Posted on 08/11/2012 7:48:08 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Teacher charged with beating dog to death; rescue group ‘devastated’
BY JAMES SCALZITTI Staff Reporter/jscalzitti@suntimes.com August 10, 2012 8:16AM
The dog was a little over a year old, a yellow lab-chow mix named Doc, rescued from an abusive home in Oklahoma and brought to Chicago for adoption.
But the rescue organization was stunned Friday to learn that Doc was beaten to death, allegedly by his latest owner, a fourth grade teacher from Lake View who told police he was frustrated after the dog misbehaved, defecated on himself and resisted efforts to clean him up.
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Why did this piece of crap scum want a dog if he didn’t expect it to BE a dog?
In the last months of his life, my Rocket the cat was occasionally incontinent. That mattered not at all to me, and I still praised him and told him he was a good boy. After 15 years of his being my loving constant companion, I wasn’t about to chastise him in any way when he became ill.
He truly was my good boy.
Besides, no one should ever use corporal punishment on a pet. It doesn’t work, other than to cause hate and fear, and it makes no sense to hurt an animal for being an animal.
Animal behavior can be modified by positive means, such as treats, praise, attention, grooming, and expressing affection with ear scritches, tummy rubs, etc.
Death by Anaconda.
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