작은 크기의 개를 깨무는 등 학 대한 미국 남성에게 법원이 징역 1년형을 선고했다.
7일(이하 현지시간) 미국 플로리다 주 팜비치 카운티 법원은 37세 남성 용의자 가 잔인하게 개를 학대한 혐의를 인정해 이 같은 형을 선고하고 분노조절과 알코올 중독 치료를 받도록 명령했다.
이 남성은 지난 4월 술에 취한 채 어머니가 기르던 시추 '쿠조'를 학대한 혐의 로 기소됐다. 학대를 당한 개는 결국 한쪽 시력을 잃었다. (연합)
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Man gets 1 year for biting dog, popping eye out of socket
A Florida man convicted of biting a small dog on the face and choking him so hard his eye popped out has been sentenced to one year in prison.
The Palm Beach Post reports 37-year-old David Etzel was sentenced Friday after being found guilty of felony animal cruelty a few days earlier.
Etzel’s mother told deputies in April that her 6-foot-8-inch (2.03-meter), 375-pound (170kilogram) son was drunk when he started teasing her shih tzu named Cujo, prompting the dog to bite him. She said Etzel then bit the dog back.
A judge also ordered anger management and alcohol treatment.
Veterinarians were able to put Cujo’s eye back in, but officials say the animal is permanently blind in that eye. A veterinarian told deputies the injuries were comparable to being hit by a vehicle or attacked by another dog. (AP)
