Punta Gorda, Florida – A six-week-old puppy suffered a brutal death at the hands of a Florida man who repeatedly punched it. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, 53-year-old Neil R. Puterbaugh was arrested on September 15 after a crime tip was reported to the authorities.
In a release, the violent encounter was recounted, describing what video footage captured:
(Puterbaugh) repeatedly and forcefully striking his six-week-old puppy. This violence continued, along with additional abuse, until the helpless animal had died.
Shockingly, though the puppy was only six weeks of age, additional videos were found showing Puterbaugh abusing the pup.
Puterbaugh was arrested on felony Aggravated Animal Cruelty charges and Violation of Probation.
Sheriff Bill Prummell said:
“My heart hurts for what this sweet puppy endured. There is no excuse for abuse of this kind, and I believe the only word to describe it is ‘evil’. Thank you to the person who reported this, and to our media partner who shared it with us to investigate. I wish we could have known sooner so that maybe we could have prevented this terrible outcome. I pray this puppy is now playing free for eternity in a world without pain and fear.”
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118 Comments
EVIL POS. I hope you get raped and beaten in prison until you die a slow painful death so you can feel the fear and pain that poor pup went thru.
Karma will get this asshole. its already in the works for him as what goes around comes around.
EUTHANIZE THIS MONSTER!!!!
EUTHANIZE THIS MONSTER!!!!
THIS SICK FUCKING MONSTER DESERVES THE DEATH PENALTY !!! KICK HIS ASS SLOWLY AND LET HIM SUFFER UNTIL HE DIES!!! ANIMAL ABUSERS WILL ROT IN HELL !!!
put this Monster is Solitary Confinement for 15 years !!!
My trusty’ coke- hammer’ and me would very quickly teach this bastard the error of his twisted-minded ways. A steady succession of bone breaking for starters whilst a gang of Animal Activists held him for me. I guarantee that this motherfucker would definitely NEVER do anything like this again Ever. Law is a waste of space and will do bugger all. Normal people are definitely going to start ‘outlawing’ the law so these ‘sick’-brains begin to get the message! And believe me, as these bastards are ALL COWARDS there would be a gradual decline in animal torture. Although this particular bastard really should be ‘DEAD’.
Since Neil figured that he’ll continuously punch the beautiful, helpless six week old puppy then he should get the same consequences, let see how it feels to punched in the same manner.
Mr. Putrid Blah is a disgusting, low life, coward, evil, heartless, criminal, bully who needs to be given a large dose of his own medicine. I guess that beating a helpless 6 week old puppy made him a real man in his own twisted and perverted sick mind- let him try that in prison (where he belongs), and this cowardly miscreant wouldn’t last 2 minutes – but then cowardly bullies like him are too smart for that – bullies know who they can pick on and who they can’t. Please prosecute this probation-breaking loser to the maximum of the law – and l’d also recommend checking on any kids, elderly, other dogs, or any other defenseless creatures that he may have access to – I think their well being would depend on it. Stop this evil bully with laws, tough enforcement, and a very, very, strong message that this disgusting behavior will not be tolerated!
Death penalty!!
il faut tuer ce fils de pute dans les pires souffrances, qu’il crève ordure de pourriture de merde !
This man is a psychopath and deserves to be locked up for an infinite amount of time! Hope justice is served and the judge gives him the max and he finds a friend in jail who returns the favor!
JAIL TIME FOR 10 YEARS
20 yrs/death penalty!!!!
20 yrs/death penalty!!!!
20 yrs/death penalty!!!!
Puppies six weeks of age should still be with their mother & litter mates. Standard practice is weaning puppies at eight weeks. Just having a puppy at six weeks of age separate from its mother & litter mates is his first mistake. The rest is pretty clear that he has no soul & just might be the worst coward I’ve heard of in a while.
I hope someone finds out where his bitch ass lives and inflicts the same pain and abuse on him, but don’t kill him… just give him daily beatings until he doesn’t wake up one morning.
You sickening piece of crap. I hope you get exactly the same some day
This kind of crap is happening WAY too much and too often. Lawmakers need to step up with cruelty laws and make people like this POS think twice about even owning an animal. This breaks my heart.
HANG that evil piece of shit!! Make him burn!!!!!
Exactly what needed. This is the only way these Animal torturing bastards are going to be stopped for good!