Erving Hernandez, 35, was taken into custody at San Antonio Police Department's Prue Road substation.
Animal Care Services Field Operations Supervisor Audra Houghton said investigators believe Hernandez became upset after the dog, a Yorkshire terrier mix, urinated inside a residence in the 7500 block of Bluestone Road on Oct. 29.
Houghton said Hernandez beat the dog severely, resulting in numerous internal and external injuries.
"The liver basically looked like it had exploded," she said. "It was pretty devastating."
A necropsy revealed numerous blunt force injuries to the pup, which was pregnant with three to four puppies that were also lost.
Hernandez's charge is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years of incarceration.
As officers loaded him into a squad car to be transported to the Bexar County Jail, he told media that he wasn't thinking, and asked for forgiveness.
(MySA - Nov 25, 2015)
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