An Alabama canine proprietor allegedly cooked his pet Chihuahua in his oven as a result of it wouldn’t cease barking — with the distressed cop who arrived to seek out it a Chihuahua proprietor himself.
James Williamson, 44, of Atmore, near the Florida border, obtained into an argument with a relative and threatened to place the helpless pet within the oven if it didn’t cease barking, officers informed FOX 10.
He then allegedly snatched up the canine, threw it in his scorching oven — then wedged a chair in opposition to the door to cease it escaping, the report mentioned.
Neighbors referred to as police due to the harrowing yelping from the dying canine, based on Sergeant Darrell McMann — who arrived to seek out the pet’s charred stays laid out on the driveway.
“I have a Chihuahua myself,” the cops mentioned.
“When I got there, I was just at a loss for words, I really was. I just stood there and looked at the dog for a little bit and had to get myself together,” he mentioned.
Williamson is charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a Class C felony, and is being held on a $15,000 bond.
If set free, he received’t be allowed to have animals anymore.
At the moment, aggravated animal cruelty is handled as a lower-tier felony in Alabama.
Which means Williamson might keep away from any vital jail sentence, relying on prior historical past and the judgment of the court docket.
“I think in cases like this, they should be strengthened,” Sergeant McMann mentioned.
“Because I don’t think being a class C felony fits what he did. That pretty much describes what he did: horrible and inhumane,” he mentioned.
