West Virginia: Rainelle Man, Donald Lee Adkins, beat his dog to death with a sledgehammer

WEST VIRGINIA -- A Rainelle man is facing charges after police said he beat a dog in the
head with a hammer, ultimately killing it.

Donald Lee Adkins, 55, told police he killed it because the dog had been sick for about a month, rather than seeking medical treatment.

Witnesses told police they watched him drag the dog down the street to his home after it
had collapsed.

Adkins has been charged with cruelty to animals.

(WCHSTV - July 25, 2015)