MICHIGAN -- A 54-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after Battle Creek police said he beat his dog with a bat and shot it with a pellet gun.
Officers were called to the first block of Bennett Street at 8:37 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived they found an injured, 2- or 3-year-old Husky mix dog. The owner told officers he and another man were sitting on the couch petting the dog when the dog bit the other man on the hand.
The owner said the dog has been aggressive toward him and others. The owner then picked up a baseball bat and hit the dog several times to get the dog away from the other man.
The man said the dog stopped being aggressive after he was hit with the bat but the owner then picked up a pellet gun and then shot the dog one time in the head and attempted to shoot it again but missed.
Police found the dog on a back porch and said it was alive but severely injured. Officers said they shot and killed the dog.
Police said after the owner admitted to hitting the dog with the bat and shooting it he was arrested on a charge of animal cruelty and taken to the Calhoun County jail.
(Battle Creek Enquirer - Feb 10, 2016)
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