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| Allegedly abused pit bull may be put under... |
| 2006-10-26 |
| Saw this in the paper someone left in the stall and couldn't beleve it.... YJCMTSU! Pierce County Animal Control officials say a 4-year-old pit bull at the center of an alleged case of felony bestiality will likely be euthanized, prompting an outcry from animal-welfare groups. The pit bull, named Sara, has been kept in isolation at the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County since shortly after a woman told police she photographed her husband having sex with the animal in the couple's Spanaway yard. EEewwwwwww! Michael Patrick McPhail, 26, was charged Thursday with one count of first-degree animal cruelty and later released. McPhail told authorities he was returning to his Spanaway home. Because one of the conditions of McPhail's release forbids him from having contact with animals, Sara and the family's other pit bull might never return home, said Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer. Sayre said the dog bit someone earlier this year. Details were unavailable. Gee... I can't imagine why the dog would want to bite people..... In the week since McPhail's arrest, the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County has received numerous calls from people interested in adopting Sara, Sayre said. Pierce County Deputy Prosecutor Karen Watson said Sara won't be euthanized while investigators gather "evidence" of her injuries as part of the case against McPhail. She said she doesn't know of any alleged abuse against the family's other pit bull. McPhail was charged Thursday with first-degree animal cruelty. After catching McPhail with the dog, his wife snapped two photos with her cellphone camera, ... Cause your just not gonna believe this shait! ... then dialed 911, authorities said. McPhail is believed to be the first person in Washington state to be charged under a new law that makes bestiality a Class C felony, punishable by a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The law was spurred by the case of a Seattle man who died last year after having sex with a horse at an Enumclaw farm. |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #2 By law here in Tucson, adult pit bulls cannot be adopted out. It's a shame, as some as very sweet and friendly. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-10-26 20:59 |
| #1 Perhaps they ought to send this guy to Enumclaw to see how he likes it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-10-26 16:41 |