Torture/killing of dogs= 15 yrs in prison

[Luddly Neddite]

Man who tortured his dog is given maximum sentence - ordered to years in prison - National Dogs | Examiner.com

According to Friday's ABC News 10, a Sacramento, Calif., man has been sentenced to jail time for the abuse and torture of his pit bull.

According to the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steve White sentenced 49-year-old Robert Lee Brian to the maximum sentence of 15 years and six months in prison for abusing his dog, "Bubba."

Brian faced felony animal abuse charges after officials seized the abused dog in October 2013; the dog had a fractured skull and snout, in addition to trauma to his face and possible chemical burns. Following Bubba's removal from Brian's property, authorities discovered the remains of three other dogs; a necropsy revealed that at least one of those dogs had been abused as well.

Bubba lost vision in one eye, but recovered from the other injuries.

Jury convicts Sacramento man of felony animal cruelty for torturing and killing dogs - Crime - Sacto 911 - The Sacramento Bee

A Sacramento man accused of beating, choking and hanging his pet dogs is facing up to 16 years in state prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of felony animal cruelty and assaulting and threatening a neighbor.

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During a weeklong jury trial, neighbors testified that Brian, 47, repeatedly abused Bubba, punching, kicking and choking the dog and withholding food and water from him, said Sacramento County deputy district attorney Hilary Bagley-Franzoia. One witness said he saw Brian hang the dog from a “choke chain” using the upper frame of a porch swing. Others said Brian “smashed” his pets around his house, and reported hearing dogs crying out in apparent pain.

Bubba survived his injuries but lost vision in his right eye, said Bagley-Franzoia. The dog, which the attorney described as “a sweet, big, goofy” gray and white pit bull, is living at the county shelter and may soon be available for adoption, she said.

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“More and more attorneys are very interested in cruelty cases, because the public is enraged by it and they want us to do something about it. People need to do the right thing if they suspect abuse, and we need agencies to respond.”

The Brian case was particularly disturbing, she said, because the defendant displayed a consistent pattern of abuse.

“What this guy did to this dog was absolutely horrendous,” she said. “This, to me, was torture. It was continuous abuse.”

A jury convicted Brian, who has a lengthy criminal history, of three counts of felony animal cruelty and one count each of assault and criminal threats. The latter convictions pertained to an altercation with a female neighbor who subsequently reported him to police and animal control.

Read more here: Jury convicts Sacramento man of felony animal cruelty for torturing and killing dogs - Crime - Sacto 911 - The Sacramento Bee

Glad to see he got almost 16 years. That's what Michael Vick should have gotten but he was worth $$ on the football field.

What's worse than abusing an animal (or child) who cannot fight back?

 

[Mr Natural]

And may he spend those 15 years locked in a cell with pissed off pit bull.

 

[Noomi]

Sick bastard. Hope he rots.
[MENTION=31640]koshergrl[/MENTION] you might be pleased with the sentence. Tissues required, though.

 

[buckyhouse]

Mike Vick?

 

[Claudette]

What an asshole. His dog would never defend itself against him.

He should have tried that shit with my GSD Andy. Andy would have chewed his arm off.

Hope he rots.