I don't know why, but this sad story got my attention. A couple idiots took someone's 2-pound Yorkie and punted it like a football, killing the poor pup.
A Priest Lake man killed his neighbor's 2-pound miniature Yorkshire terrier by kicking it into the air like a football, police said, and authorities have charged him with animal cruelty.
Jelani Lewis and Jessica McKenzie say they are outraged at the death of their 17-year-old pet, Gizmo. Lewis said he watched helplessly early yesterday as three men assaulted the dog the way football players kick field goals.
''I didn't believe that they actually kicked my dog,'' Lewis, 29, said yesterday, standing in a parking lot at the Nashboro Village apartment complex, where dried blood puddles were still on the blacktop. ''When I saw him kick it, I was thinking, maybe for a second, 'No, that really isn't Gizmo he's kicking.' ''
The dog was dead instantly when he hit the pavement. The man police say kicked him, Chad Daniel Crawford, 23, of the 1000 block of Long Hunter Lane is now charged with cruelty to animals and felony vandalism and was free yesterday after posting $25,000 bail, authorities said.
One of the men ''with tattoos on both arms was holding the dog like a football,'' Lewis said. ''The other one backed up and kicked him … like a place kicker.''
Gizmo went flying into the air in a high arc. The man and two friends with him laughed, and then ran away, Lewis said. For a moment, Lewis stood still, his eyes following Gizmo's body until it smacked onto the pavement and then rolled a couple of feet beneath a parked car.
What the heck is WRONG with people? What kind of upbringing did this goon have that he would be so cruel to a defenseless animal? Crazy world, folks. And getting crazier every day...
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Furl It!
April 9, 2004 10:05 AM
This is not new by a long shot. There have been bizarre stories of animal cruelty as long as I can remember. Perhaps what is troubling is that it appears to be on the upswing. Some people are just born psycopathic.
April 9, 2004 10:28 PM
i'm sick to my stomach and outraged by these in-bred rednecks. who can i write to make sure these idiots don't get off easy?
April 14, 2004 11:48 PM
I am outraged by the attenttion this case has recieved from the media and others when there are missing children out there. The owners didn't even send send in a picture of their dog. They thought it was her, but it belonged to some man in N.J.
May 9, 2004 08:57 PM
We are professionals, he is just a knucklehead thinking he is Adam Vinateri
December 23, 2004 07:44 PM
The defendant's lawyers in the 'Gizmo' case are seeking to move the trial due to "unfair" publicity in Nashville. Read the "View Comments" link on this web site in regard to the story...
www.thedailydally.com
Bill