Man Beat Doberman With Hammer

[Cheyd]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-au...u-1225935002371

A PERTH man will face court accused of beating his doberman so severely with a claw hammer the dog had to be put down, the RSPCA says.

Pasquale Italiano, of Midland, was charged with one count of maliciously beating an animal after police found the bloodied and severely distressed dog in his backyard last year.

Police were called to Italiano's house in the early hours of November 11. His wife took officers to the backyard where they found the male doberman bleeding from its ears, eyes, mouth and nose, the RSPCA says.

The dog, known as Slade, was also severely distressed and after receiving permission from Italiano's wife, the dog was euthanased.

Later that day, an RSPCA inspector attending the premises allegedly found a claw hammer, covered in blood, in the 39-year-old man's shed.

A chair was also allegedly found covered with blood.

A post-mortem examination conducted by Murdoch University revealed the dog had sustained multiple skull fractures before being put down.

The man is due to appear in Midland Magistrates Court today.

pond scum

[spottychick]

For Dogs sake make it a decent punishment!!!!!

[Mallo]

i think any thing done to an animal should be do unto the human who did it, beat him with a hammer untill his almost dead see how he like it

[Adza]

PLEASE can the judge make this b&%#*&d suffer!!!!! poor pup must have been so horrible

[dunnwarren]

Why oh why do I read these topics, I know it's going to upset me

[Souff]

..... somebody pass me a hammer ........

These types of attacks have to be written into law as "grievous bodily harm" and be given the same minimum sentencing as an attack of this nature on a human.

Souff

[Little Gifts]

I don't understand how people can do this. The dog would be cowering, crying and be showing fear on its face. How can a person not notice that while they are beating it and stop? I don't know what a claw hammer looks like but I'm figuring it might chop into flesh and bone rather than split and crush it like a normal hammer would. That is just horrifying to even imagine. I'd like to take this man's testicles out of his pants and hit them with a claw hammer a few times and see how he likes it.

[spottychick]

They'd better lock him up for a long time - it might be his wife or a neighbours kid who gets up his nose next time.

[Everythings Shiny]

This is disgusting. How can anyone do this to an animal completely baffles me.

RIP Slade

[B-Q]

One of those times I'm embaressed to be human.

No punishment will be enough.

[Mallo]

he needs to be locked up and sent to a srink cause they say serial killers start on animals before going to humans

[Donna]

well he wasn't interviewed by me yesterday so I guess he wasn't even remanded in custody - thats sends a bad message, inflicting your will violently on any animal is NOT OK!

Donna

[steve11]

Rot in hell you vile piece of sh-t...

[Loving my Oldies]

They'd better lock him up for a long time - it might be his wife or a neighbours kid who gets up his nose next time.

They have probably felt his hand or some other implement by now.

It will probably be "Tut tut, you are a naughty boy. Go home now and behave yourself."

[Jed]

I cannot comprehend how anyone could beat their own dog this severely.

One fick suck!!

Good news was it sounds as if his wife shopped him. And maybe she called when he was doing it.

When the courts begin handing down decent sentences, these acts of cruelty might stop.

[Hairy Maclary]

The scumbag didn't even attend court - what a coward.

He got a $4000 fine and a lifetime ban from owning a domestic animal. I think some jail time as well would have been more than appropriate.

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[spottychick]

OH FFS! ANother pointless wrist slap.

Didnt even make him go to court. Arrrrgggghhhh!

This makes me ill. The justice system is equally responsible for this stuff if this is the best they can do.

Another reminder of why I hated being a lawyer.

[poochmad]

This is such a distressing story, I don't even know what to say. Sometimes I think the judicial system needs to be change to an eye for an eye...perhaps if this guy was beaten around the head with a hammer he may realise what a horrible person he is to have put his loyal dog through this. And I say loyal as nowhere does it say in the story that the dog fought back. :D

[kyliegirl]

how terribly sad :D That poor dobe!

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

Unbelievable, I feel sick to my stomach and this person is walking round in our society??? WTF? When will they make the punishment fit the crime, this person is evil and dangerous to everyone. Pure scum. I'd like to beat the crap out of him until he had to be put down. He deserves nothing less.