Dude kills own dog of 10 years..with a hammer.

[zoiks]

Hey Spot. C'mere. Here's a good doggie....*BAM*

http://www.mercurynews.com/lif...2629296?nclick_check=1

METHUEN, Mass. ? A Massachusetts man facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing his bulldog with a hammer told police the dog was sick and he could not afford to pay a veterinarian to put it down.

Charles Berube appeared in court Thursday. A jury trial is scheduled for Aug. 20.

Berube owned the dog, named Spot, for 10 years. Animal welfare investigators say the 53-year-old told them the animal had been sick for weeks and had lost a lot of weight. It had swollen legs and had trouble walking.

Berube says he did not want the animal to suffer and could not afford a veterinarian. He said he did not want to burden a shelter with the animal. It was killed last July.

His lawyer refused to comment.

 

[rivan]

He put it out of it's misery.

The method is obviously bad, but it sounds like he did what he did with the best intentions. My guess is that if he had any options like a humane society that would do it for free, he didn't know he had them.

 

[Cheeseplug]

I read the title as "dog kills owner with a hammer".

WTF

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: rivan
He put it out of it's misery.

The method is obviously bad, but it sounds like he did what he did with the best intentions. My guess is that if he had any options like a humane society that would do it for free, he didn't know he had them.

at first i read "hummer", heh.

yeah, he probably was putting the dog out of its misery. obviously a bad way to do it. now only if he exercised his 2nd amendment rights </lawnchair, popcorn>

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: zoiks
Hey Spot. C'mere. Here's a good doggie....*BAM*

......:laugh:

As a dog owner I can understand him not wanting to watch the dog suffer, but using a damn hammer? WTF? He couldn't find a friend with a gun? I think a bullet to the head would have been a bit more humane.

 

[jpeyton]

Happens more often than you think.

 

[Gothgar]

Would killing a dog with a gun be considered animal cruelty too?

 

[gorcorps]

Hmmm... touchy case. It costs a LOT of money to put the dog down properly so I can see that causing a problem. After 10+ years the dog had a decently long life and was probably pretty wobbly. But of course you can't legally do that stuff to an animal even if you're heart was in the right place.

My question is who found out about it and how?

 

[Sea Moose]

A clear case of "an eye for an eye"..... pass me the hammer.....

 

[Miramonti]

In order to avoid charges, perhaps he should have cut off its head and cooked it instead.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
Would killing a dog with a gun be considered animal cruelty too?

Everything is animal cruelty. Swatting a fly is animal cruelty to some.

 

[mugs]

Jeez... at least borrow a gun so you can end it quickly

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Hmmm... touchy case. It costs a LOT of money to put the dog down properly so I can see that causing a problem. After 10+ years the dog had a decently long life and was probably pretty wobbly. But of course you can't legally do that stuff to an animal even if you're heart was in the right place.

My question is who found out about it and how?

Some people aren't to bright. I can just imagine someone doing this in their driveway.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: Gothgar
Would killing a dog with a gun be considered animal cruelty too?

Everything is animal cruelty. Swatting a fly is animal cruelty to some.

:shocked: Oh snap!!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Hmmm... touchy case. It costs a LOT of money to put the dog down properly so I can see that causing a problem. After 10+ years the dog had a decently long life and was probably pretty wobbly. But of course you can't legally do that stuff to an animal even if you're heart was in the right place.

My question is who found out about it and how?

It only costs $45.

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
It costs a LOT of money to put the dog down properly so I can see that causing a problem.

A lot of money? It cost $85 for someone to come to my house and put my dog to sleep. She is now buried in my backyard.

 

[AstroManLuca]

That makes me think of the scene in Team America where they give the guy a hammer in case he's captured and needs to commit suicide.

 

[rh71]

man i have a headache just thinking about what he did to that poor dog.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: BW86

Originally posted by: gorcorps
It costs a LOT of money to put the dog down properly so I can see that causing a problem.

A lot of money? It cost $85 for someone to come to my house and put my dog to sleep. She is now buried in my backyard.

$85 is a lot of money to some people.

 

[hiromizu]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: BW86

Originally posted by: gorcorps
It costs a LOT of money to put the dog down properly so I can see that causing a problem.

A lot of money? It cost $85 for someone to come to my house and put my dog to sleep. She is now buried in my backyard.

$85 is a lot of money to some people.

Obligatory ATOT response: ehem...if you can't afford $85, you can't afford a pet. FU!!

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: rivan
He put it out of it's misery.

The method is obviously bad, but it sounds like he did what he did with the best intentions. My guess is that if he had any options like a humane society that would do it for free, he didn't know he had them.

exactly what I was thinking

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: zoiks
Hey Spot. C'mere. Here's a good doggie....*BAM*

......:laugh:

As a dog owner I can understand him not wanting to watch the dog suffer, but using a damn hammer? WTF? He couldn't find a friend with a gun? I think a bullet to the head would have been a bit more humane.

mass. = OMGGUNSARETEHEVILS!!

 

[OCGuy]

Thankfully that isnt how Old Yeller ended.

 

[Kirby]

ballpin or sledge?

 

[purbeast0]

will smith should get arrested for what he did in I Am Legend.