Woman who stole and euthanized neighbor’s dog faces sentencing

PENNSYLVANIA -- A Pittsburgh woman who was convicted of stealing her neighbor’s dog and having it euthanized will be sentenced Friday.

Gisele Paris, of Spring Hill, was found guilty in December of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and cruelty to animals.

Paris took the dog, a Siberian husky named Thor, from her neighbor’s yard on Thanksgiving Day 2013.

On Feb. 10 2014, she had the dog euthanized in her home by a licensed veterinarian, claiming that the dog was sick and neglected.

While undergoing treatment for stage 3 cancer, Mark Boehler, Paris’ neighbor and Thor’s owner, pleaded for the safe return of his dog until learning he had been euthanized.

Paris could get as little as probation or up to 10 years in jail.

(WPXI Pittsburgh - Feb 27, 2015)

Earlier:

• Police say Pittsburgh woman who took dog had it put down