Posted on 06/10/2010 11:28:10 PM PDT by Chet 99
A Salem man was arrested for killing a rabbit. He didn't actually kill the bunny with his hands. His dog did....in front of four little girls.
It happened May 27 in a city park. According to the paper, the girls were at the park with their families during a lacrosse game, when they went to a wooded area to look for bunnies. While they were watching one hop around, a man drove up with his unleashed Doberman pinscher.
The man apparently went over to where the girls were watching the rabbit and told the dog to get it. He laughed when the dog grabbed the rabbit and terrified the girls, who started to cry.
The man called the dog off, but then told him to "get it" once more, so the dog grabbed the stunned rabbit and killed it.
The suspect Luke Kishpaugh, who's 33. He's been jailed on allegations of aggravated animal abuse and has been barred from Salem parks.
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I have 5 of my own, a corn, 3 kings and a yellow anaconda. I used to feed live, but now only f/t. Not because of any ‘cruelty’ issues, as the prey in the wild is live, it happens. But I changed to avoid injury to my snakes, rats could definitely fighht back. Oh, plus it is very much cheaper.
I wondered when the man said “get it” did he mean the rabbit or the little girls? I think this is more over ordering the dog to do this in front of children. If the dog simply killed a rabbit then it wouldn’t be an issue.
It’s easy to confuse this story as being about a dog and a rabbit. It’s not.
It’s about a grown man intentionally trying to freak out some kids at a park.
Is the penalty too much? Probably, as it was a wild not a pet rabbit.
Luckily, for many of us, it’s not a crime to be a complete and total jackhole.
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