>->  > A Fall River MA. man killed a Pit Bull he said
 >->  > was "sniping at him", whatever that means.

 >->  > The man went inside his home where he was at no threat
 >->  > at all, grabbed a knife, went back outside and slit
 >->  > the Pit Bulls
 >->  > throat.

 >->  > Having had my own run in with an aggressive Pit Bull
 >->  > I can't imagine someone emerging unhurt from an
 >->  > aggresive attack.

 >->  > The 2 year old dog died screaming in it's owners arms.
 >->  > She had a letter from her Vet saying the dog was not
 >->  > aggressive.

 >->  > Still the owner is partly responsible IMO for leaving
 >->  > her dog
 >->  > unattended.

 >-> Hindsight is 20-20.  Gotta agree with you.  It's bad enough dealing with s
 > tuff
 >-> when you don't leave the dog unattended. Once there were a couple of young
 >-> girls wandering along an easement in back of my house; one of them carried
 >-> what looked to be a household aerosol product.  She held the spray can as
 > if
 >-> she intended to use it on my dogs, who were fenced in, but who barked at a
 > ll
 >-> passers-by.

 >->  > Animal cruelty charges have been filed against the
 >->  > Fall Rivers
 >->  > man who killed the dog.

 >-> I hope it's more than a token punishment.

 > I'd like to see him do a minimum year in prison.
 > Reason: Once he was inside the house he was secure and
 > unhurt,
 > he made a premeditated decision to kill a dog that had
 > done him no harm.

Good enough reason, but I think a lot depends on the range of punishment
that the law specifies for that type of crime.

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