Tia Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 In a tragic turn of events far greater than anything that could play out on television, a former soap opera actor took his own life last week after he was allegedly forced to put his pet dog to sleep. According to an article in the New York Post, Nick Santino spent his 47th birthday euthanizing his dog, Rocco, after he was pressured by his condo building to get rid of the dog. The Brooklyn-born Santino adopted Rocco, a pit bull mix, from an animal shelter several years ago. Santino was raised in the foster care system, and took an instant liking to his new family member. "I did not rescue Rocco, Rocco rescued me," Santino wrote on his Facebook page. In 2010, the Manhattan building in which Santino lived adopted new dog regulations, which included a ban on pit bulls. The ban did not apply to pit bulls already in the building, but Santino's friends and neighbors say that the struggling actor was harassed by building management about having the dog. Rocco couldn't ride in the main elevators and wasn't allowed to be left in the apartment alone for more than nine hours. Santino was also assessed fines for his dog barking, claims which neighbors told the Post were unfounded. After anguishing over what to do with Rocco, Santino reportedly opted to have the healthy dog put to sleep rather than turn him over to a shelter. Santino later took his own life. "Rocco trusted me and I failed him. He didn't deserve this," Santino wrote in a suicide note, according to someone familiar with the matter. Both Santino and Rocco will be cremated, and their ashes will be reunited. The whole story... http://soapcentral.com/amc/news/2012/0130-santino_rocco.php Such a tragic story, once again 2 innocent lives lost all because of a breed title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I wonder why he didn't just move. Very sad outcome, he must have been troubled despite Rocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I feel like I've read this before, it might have happened some time ago. It says the dogs wasn't allowed to be left alone in the apartment for more than 9 hours. That seems an awful long time to leave a dog in an apartment to me anyway. I too wonder why he didn't move. It's very sad indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 yep, have definitely seen this one before, I think over a month or two ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipsqueak Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Date of the article is Posted Saturday, January 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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