<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>So it does turn out a family member did it. 18 year old son, probably high on drugs. I hope they nail him with something. They did say arson, which is probably worse penalty than animal cruelty, unfortunately. I am sure the rescue feels terrible. You do home checks and do the best you can, but I guess you never do know what can happen. So sad.</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/nov/09/18-year-old-man-accused-of-setting-familys-dog/">http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/nov/09/18-year-old-man-accused-of-setting-familys-dog/</A><BR><BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG>Marilyn Briggs<BR></STRONG></EM></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></td></tr></table>