j Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Listening to the video, the puppy has been seized (sounds like from Hagues property)and the owner has to appeal to have her returned. Good on his work for being so strict straight up and imposing the fine and community service on him. It will be interesting to see what happens if the matter goes to court and whether they will be strict or they consider that his work has already imposed enough of a penalty on him. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/ceo-desmond-hague-caught-on-camera-kicking-doberman-puppy-in-lift-of-luxury-condos-20140828-109d77.html The chief executive of a multibillion-dollar company has been caught on a lift surveillance video repeatedly kicking a Doberman puppy and yanking its leash as it cowered at his feet. Desmond Hague, the CEO of Centerplate, a Connecticut-based food and beverage corporation, was captured on surveillance video on July 27 abusing the animal in a lift of the luxury Private Residences at Hotel Georgia in Vancouver, Canada. The video shows Mr Hague yanking the dog's leash and kicking the dog in the ribcage as he enters the lift. Desmond Hague is captured on CCTV lashing out at the young dog. Photo: Global News Once inside the lift, Mr Hague kicks the dog repeatedly as it sits subdued on the floor. When the dog does not respond to the abuse, Mr Hague violently yanks the leash, pulling the puppy across the floor and lifting it into the air by its collar. "This incident is completely and utterly out of character and I am ashamed and deeply embarrassed," Mr Hague said in a statement released on Saturday. "A minor frustration with a friend's pet caused me to lose control of my emotional response. Unfortunately, I acted inappropriately, and I am deeply sorry for that and am very grateful that no harm was caused to the animal." During the attack, Desmond Hague hoisted the dog into the air with its leash. Photo: Global News As CEO, Mr Hague is at the helm of a $US6 billion ($6.4 billion) business with more than 350 clients and 30,000 employees, according to American business magazine Fortune. The puppy, a one-year-old Doberman pinscher named Sade, belongs to a friend of Mr Hague. Mr Hague was reportedly pet-sitting at the time of the attack. Centerplate CEO Desmond Hague. Photo: Facebook The video, which was initially emailed to the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) by a "concerned citizen", went viral after it was aired by Canadian television network Global News. "I have reached out to the SPCA and have personally apologised to the dog's owner," Mr Hague said in the statement. The SPCA raided the 39th-floor apartment last week and found Sade trembling in a urine-soaked cage with its food and water bowls out of reach, The Vancouver Sun reported. Sade was seized by the SPCA on Wednesday night and is now "in good hands" with "no real lasting physical damage", SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer Marcie Moriarty told The Vancouver Sun. No charges have been laid against Mr Hague. Centerplate's board of directors have reportedly ordered him to donate $US100,000 to establish a Sade Foundation to help abused dogs in Vancouver and to perform 1000 hours of community service in support of groups that help care for animals. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ceo-desmond-hague-caught-on-camera-kicking-doberman-puppy-in-lift-of-luxury-condos-20140828-109d77.html#ixzz3BfJAhbOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Speechless Seems some males of this world think they have an entitlement to take their frustrations out on animals so very much smaller than them. Did he apologise because he is sincere or because he was caught out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A$$hole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I couldn't read it all; I have had such a gutfull of horrible. Day after day after day. Killing, maiming, abusing. How on earth does the human race continue. It is so horrible. And most of our leaders are little better than thugs either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Listening to the video, the puppy has been seized (sounds like from Hagues property)and the owner has to appeal to have her returned. Good on his work for being so strict straight up and imposing the fine and community service on him. It will be interesting to see what happens if the matter goes to court and whether they will be strict or they consider that his work has already imposed enough of a penalty on him. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/ceo-desmond-hague-caught-on-camera-kicking-doberman-puppy-in-lift-of-luxury-condos-20140828-109d77.html The SPCA raided the 39th-floor apartment last week and found Sade trembling in a urine-soaked cage with its food and water bowls out of reach, The Vancouver Sun reported. Sade was seized by the SPCA on Wednesday night and is now "in good hands" with "no real lasting physical damage", SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer Marcie Moriarty told The Vancouver Sun. No charges have been laid against Mr Hague. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ceo-desmond-hague-caught-on-camera-kicking-doberman-puppy-in-lift-of-luxury-condos-20140828-109d77.html#ixzz3BfJAhbOK So why have no charges been laid ? There is plenty of concrete proof & evidence that the dog was not only abused but neglected as well. How do they know there is no lasting mental damage ? Whose good hands is the dog in now ? The matter being made public & his workplace knowing & imposing what they did will let everyone know what a bastard he is & is probably more severe than what a court would do but in principle this should go to court. Sounds cynical but I guess if he were poor or ethnic it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Listening to the video, the puppy has been seized (sounds like from Hagues property)and the owner has to appeal to have her returned. Good on his work for being so strict straight up and imposing the fine and community service on him. It will be interesting to see what happens if the matter goes to court and whether they will be strict or they consider that his work has already imposed enough of a penalty on him. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/ceo-desmond-hague-caught-on-camera-kicking-doberman-puppy-in-lift-of-luxury-condos-20140828-109d77.html The SPCA raided the 39th-floor apartment last week and found Sade trembling in a urine-soaked cage with its food and water bowls out of reach, The Vancouver Sun reported. Sade was seized by the SPCA on Wednesday night and is now "in good hands" with "no real lasting physical damage", SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer Marcie Moriarty told The Vancouver Sun. No charges have been laid against Mr Hague. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ceo-desmond-hague-caught-on-camera-kicking-doberman-puppy-in-lift-of-luxury-condos-20140828-109d77.html#ixzz3BfJAhbOK So why have no charges been laid ? There is plenty of concrete proof & evidence that the dog was not only abused but neglected as well. How do they know there is no lasting mental damage ? Whose good hands is the dog in now ? The matter being made public & his workplace knowing & imposing what they did will let everyone know what a bastard he is & is probably more severe than what a court would do but in principle this should go to court. Sounds cynical but I guess if he were poor or ethnic it would. They may still be preparing their brief of evidence. If it's anything like the court system here, it can take months and months before a summons is issued. And until whatever their equivalent of the DPP is accepts the brief, it would be silly of them to say that any charges have been laid. It sounded to me as if the dog is still in the care of the SPCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) From Vancouver Sun newspaper. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Suspect+Vancouver+abuse+case+ashamed+deeply+embarrassed/10142058/story.html Interesting to know if Mr Hague's lack of impulse control & empathy goes across the rest of his life... Edited August 29, 2014 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Why are animal abusers given community service work with animals? They shouldn't be allowed NEAR animals!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) From Vancouver Sun newspaper. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Suspect+Vancouver+abuse+case+ashamed+deeply+embarrassed/10142058/story.html Interesting to know if Mr Hague's lack of impulse control & empathy goes across the rest of his life... Yet he proclaimed otherwise. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Edited August 29, 2014 by VizslaMomma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Why are animal abusers given community service work with animals? They shouldn't be allowed NEAR animals!! Possibly in the hope that they would build some empathy for them but I agree, they should never be allowed near them or to own them ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/hague-resigns-centerplate-announces-leadership-change Animal abuser resigned from post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/hague-resigns-centerplate-announces-leadership-change Animal abuser resigned from post. I certainly feel sorry for his family and relatives who will no doubt suffer because of this, but I have no sympathy for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/hague-resigns-centerplate-announces-leadership-change Animal abuser resigned from post. I certainly feel sorry for his family and relatives who will no doubt suffer because of this, but I have no sympathy for him. I am of the same thoughts. He made the choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) There is good and bad in everything, but this is one of the good things about social media. Once this horrible attack would have just sunk without trace and the man would have gone on his merry way thinking he was something special and could do what he liked whenever his bad mood was upon him, but now the story has reached all corners of the world and he has been shamed. People will learn that there really is nowhere to hide these days. Edited September 3, 2014 by Dame Danny's Darling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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