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Case #3079 Rating: 3.2 out of 5
Dog beaten to death with claw hammer
Park City, UT (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Jul 31, 1996
County: Summit
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Joseph Card
Joseph Card appeared before 3rd District Judge Roger A. Livingston. Card pleaded guilty to a class C misdemeanor of cruelty animals for clubbing his pet border collie to death with a claw hammer and tossing its body into a Dumpster. He was placed on a year's probation and fined $200.
In addition to the fine and probation, Livingston handed down a 90-day suspended jail sentence, directed Card to complete 40 hours of community service at an animal shelter and ordered him to complete an eight-hour anger management course.
References- The Salt Lake Tribune - Oct 22, 1997
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