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
He needs to be in prison and a permanent ban on animal ownership for life
Please do the same to this monster!! Evil garbage!!
Pure despicable, garbage throw him away for good!!
My heart aches for these animals at the hands of these POS humans!!
Put them away for life stop letting them out to do this again!
cut off his member and shove it down his throat. then release him to bleed out. that would be fair justice.
DO NOT LET THIS MONSTER BACK IN THE COMMUNITY! HE’S DANGEROUS! 20 YEAR SENTENCE PLEASE!
Why is this guy still breathing? Why is he taking up the air that good people could be breathing he has no redeeming qualities put him out of his misery. He deserves no mercy. He knowingly killed a six week old puppy. I have no words.
Why is this guy still breathing? Why is he taking up the air that good people could be breathing he has no redeeming qualities put him out of his misery. He deserves no mercy. He knowingly killed a six week old puppy. I have no words.
Why is this guy still breathing? Why is he taking up the air that good people could be breathing he has no redeeming qualities put him out of his misery. He deserves no mercy. He knowingly killed a six week old puppy. I have no words.
May you rot in prison for the rest of your pathetic life!
May you rot in prison for the rest of your pathetic life!
May you rot in prison for the rest of your pathetic life!
May you rot in prison for the rest of your pathetic life!
May you rot in prison for the rest of your pathetic life!
Rot in hell you coward
He should not be breathing
He should not be breathing
He should not be breathing
He should not be breathing
he needs jail time and never owns dogs or any animal again
he needs jail time and never owns dogs or any animal again