Man Gets Jail Time For Armed Pet Rescue Attempt

[matcom]

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YORK, England -- A man who broke into an animal shelter armed with a samurai sword and an air rifle to retrieve his dog was jailed for 15 months on Wednesday.

Paul Lovie, 47, broke into the shelter run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in York, northern England, in March to find his Jack Russell terrier.

Lovie was devastated when vets told him his pet was ill and needed to be euthanized, and he could not afford the bill.

Shelter officials confiscated the dog after Lovie was overheard saying he would "do it himself with a pickax," prosecutors said.

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3348275/detail.html

[Sequoia]

1. Poor guy

I'm glad he's okay. If he had been here they'd be digging his grave too. I hope he gets another pet, it's so sad when a pet dies.

[Unperson 309]

4. Uhhh... Are We Talking About the Same Guy?

I mean... the dog is ill, he cannot afford to euthanize it so "I'll do the job at home... with a PICKAXE."?!!

Sorry, but I do most devoutly hope he NEVER gets another pet!

*shudder*

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[Zuni]

2. a very sad story

and I understand the guy was upset. I would be too.
but breaking into an SPCA with a samurai sword? That is beyond the pale.

[underpants]

3. I can't find it but there was a story about a guy shoplifting a dog

on the Today Show this morning.

:shrug: