Puppy Annie update - opportunity to comment on animal abuse

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Comments were at 41 when I last checked...great opportunity to speak out for Annie and against animal abuse.

-Holly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story: Irving man gets 3 years in prison for throwing puppy down stairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irving man gets 3 years in prison for throwing puppy down stairs

 

01:58 PM CDT on Monday, August 11, 2008

By DAN X. McGRAW / The Dallas Morning Newsdmcgraw

 

A 24-year-old Irving man this morning admitted in court to throwing his pit bull puppy down two flights of stairs.

 

Metroplex Animal Coalition Witnesses said Annie, a 4-month-old puppy, was thrown down two flights of stairs. She later died. View larger Photography Photo store

Under a plea agreement, Michael Charles Soto will receive a three-year prison sentence for the crime.

Mr. Soto was arrested in August 2007 after witnesses said they saw him kick Annie, his 4-month-old puppy, several times and then throw the dog down two flights of stairs.

He then tossed the dog into a nearby Dumpster, said Lt. Richard Gilmette, an Irving police spokesman.

Michael Charles Soto

The puppy was taken to Irving Animal Services where she underwent hip surgery, but she died from complications two months later, said Jonnie England, director of animal advocacy for the Metroplex Animal Coalition.

Mr. Soto was charged with a felony animal cruelty charge that is punishable by two to 10 years in prison.

Staff writer Tiara Ellis contributed to this report.