Seeing eye dog punched and kicked East Providence, RI (US)Date: Jun 1994 County: Providence Local Map: available Disposition: Dismissed
Person of Interest: Thomas A. Caparco
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Thomas Caparco, age 46 had been charged with cruelty to animals. He kicked, slapped, choked and swore at his Seeing Eye dog 2-year-old yellow Labrador, named Loggins.
Caparco is blind, but Judge Michael Higgins ordered the dog taken away from him after he was accused of beating the dog a second time. Caparco is on trial for the same charge already. The dog was placed in the custody of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
5 witnesses to testify against Caparco in court. One of whom was a cabdriver who said he saw the man punch his dog several times during a cab ride to a bar.
In September 1994 a district court judge threw out the animal cruelty charge and allowed Caparco to regain custody of his Seeing Eye dog. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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