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Case #3089 Rating: 3.8 out of 5
Dogs poisoned, killed
Boulder Creek, CA (US)Incident Date: Friday, Jan 31, 1997
County: Santa Cruz
Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Robert Fanella
Robert Fanella, 57, pleaded no contest to poisoning his neighbor's two dogs in February because of incessant barking. He was fined $2,000 and a nine-month jail sentence on the misdemeanor dog-killing charges.
A veterinarian determined the dogs had been fed strychnine, a common rat poison. References- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service - Aug 11, 1997
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