This Ohio “Man” needs to be shot. Just like he shot his dog. Our society has no need for this type of evil person…..who guaranteed, will take his aggessions out again….on another animal, child, or innocent person.

don’t kid yourself Tanya. This is reality. We read about these stories almost daily on this very website to let us be aware and informed of such monsters.

That being said, it still does not excuse the dog owner’s cruelty. I hope now the guy has learned that shooting a dog is NOT an acceptable method of euthanization. He could have simply taken the dog to a vet and had him put down humanely because he was a bite risk. Most vets are understanding of a problem like that. If he had worked with the dog and tried every possible way of curbing his aggression, putting him down was the only option left.

It’s better to put down a dog that shows signs of being likely to attack a person than to wait for it to happen and deal with it then. Too bad for poor Bill his owner was too ignorant or lazy to do it the right way.

BTW, bigbigBIG kudos to the judge for banning this guy from ever owning a pet again! This needs to happen a LOT more in cases like this one!

ive been confronted with dogs so aggressive they need to be put down. who knows if this was really the case here as i question the judgement of anyone who would wound an animal and cruelly leave it to linger on in agony. it’s the cruelty of his act that makes it so criminally reprehensible.

He is, like many Americans, ILL EDUCATED about animals, about animal training, and about what to do if things go wrong.

one of the single BEST things that could come of tradgedes like this, is education. he goes into schools and tells them what he did, and why it was wrong and what the better solutions are.

Most people, even those who shoot their animal, or drown thier animal, are not at the core, mean or evil - they are only doing what they are / were taught by their own families. “animals are disposable”.

It’s EDUCATION that will change attitudes like this. People at itchmo are extremely concerned with animals. but we need to remember that our views are in teh minority, and that our treatment of animals are in the minority. it doesn’t mean we or “they” are right or wrong, but it does mean we shouldn’t demonize them for not sharing our values. EDUCATE. EDUCATE. EDUCATE. that is the core of most of what we see as “society’s” ills.

Why would anyone think that this man is suitable to be around children. For goodness sake, THIS MAN SHOT HIS DOG!