Dog's ears cut off with scissors
Albuquerque, NM (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Mar 31, 2006
County: Bernalillo

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Jorge Castelo

Police arrested Jorge Castelo, 22, in April after a neighbor reported seeing his adult pit bull dog with infected, bloody ears.

At the time, detectives found the dog's ears chopped off and a pair of bloody scissors in the garage. Castelo told police it was a way to cure the dog's illness.

References

• The Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 23, 2006

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