Daniel Adams breaks into his parents' home to kill their beloved Labrador named Daisy

FLORIDA -- Pinellas deputies say a Dunedin man broke into his parents' house along with his girlfriend with the purpose of killing the family dog... and then stole an iPad to make the crime appear to be a burglary.

The victims called deputies on Monday night to say their Tarpon Springs home had been broken into, their Apple iPad stolen and Daisy, their 4-year-old Labrador Retriever, deceased.

After an investigation, deputies say they determined the culprits were the victims' son, 34-year-old Daniel Adams, and his girlfriend 28-year-old Lauren Curran. Detectives say Adams admitted to driving to his parents home, along with Curran and their child, with the intention of killing Daisy the dog.

The couple allegedly killed Daisy by injecting her with a needle filled with an unknown medication. Then to make it seem like someone else committed the crime, they stole the iPad.

As to why Adams and Curran would want to kill the dog: deputies say the suspects felt Daisy was dangerous, because it had previously nipped at one of their dogs and their son was afraid the dog would bite them.

Adams and Curran are charged with burglary, cruelty to animals and child abuse.

(WTSP 10 News - Jan 29, 2015)