Police said Raymond Harris was at the home of someone who had a 16-year-old dog. The owner decided to his little 20-pound dog named Mitzi needed to be euthanized due to her increasing health issues and was calling veterinarians to find someone to do it humanely.
In the meantime, Harris is accused of taking the dog outside and trying to choke it to death.
When the owner found out, he called police.
The dog, which was found unconscious and barely breathing, was later put to sleep.
In the video, the owner said he found her "with her eyes bulging out, barely breathing and with the blood vessels to her eyes burst". He also says Harris beat Mitzi in the head with a piece of concrete, which was lying in his yard. Poor Mitzi was still alive, through all this torture.
Harris pleaded not guilty.
Goddard's law makes it a fifth degree felony to cause serious physical harm to a companion animal.
Note: This is the LEAST serious felony charge; typical of aggravated animal cruelty charges in most states. You face actual prison time for burning an abandoned building than for doing something like this to a little dog - likely this guy will receive no jail/prison time and will just get probation.
(Fox8 - Sept 22, 2016)
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