I don\’t know why, but this sad story got my attention. A couple idiots took someone\’s 2-pound Yorkie and punted it like a football, killing the poor pup.
A Priest Lake man killed his neighbor\’s 2-pound miniature Yorkshire terrier by kicking it into the air like a football, police said, and authorities have charged him with animal cruelty.
Jelani Lewis and Jessica McKenzie say they are outraged at the death of their 17-year-old pet, Gizmo. Lewis said he watched helplessly early yesterday as three men assaulted the dog the way football players kick field goals.
\’\’I didn\’t believe that they actually kicked my dog,\’\’ Lewis, 29, said yesterday, standing in a parking lot at the Nashboro Village apartment complex, where dried blood puddles were still on the blacktop. \’\’When I saw him kick it, I was thinking, maybe for a second, \’No, that really isn\’t Gizmo he\’s kicking.\’ \’\’
The dog was dead instantly when he hit the pavement. The man police say kicked him, Chad Daniel Crawford, 23, of the 1000 block of Long Hunter Lane is now charged with cruelty to animals and felony vandalism and was free yesterday after posting $25,000 bail, authorities said.
One of the men \’\’with tattoos on both arms was holding the dog like a football,\’\’ Lewis said. \’\’The other one backed up and kicked him � like a place kicker.\’\’
Gizmo went flying into the air in a high arc. The man and two friends with him laughed, and then ran away, Lewis said. For a moment, Lewis stood still, his eyes following Gizmo\’s body until it smacked onto the pavement and then rolled a couple of feet beneath a parked car.
What the heck is WRONG with people? What kind of upbringing did this goon have that he would be so cruel to a defenseless animal? Crazy world, folks. And getting crazier every day…