Man Accused of Fatally Place-Kicking Dog

Man Accused of Fatally Place-Kicking Dog


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man has been charged with killing his neighbor's 2-pound miniature Yorkshire terrier by place-kicking it into the air like a football.

Chad Daniel Crawford, 23, was booked on charges of cruelty to animals and felony vandalism. He was freed after posting $25,000 bond.

Jelani Lewis and Jessica McKenzie said they were shocked and outraged by the death of their 17-year-old dog, Gizmo.

Lewis was on the grounds of his apartment complex Tuesday when he said he saw one of three men holding the dog like a football.


``The other one backed up and kicked him like a place-kicker,'' said Lewis, who couldn't get there fast enough to save his pet.


Gizmo flew through the air in a high arc, hit the pavement and rolled a few feet beneath a parked car. The dog was dead when he hit the ground and the men were laughing, Lewis said.


``I didn't believe that they kicked my dog,'' Lewis told The Tennessean newspaper. ``When I saw him kick it, I was thinking, maybe for a second, 'No, that isn't Gizmo.'''


Lewis said he chased the men and caught Crawford, then made him pick up Gizmo's body and take it upstairs to McKenzie.


Lewis said he held Crawford until police arrived. Only Crawford has been charged.


Contacted by telephone at his home, Crawford said the accusations against him were false. He declined further comment and said he was trying to contact an attorney.


``There is an obvious question about the mental makeup of someone who would do a thing like this to a tiny animal,'' said Judy Ladebauche, Metro Animal Control Director. ``This is heartbreaking. I've seen horrific things - but not like this.''


Ladebauche said she would ask prosecutors to upgrade the charges against Crawford to the state's newly created aggravated animal cruelty charge. Under the new law, a conviction can result in a court-ordered mental evaluation for the offender and a second offense is a felony.

[Rekd]

OMG.

I love animals. I'd rather see (most) humans get put down before a dog.

It I were Lewis, I'd have chased all 3 of them down.. (after I picked myself up from ROFL at the sight of that!)

'Rekd

[Swede]

The men were the animals in this case, definitely, but a 17 year old dog is one OLD pet. I'll bet that dog was blind, deaf, incontinent, and probably tumorous as well. Just so long as these guys get less jail time than a rapist or other criminal. I hate it when you see some guy get 10 years in jail for shooting a duck in a park with a bow and arrow, while perverts who prey on children get probabtion.

[vacpress]

people are scary and unplesant. animals are docile and primitive.


the world is going to be hit by meteors soon, probably.

[NeoMoses]

Vacpress, How do you know that some unlucky meteor is going to get hit by earth, like a bug on a windshield?

Had that happened to me, the headlines would have read, "Man breaks leg in attempted dog-punting."
(...and other leg broken by irate pet owner...)

Meet my dog, Roofus, a 75 pound bulldog.

[teilhardo]

I don't think anyone would want to play football with him

[kenlambert]

here is one of mine and no she is not spoiled

[Konstantin]

Webcrawl maan. Its enough for that kind of people to exist and you have to widespread their deeds all around.

I love animals and have a dog and a cat. Geez isnt there anything else more dignifying to write (copy/paste) about?




Konstantin
PS

CNCzone Club House Discuss everything in between CNC. THIS IS NOT A TRASH BIN.

[vacpress]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...irst_felines_4

heeres a slightly nicer story about a dead pet

"While ancient Egypt provides the first written record of cats, a burial discovered on Cyprus indicates that humans and felines may have become associated much earlier — extending 9,500 years or more into the past. "

[teilhardo]

my cat

Originally posted by Konstantin Webcrawl maan. Its enough for that kind of people to exist and you have to widespread their deeds all around. I love animals and have a dog and a cat. Geez isnt there anything else more dignifying to write (copy/paste) about? Konstantin PS

New can be good or bad.
This was news, News I felt that shows how stupid people can get, and plus I love anmials and felt moved. This was and Is a true story not trash.

Some storys/news I will post some will like and some will not.

[kenlambert]

i also have cats