Throwing dog from roof, leaving it to die in a garage Indianapolis, IN (US) Date: Mar 21, 2004 Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Name Undisclosed - Convicted Name Undisclosed Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 2142 Classification: Throwing Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in IN (US) Login to Watch this Case

Two teen boys were charged Wednesday with torturing and killing a dog by throwing it from a second-story roof and leaving it to die in a garage.

Indianapolis police said the boys, 15 and 13, laughed as they tossed the dog from a roof at 1348 W. Edgemont Ave. on March 21.

The fall broke the dog's back. Police said it was bleeding from the ear and nose when the boys dragged it into a nearby garage and stuffed into a small cabinet.

The dog was later euthanized because its injuries were so severe.

A witness told police that the dog began shrieking with fear just before being thrown, which elicited laughter from the boys.

When the witness asked what they were doing, the boys replied, "We're going to kill this (dog)," according to the police report.

The Marion County prosecutor's office charged each of the boys with torturing and killing a vertebrate animal.

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Posted on Jun 8, 2004 - 8:51PM

One of two teens accused in the torture death of a dog pleaded guilty to the charges today in a case that drew national attention from animal rights activists. The 15-year-old told Magistrate Julie Cartmel in juvenile court that he took the dog to the roof of a Westside residence on March 21, and then tossed the animal onto the ground. The fall broke the pit bull's back in multiple places. The teens then allegedly dragged the dog to an outdoors cabinet and placed it there to die. ... In a letter to the prosecutor's office, animal rights activist Daniel Paden of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the organization was inundated with calls from outraged Indianapolis residents who heard about the case through media reports. Paden said psychiatric and criminal behavior professionals have found that animal cruelty is an indicator of future violent behavior against people. "Given the strong connection between cruelty to animals and other forms of violence, it is imperative, for everyone's sake, that this case be taken seriously." Full story: align="right" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 5px;">Back to Top References IndyStar.Com « Back to Search Results