He's a total MORON!
Maybe the judge will attach some balloons to his genitals to see if HE can fly!

 

He's a total MORON!
Maybe the judge will attach some balloons to his genitals to see if HE can fly!

Good idea

 

Just lock him up in a medieval dungeon pit and let him be forgotten by all. Since this was all done for attention, let's deny him that.

 

Maybe the best sentence for some idiot like this is a social media lifetime ban.

 

Not a strong enough sentence. But would be fine in addition to...............

 

Wow I can't stand stupid ppl! Did you read that he has also tied a pigeon's legs together, set it in a pool and his dog on top? Wow this gets me so angry

 

That isn’t just stupid, it’s abject cruelty and he needs to be seriously sorted out.

 

If I knew who this person was and he lived in my community I would report him to the local animal cruelty center, along with the video. This is far worse than stupid.....it is sadistic.
I hate people who are cruel to animals more than I dislike or hate anything else in the world.

 

According to the article, the animal welfare group has collected several of his videos as evidence against him in the animal cruelty charge. Fortunately, his days are numbered.

 

I don't know what I think of this. I'm not sure I'd call this animal cruelty but maybe I'm not getting the whole story. It's odd though and risky. That dog could have been injured.

 

No, the dog could have DIED!

 

True. I'd consider this endangering your dog. It's interesting that endangering a child can be considered a crime or offense but no such laws exist here for dogs and other pets as far as I know. I can't imagine risking my dog's life for social media followers. O.O I can see that man being upset if his dog was killed.

 

In Nevada, animal cruelty and/or endangerment is a crime. Depending on the circumstances, it could involve jailtime

"
1.3. Penalties
The punishment for unjustifiably maiming, mutilating, or killing any cat or any dog or any animal kept for companionship or pleasure (whether belonging to the defendant or not) depends on the defendant’s state of mind:

• If the act is committed in order to threaten, intimidate, or terrorize another person, it is a category C felony in Nevada carrying one to five (1 – 5) years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.
• If the act is committed willfully and maliciously, it is a category D felony carrying one to four (1 – 4) years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.

Otherwise, the punishment for a first-time offense is a misdemeanor, and the penalties get harsher with each successive offense within a seven (7)-year period. And depending on the circumstances the defendant may be ordered to surrender ownership or possession of the allegedly mistreated animal:

A first offense of animal cruelty within the preceding seven (7) years is prosecuted as a misdemeanor in Nevada carrying:

• two (2) days to six (6) months in Clark County Detention Center (or another county jail), and
• 48 to 120 hours of community service, and
• $200 to $1,000 in fines, and
• restitution for all costs associated with the care and impoundment of any mistreated animal including money expended for veterinary treatment, feed, and housing

Note that any jail time may be served intermittently at the discretion of the judge. However, each period of confinement must be no less than four (4) consecutive hours and must occur either at a time when the defendant is not required to be at the place of employment or on a weekend.

A second offense of animal cruelty within a seven (7)-year period is also a misdemeanor in Nevada. The sentence is increased to:

• Ten (10) days to six (6) months in Clark County Detention Center (or another county jail), and
• 100 hours to 200 hours of community service, and
• $500 to $1,000 in fines, and
• restitution for all expenses for the care and impoundment of the mistreated animal such veterinary services, food, and shelter

Finally, a third or subsequent offense of animal cruelty within a seven (7) year span is prosecuted as a category C felony in Nevada. The punishment includes:

• one to five (1 – 5) years in prison, and
• maybe up to $10,000 in fines, and
• restitution for the expense of treating, feeding, and housing the mistreated animal

When determining the punishment, the judge takes into account several factors including the condition of the animal. Predictably the sentence will probably be more severe if the animal died or sustained an injury.

In Las Vegas, people convicted of mistreating animals may be prohibited from having pets for up to four years. And if the pet died, it is up to five years."

 

I hope that poor little dog finds a wonderful new home.

 

The dog isnt being offered for adoption there isnt even any reason to think it will be taken from the owner.

 

That. . . that makes me sick.

 

That is terrible. Why in the world would someone do that?? This man is living proof that sometimes people will do anything to get money. Puppy mills are also living proof of that

 

I agree with everyone else he should lose the dog but sadly until he has been prosecuted for animal cruelty and petition has been made to the judge to therefore remove the dog from his ownership the dog remains his property, and this is exactly what I was saying about why it would be good if people had to get a licence to own a dog.

 

It does not always have to wait for prosecution. If the dog is in good health otherwise and does not have any immediate signs of trauma, they will wait for prosecution to determine if the dog should be removed from the home. But, if the dog is severely traumatized, injured, etc, they can do an immediate removal of the dog. At least that's how it's done in the states.

I've always agreed there should be required licensing. Until I worked with a rescue group. The volunteers followed the rules regardless of everything else. Fenced yard - check; indoor dog - check; permission from property manager - check; someone home all day - check. OK you can have a dog. Here take this one.

But by only looking at those rules, they passed over a lot of great homes because the couple works or they live in an apartment - even if the dog would go to work with them or they had a park next door, etc. And as long as the people met those written rules, the volunteers didn't look for any other red flags. And that doesn't even address the habit of "feeding" the adopter the right answer - "now we only adopt indoor cats. Do you want an indoor or outdoor cat?" Or that people will lie to get what they want.

And if they base the licensing on training requirements, we fall into the problem that training techniques will change faster than the licensing beauracracy will change. So the licensing will require X training technique but that will now be deemed as bad as "alpha dog" techniques.

Unfortunately, there is no easy fix. The best is to support and encourage the animal cruelty laws in your area, educate-educate-educate, and report signs of abuse or neglect.

 

Gosh. No wonder thousands of puppy mills exist without confrontation. People can get away with the cruelest things.

 

May he be banned from ever keeping a pet.

 

I completely agree, @LeotheNeo.