Petition targets Tim Lambesis for alleged animal abuse

Tim Lambesis, the singer of As I Lay Dying, has come under more public attention when his unsettling home security footage started to surface online this past fall. In those early clips, the singer was seen to have been quite upset during a number of encounters and discussions with his then-wife. He was also seen to have physically threatened and mistreated his dog twice in footage that was posted in January of this year. Lambesis was seen on camera engaging in intense arguments with his then-wife in the first videos that were made public last November. His mental health deteriorated to the point where he would repeatedly slap himself and loudly repeat himself.

“Anxiety filled reactions and defenses” is how Lambesis characterized his behavior. He would also allege that his wife had been physically and psychologically abusing him for three years before the video was leaked. He continued by saying that in the days before the video leaked, he had been working to persuade authorities to take part in a domestic abuse investigation against his wife and had filed for divorce. Later, Tim’s wife would retaliate against him, refuting his claims on the numerous accusations and at one time calling him a “abusive, cheating, narcissist.” However, the most current round of public criticism has been sparked by the aforementioned incidents with the dog.

In response to the video, a Care2 petition was started to generate enough public attention to have a complaint submitted to the local government in Lambesis’ home state of California. The petition is almost finished and aims to collect 70,000 signatures. 

If you wish, you can sign the petition by clicking here.