Willie Enoch, 56, also faces a consecutive sentence of five years' probation and has been ordered to pay more than $4,000 in restitution to the Pennsylvania SPCA, the organization announced in a news release.
"At the PSPCA, we often deal with tough situations, and this crime was particularly atrocious," director of humane litigation Rebecca Glenn-Dinwoodie said in a statement.
Police brought the two dogs to the PSPCA's Erie Avenue shelter Aug. 27 after their owner found them bleeding outside her home on the 3700 block of North 19th Street.
Both dogs were triaged to the organization's Shelter Hospital, where they were treated for injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
They have since healed and been placed in permanent homes, PSPCA chief executive Jerry Buckley said.
Enoch was arrested Nov. 4, after an investigation by humane law enforcement officers.
He was convicted Jan. 23 of two counts of first-degree misdemeanor animal cruelty, along with one count of possessing an instrument of crime.
Enoch has been jailed since his arrest, unable to post 10 percent of $25,000 bail. He will receive credit for time served, court records indicate.
During his Municipal Court hearing Friday, he was also ordered to participate in an alcohol treatment program, submit to mental health supervision, and refrain from owning animals for the duration of his sentence.
"We are pleased that the court has imposed jail time, significant probation, a monetary fine, and restriction on animal ownership," Buckley said in a statement. "This sentence sends a message that animal cruelty matters and that these animals deserve justice."
Anyone wishing to report animal abuse is urged to call the PSPCA cruelty hotline at 1-866-601-SPCA.
(Philly.com - Feb 6, 2015)
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