that would be justice.