4 Dog Mother,

If they consider(under present law) the killing & mutilation of these poor dogs a misdemeanor, I wonder how hard they will
work to catch those who did it? Read about a case in N.Y
(also considered a misdemeanor there).



Woman who beat dog to death gets probation

April 16, 2003, 9:13 PM EDT


POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) _ A woman who admitted beating the family dog to death after an argument with her husband received three years probation.

Donna Pfeiffer, 39, of Wappinger, was sentenced Tuesday in Dutchess County Court to killing Barnaby, a long-haired dachshund, who died on Oct. 30 from a skull fracture and internal injuries.

"I apologize to my kids, my family," Pfeiffer said at the sentencing.

Pfeiffer pleaded guilty last month to torturing and injuring an animal, a misdemeanor of the state Agriculture and Markets Law.


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