Animal cruelty is a big thing in my eyes. Blatant, torturous actions reveal the psychology of a person’s mind. Going further, and unchecked, it more times than not reveals a road map that leads to repeat offenses and eventually similar behavior being acted out on human beings. If you don’t think that this link is worth note, and worth taking extremely seriously, then there is something very much wrong.
Recently a young lady from Wausau, Wisconsin was arrested after she grotesquely and repeatedly tortured her boyfriend’s German Shepherd/Lab-mix, Mary, until she died on June 4th from having her throat slit. This woman, Sean Janas, even kept a diary detailing her twisted thought process and desire for Mary’s death.
Within the pages of the diary were these phrases…
“I need to find a way to kill her without it looking like I killed her.”
“I’ve done lots of things already. I’ve given her drano, bleach and a lot of pain pills. Lol. One night she got all tweaked out because of it, it was so funny.”
“I have never hated an animal so much in my life, much less hate one or beat one. But the pleasure I get from watching her whimper in pain and cry out for help as I shove drano and bleach down her throat is like no other.”
“I hate this dumb fucking dog. She keeps throwing up all over my floor and it’s getting on my nerves.”
“I beat the living shit out of her a few days ago and she’s got a huge sack on her head and won’t stop puking on everything.”
“I’m going to give her more pills and hopefully that dumb bitch dies. Steve thinks she ate something outside and that’s why she’s sick.”
“This fucking dog, I’m going to lose my fucking mind. I don’t care how long it takes, I’m just gonna keep feeding her pills and shit until she croaks.”
“We don’t have any money to take her to the vet so hopefully she just dies so I don’t have to ever see her dumb ass again.”
It’s pretty clear that she was deriving joy from the process.
This poor dog very likely suffered many months of consistent abuse, and the police complaint gives a small insight into numerous instances… Not only was the dog fed drano, bleach and loads of human pain pills, but it was constantly screamed at, beat with its leash, stabbed multiple times with knives, struck in the head with a glass bottle (requiring stitches), and ultimately had its throat slit. The neighbor once reported finding the dog wandering aimlessly with bloody wounds on its head. They also noted the constant yelling that they could hear through the walls. This is just a fraction of what this dog realistically endured. Even though the boyfriend, Steven Kuick, was upset and cooperated with police, he was very much aware of what was happening and by his inaction, in a way complicit with this insanity. Very sad.
Marathon County prosecutors have charged Janas with felony mistreatment of animals, giving poison to an animal and obstructing an officer. If convicted on all charges she’s facing more than 5 years in jail and a $30,000 fine. Janas is currently being held at the county jail on a mere $2,500 bond. Most importantly: The preliminary hearing is set for October 31, and it is here where a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to send her to trial.
Knowing this, it’s imperative that people contact the necessary individuals and voice their thoughts on wanting to see Janas held accountable. DO NOT call for her death or advocate an eye for an eye. You make yourself look just as diabolical as she clearly is. Be respectable, passionate, rational; and lay out the obvious case for why she should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. This not only honors Mary’s life, but sets precedent and gives stiff punishment to someone that would likely hurt more animals or people going forward.
To contact the Marathon County Circuit Judge, Michael Moran, please call 715-261-1381.
To contact the Marathon County Circuit Judge, Gregory Grau, please call 715-261-1370.
To contact the Marathon County Assistant District Attorney, Lamont Jacobson, please call 715-261-1111.
To contact the Marathon County Courthouse directly please call 715-261-1000. You can also send them a fax at 715-261-1515 or an email here.
A picture of what is believed to be Mary has been unearthed from Steven Kuick’s Facebook page. She looks more like a Rhodesian Ridgeback to me, but nevertheless, this is extraordinarily sad. RIP.
Would you be able to create an email template that we can use to send to the courthouse?
I sent this… “I just wanted to state that I think that Sean Janas should be charged with the maximum sentence. There is more than enough evidence, especially considering her own personal diary entries. In many cases, people who take out anger/actions on animals, often go on to commit even more serious acts. If disgusting crimes like this one continue to be brushed aside, they will continue to happen, and that is NOT RIGHT.”
So sad. I can’t even get my head around this girl. She must be really messed up. That poor sweet dog. All they do is trust us humans and we betray them time and time again. i will send an email.
I was sickened to read this. If a person can’t handle their pet than the animal should be found a loving home so they can live a long and happy life with people who love and respect them. I hope she is punished for her crimes and reflects deeply on the suffering she caused.
I strongly feel 5 years isn’t long enough. This poor animal suffered and endured pain that no animal or human should ever have to know. All an animal ask is to be shown the love and happiness that they so unselfishly give to us. There is no place on this earth for anyone like her, there is however a special place in hell.
What the fuck is wrong with people! What more heinous acts must take place before society starts to give a shit and do something about it! This is beyond disgusting!!!!!! This bitch deserves to go through everything she did to this poor animal…let’s see how funny it is then!
I agree with Eric that this piece of human trash, Sean Janas, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But the statement “In many cases, people who take out anger/actions on animals, often go on to commit even more serious acts” should not go unnoticed. What could be more serious than torturing an innocent animal literally to death? In my book torturing a non-human is equally as serious as if the victim had been human, and it’s time society started treating these crimes with the seriousness that they warrant.
@Teresa Olsen I agree with you that torturing a non-human is equally as serious as torturing a human (hence why I was the first one to comment on this page). The reason that I worded it the way that I did is because a large number of people do not agree with us. I tried to write a credible and calm email to the appropriate authority figures. When doing so, it’s important to understand what their stance could be so they don’t dismiss my email entirely. (My name is Erin)
@Erin Mc Thanks for the reply to my post, Erin (sorry I got your name wrong). I’m glad to know you agree and why you worded your post that way. Nice to meet a kindred spirit!
One more thing — this part of the story is almost equally disturbing as the description of the dog’s litany of chronic abuse: “The neighbor once reported finding the dog wandering aimlessly with bloody wounds on its head. They also noted the constant yelling that they could hear through the walls.” Why in the hell didn’t this neighbor help the dog when they found her wandering the street with a bloody head? Did they simply return the dog, Mary, to her torturer, especially in light of the fact that they stated they could hear the torturous screams of the dog through the walls of Sean Janas’ house? The neighbor is almost as culpable as the torturer Janas herself. This is also typical of neighbors who are aware that the kid next door is being abused by her parents, but choose to turn a blind eye and deaf ear to what is happening only yards away. What in the hell is wrong with our society?
THANK YOU TERESA OLSEN – YOU ARE 100% RIGHT!!!
PLEASE WRITE TO BOTH THE PROSECUTOR ATTY. LAMONT JACOBSON AND THE JUDGE, GREGORY GRAU, AND DEMAND ANIMAL MISTREATMENT CHARGES BE MANDATORILY BROUGHT AGAINST BOTH STEVEN KUICK AND SEAN JANAS. READ MY REPLY ABOVE TO JACQUELINE MCNEILEY AND FOLLOW THE STORY AND THE INSTRUCTIONS – PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT OF SEAN JANAS , AND YOU WILL HORRIFICALLY DISCOVER THAT STEVEN KUICK ACTED WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE WHEN HE REPEATEDLY WITNESSED HIS OWN DOG VOMITING BLOOD AND PILLS IN AGONY FOR OVER A WEEK, AND HE REFUSED WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE TO OBTAIN MANDATORY EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR THE TORTURE SUFFERING OF HIS OWN DOG, VICTIMIZED MARY – THIS IS A 100% VIOLATION OF WISCONSIN STATUTE 951.02, MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS. REMEMBER THAT ONLY SEAN JANAS WAS CHARGED WITH THE MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS, AND THE EVIL GROSSLY NEGLIGENT ACCOMPLICE STEVEN KUICK HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS -YET!!!! ABOMINABLE!!! YOU AND OTHERS MUST WRITE THE PROSECUTOR AND JUDGE NOW AND DEMAND THAT STEVEN KUICK BE MANDATORILY CHARGED WITH MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS, 951.02. ONLY IF BOTH EVIL MONSTERS ARE CHARGED WILL THERE BE ANY JUSTICE WHATSOEVER FOR VICTIMIZED DEAR MARY. WRITE AND DEMAND THE MANDATORY CHARGE OF ANIMAL MISTREATMENT AGAINST CULPABLE CORRUPT STEVEN KUICK NOW!!!!
I agree that this piece of human trash, Sean Janas, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But the statement “In many cases, people who take out anger/actions on animals, often go on to commit even more serious acts” should not go unnoticed. What could be more serious than torturing an innocent animal literally to death? In my book torturing a non-equally as serious a
IF anyone ever hurt my babies like that, I would make them suffer so bad that they would be begging for death long before I would give it. Not only should she suffer long and horribly, but the boyfriend should as well, because he was aware of what was happening and did nothing to stop it. How can anyone hurt babies like that?
http://www.change.org/petitions/serve-maximum-allowable-judicial-punishment-for-animal-cruelty-in-the-state-of-wisconsin
Please sign this petition and share the story as much as you can to help spread awareness. It’s the only way we will get stricter laws in place to protect animals from the abuse of people who assume there will be no repercussions. This woman will get off with a slap on the wrist if it flies under the radar. This horrible tragedy is an opportunity to make a difference. It’s a rarity for a case like this to even make it before a judge, please let these elected officials know that there are people who are willing stand up for those who can’t do it for themselves. Take it a step further and write a polite but strongly worded letter to the Judge and District Attorney, it will make a difference!
The Honorable Gregory E. GrauMarathon County Circuit Court500 Forest StreetWausau, WI 54403
Lamont Jacobson, EsqMarathon County District Attorney’s Office500 Forest StreetWausau, WI 54403
WHERE THE HELL WAS THE BOYFRIEND TO ALLOW SUCH TORTURE? THIS IS WRONG AND THE GIRL SHOULD GET THE FULL SENTENCE AGAINST HER AND I WOULD PRESS SPECTATOR CHARGES OF SORTS ONTO THE BOYFRIEND AS HE WAS KNOWINGLY AWARE.
@JacquelineAMcNeiley I was wondering the same, how could the boyfriend not know what was going on and how could he just sit back and allow it to happen?
TO JACQUELINE A MCNEILEY (AND ALL ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATES)
ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION OF WHERE THE HELL WAS THE CORRUPTIVE EVIL BF S. KUICK – HE WAS AIDING AND ABETTING AND ILLEGALLY COLLUDING HIS EVIL GF S. JANAS – YOU SHOULD READ THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AVAILABLE NOW ON THE INTERNET BY INSERTING IN THE SEARCH BOX THE WORDS “CRIMINAL COMPLAINT OF SEAN JANAS FOR WAUSAU, WI DOG TORTURE DEATH” AND YOU CAN OPEN THE PDF FILE OF THE ENTIRE COMPLAINT. EVIL STEVEN KUICK EXHIBITED GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND VIOLATED WISCONSIN STATUTE 951.02 BECAUSE HE WITNESSED HIS SUFFERING DOG, MARY, VOMITING BLOOD AND PILLS FOR A WEEK OR MORE, AND HE CAUSED HIS OWN DOG SEVERE CRUELTY AND SUFFERING, AND HE NEVER TOOK HER TO A VETERINARIAN FOR MANDATORY EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE WHICH COULD HAVE SAVED HER LIFE. YOU AND OTHERS MUST ABSOLUTELY WRITE, FAX, OR EMAIL THE PROSECUTOR, LAMONT JACOBSON AND JUDGE GREGORY GRAU AND DEMAND THAT GROSSLY NEGLIGENT STEVEN KUICK BE CHARGED WITH MANDATORY CHARGE OF 951.02, MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS BECAUSE HE REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THIS STATUTE WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND CAUSED EXTREME CRUELTY AND SUFFERING FOR HIS OWN VICTIMIZED DOG, MARY. BOTH OF THESE MONSTERS, S. KUICK AND S. JANAS SHOULD SUFFER MANDATORY CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS OF SEVERE MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS, WI STAT. 951.02. WRITE AND SEND YOUR LETTERS NOW TO DEMAND THESE ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES BE MADE MANDATORY NOW IMMMEDIATELY!!!!!!
The boyfriend is as bad as she is. He’s an idiot he even told the neighbors that she slit her dogs throat. Why in the hell didn’t the neighbors report this abuse!!
@BradleyAdriane YOU ARE100% RIGHT!!! BRADLEY ADRIANE, HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS HEINOUS CASE????? AND THE IRREFUTABLE BLATANT BREACH OF JUSTICE DUE TO THE DIST. ATTY. OFFICE NOT MANDATORILY ALSO CHARGING STEVEN KUICK WITH VALID CHARGE OF MISTREATMENT OF ANIMAL, WIS. STAT. 951.02. GROSSLY NEGLIGENT STEVEN KUICK IS CULPABLE FOR MISTREATMENT OF AN ANIMAL BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO OBTAIN MANDATORY EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR HIS OWN TORTURED AND GROSSLY NEGLECTED DEAR DOG NAMED MARY AND HE POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO HER TORTUROUS DEATH , DEAR MARY IS THE ONE AND ONLY VICTIM IN THIS HEINOUS CASE!!! GROSSLY NEGIGENT STEVEN KUICK STATED IN THE OFFICIAL POLICE COMPLAINT THAT HE WITNESSED HIS TORTURED DOG RETCHING AND VOMITING BLOOD, PILLS, ETC. FOR A WEEK OR MORE, AND HIS REFUSAL TO OBTAIN MANDATORY EMERGENCY VET CARE FOR HIS SUFFERING DOG IS BONAFIDE CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF WIS STAT. 951.02, MISTREATMENT OF AN ANIMAL. ALSO WHEN YOU READ THE POLICE COMPLAINT, YOU WILL NOTE THAT STEVEN KUICK LIED AND OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE TO THE POLICE OFFICER WHEN HE TOLD THE POLICE THAT SEAN JANAS WOULD NOT HURT HIS DOG BECAUSE HE ALREADY KNEW THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY HIT HIS DOG ON THE HEAD WITH A BOTTLE CAUSING SEVERE LACERATIONS!!!! FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR INFORMATION, BRADLEY, THIS STEVEN KUICK WAS APPARENTLY GIVEN A “DEAL” BY THE DIST. ATTY.AND HE HAS BEEN LIVING AT A LAVISH LUXURY REHAB CENTER IN DEL RAY BEACH, FLORIDA(WITH ALL EXPENSES PAID) FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS!!!!! THIS IS A BLATANT BREACH OF JUSTICE WHICH IS APPALLING AND ABOMINABLE!! BRADLEY – MARY’S CASE DESPERATELY NEEDS A PERSON LIKE YOU FOR ADVOCATING TO HAVE THE WARRANTED CHARGE OF ANIMAL MISTREATMENT AGAINST CULPABLE STEVEN KUICK!!! HOW CAN I GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU IMMEDIATELY TO COLLABORATE AND DISCUSS THIS HEINOUS BREACH OF JUSTICE??? DO YOU HAVE AN EMAIL OR ADDRESS FOR CONTACT? THANK YOU TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE – PLEASE REPLY NOW!!
She should be charged with, animal cruelty for hitting the dog and no vet care when sick and suffering 5 years), animal torture for drano and bleach and smashing bottle on it’s head(5 years) and animal murder(5 years)instead of felony “mistreatment” which is a BS dumbed down term and has nothing to do with what happened here.
These officals just do not get it. The Judge and DA both used the soft phrase “it is disturbing”. No that is not quite accurate, “disturbing” is what happens when a car alarm goes off at 3am. These actions are pure hate filled insanity and evil which makes this person a clear danger to every living thing. When is our justice system going to stop seeing this as “just an animal thing” or “pets are property”. What in the world could this dog have done that she hated it so much….jealousy maybe. She was the reason it was puking so much so she blamed the dog, total twisted insanity. People who can torture/kill a pet for no reason (except survival) are murderers and someones life will be next. Her boyfriend or anybody might have been next if they had made her mad good thing she was caught. Can anyone picture this beast having a baby of her own to care for, it would not live long and if it did I just cringe at the thought of the torture that child would have to endure from this nut job. While in jail they should tie her tubes and when she gets out(if still alive that is) she should be banned for life from “any” animal. If the judge wants her to live he better put her in jail as I believe some will not let her walk free for long.