A Brooklyn man was charged with animal cruelty in November after his pet pit bull, Spud, was hurled to his death from a three-story building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the ASPCA said.
Raymond Cottle, 34, who lives in the Saratoga Avenue building behind which Spud was found in October, was charged with the misdemeanor after a necropsy of the emaciated 2-year-old dog revealed previous signs of abuse -- two ribs that had been fractured.
A source familiar with the case said Cottle would have faced a felony charge had authorities been able to prove he threw the animal to his death. "There were no witnesses," the source said.
ASPCA agents, responding to a call, found Spud dead on the morning of Oct. 14. ASPCA Special Agent Joe Pentangelo said the dog had been hurled from the roof and massive trauma severed his spine. "His mother had told him to get rid of the dog," Pentangelo said.
Case UpdatesA Brooklyn man was charged yesterday with heartlessly throwing his family's dog off the roof simply because he didn't want it anymore, officials said.
Raymond Cottle, 34, hurled his 1-year-old pit bull, Spud, to its death Oct. 14 after weeks of starving it, said ASPCA spokesman Joe Pentangelo.
The emaciated dog - who was down to just 39 pounds - died instantly when it plunged three stories and landed in the garbage-strewn rear yard of Cottle's Saratoga Ave. apartment building in Ocean Hill, Pentangelo said.
Cottle had mistreated the dog for weeks - including leaving it on the building's roof overnight - before deciding he didn't want it in his home any longer.
A necropsy revealed that Spud had lost so much weight he had a "hourglass figure" and no muscle left, Pentangelo said.
Cottle, who has a lengthy rap sheet and served time for gun possession, was busted yesterday afternoon when an anonymous tip placed him at a friend's house on Decatur St. He was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty yesterday, officials said. | Source: New York Post
Update posted on Nov 12, 2005 - 5:21AM |
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