Tampa man accused of beating dog with pipe, severing its ear with machete

Tampa Bay ^

[Chet 99]

TAMPA — A 31-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with animal cruelty after a witness told police he beat pit bull with a pipe and cut off the dog's ear with a machete.

The witness told police and Hillsborough County Animal Services the man called the pit bull that was walking south past his yard into the yard and closed the gate. Then he picked up a pipe and began beating the dog and laughing before he got the machete and sliced off the dog's ear, an arrest report said. Police say Clopinel Pascal of 8506 N. 17th St., Tampa, admitted to the offense after he was arrested. He was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail where he was being held for $2,000 bail.

[Chet 99]

[jakerobins]

I bet a few dog owners would like to get medieval on his butt....Go to work with a blow torch and some pliars...Honestly though he will be out tomorrow and won’t show up for court......

[SIDENET]

Tampa man accused of beating dog with pipe, severing its ear with machete

I'd like to see the same done do him about tenfold.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> I’d like to see the same done do him about tenfold.

It’s easier and more efficient to hang him by the goolies.

[KoRn]

Bastard! (Not you Chet)

[familyop]

"Then he picked up a pipe and began beating the dog and laughing before he got the machete and sliced off the dog's ear,..."

That's just wrong. He should get out of the pit bull culture and stop doing drugs.

[bzybee]

What the heck is wrong with people—sometimes I feel as if the world is going crazy

[SIDENET]

That would be good, too.

[Chet 99]

The dog came in his yard when called. Just close the gate, go inside and call animal control.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

No Laffin’,,,Just Shootin’...;0)

[familyop]

So the pit bull wasn’t his? Then like 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 said, when you have to shoot, shoot, don’t laugh. ;-)

[familyop]

"The dog came in his yard when called. Just close the gate, go inside and call animal control."

But in all seriousness, in the city, that would be the wise way to go in that situation.

[driftdiver]

I doubt animal control would have responded until the dog bit someone.

I wouldn’t go into that area of town without a gun.

[blam]

I had to stop watching Animal Cops from Detroit because of what people there were doing or not doing to animals, mostly dogs.

The cruelty was absolutely scary.

[Oztrich Boy]

Sorry. I'm a bad, bad man.