IS THIS BULLSHIT OR APPROPRIATE?

[HairOfTheDog]

Do you think it's bullshit or appropriate to charge this man with a crime under the circumstances?



Michael Whalen shot his beloved hound mix Allie in the head in late January after the sick dog was seizing for almost an hour. Crying, he buried her in the sand dunes along Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to reports.

Whalen claims that he isn't an animal abuser and killing his dog of 15 years wasn't a crime, but rather an act of love. He said he had no choice other to end Allie's life because 'it was too painful to watch her suffer.'

In February 2016, Whalen was told by a veterinarian that Allie had Cushing's disease, a rare condition which produces an excess of hormones from the adrenal glands, according to PetMD.

Due to Allie's old age, the doctor recommended euthanizing her, but Whalen wasn't ready to let go just yet because Allie was still happy, playful, and not in pain.

So he kept the Hungarian Vizsla dog stable with expensive medications, giving the two another year together.

But early in the morning on January 27 of this year, the medication wasn't enough and Allie began panting, swaying and having seizures. Allie was in great pain and the nearest vet was 20 minutes away. So, Whalen shot Allie with a small-caliber gun to immediately end her suffering and then buried her in the dunes.

In February, Allie's body was found by a passerby who saw her paw poking out of the sand. Police were alerted and began searching for the dog's owner. After someone gave officers a tip, Whalen was charged with one count of animal cruelty and one count of dumping trash on March 17.

The 65-year-old could spend a year in jail and pay thousands of dollars in fines for animal cruelty charges and illegally burying his pet.

Ref: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...k-dog.html