purrley, I couldn't believe it when I read your post about that man getting another dog!! He has to be mentally unstable, because I don't see how any sane person could keep repeating something like that. There has got to be a way to not allow that man to have animals at all!! I agree with Cinder and Smoke...there has got be a stop to this somewhere!!! Hugs to you for standing up to him in the first place, but please take caution. Especially since he knows it's you. You never know what people like that are capable of doing. Has someone come out to question him about the previous cases? If his previous dog was seized by animal control or other organization, he should have been given some sort of charges. I'm not sure what the animal welfare laws for your state are, but anyway way you look at it (be it criminal charges or misdemeanors), it is a crime and he shouldn't even be allowed possesion of an animal.

I do think it is a good idea to see if anyone else in the neighborhood has witnessed his behavior, and to see if you can get some people locally to back you up if you/or they see him beating this new dog. Do keep us posted! **hugs**