7 Feb 2013 5:24 pm
Wayne County, PA Man Arrested For Dragging Four Month Old Puppy With His Pick-Up TruckWAYNE COUNTY - All bandaged up, and a bit shaken, a young pup has been through a lot this week, after being dragged along a road tied to the back of its owners pick-up truck in Wayne County.Its very bizarre, the whole situation is very bizarre, said Animal Humane Officer Marlene Metzger.Humane Officers say it was the dogs owner, Peter Ivosevic , 71, of Honesdale who brought the injured puppy to the shelter. He claims it was all an accident.When we were coming up the road there was a cable with a collar dragging from his vehicle, so we had seen that before we even came into this shelter, said Metzger.Humane Officer Marlene Metzger says its a miracle this puppy survived after the entire ordeal and its owner got the puppy care for his severe injuries just in time.Oh, severe road rash, his ear was almost completely removed from his head, he has a very severe laceration on his head, you could actually see his skull, said Metzger.Despite the rough condition that puppy was in when he arrived at the Dessin Animal Shelter, vets expect him to make a full recovery in about a month.The puppy has already had a surgery and were not sure, its probably going to take a while for the puppy to get back to the way it should be and Im sure its going to be a lot of vet care involved, said Dessin Animal Shelter Operations Manager Debbie Moore.Vets who treated this pup say these wounds will all heal, and he will be able to hear. Hell just be missing one ear.As for the dogs owner, hell face animal cruelty charges for what happened.If he wasnt treated quickly I believe he certainly could have bled out or died, said Metzger.This pup is not up for adoption at this time, but the Dessin Animal Shelter is accepting donations on the dogs behalf, to help pay for its surgery and care.VIDEOI just saw this on my local news.People like this deserve the death penalty IMO.Is that just hyperbole? Yes......sort of.In the report I saw tonight, they said that the Magistrate will have to decide whether or not the dog is returned to it's owner.If he decides that this poor dog should be returned to it's owner, then he should get the death penalty also.