Dog kicked resulting in ruptured bladder Bronx, NY (US)Date: Nov 5, 2001 County: Bronx Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Alan Pena
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Alan Pena, 22, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals which could lead to a maximum sentence of two years in prison said Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson.
Pena told an investigator for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals he lost his temper and kicked his dog, Chewey, a tan chow chow-German shepherd mix after the dog urinated on his apartment floor Nov 5.
The grand jury ruled that Pena's conduct was intended to cause "extreme physical pain" and was carried out "in an especially depraved or sadistic manner for no justifiable purpose."
When Pena's girlfriend took Chewey to an ASPCA hosopital in Manhattan, a doctor found the dog had suffered a ruptured bladder, bruising around his right kidney and fluid in his lungs.
Chewey had to be sedated before he was examined because he was in so much pain. The doctors drained 2 liters of urine from the dog's abdominal cavity.
ASPCA police arrested Pena and removed another dog and cat from his home. Condition of the other pets was not released.
Pena is being held on $2,500 bail.
Chewey remains in the animal hospital in serious condition. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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