In Toledo, Ohio, a judge found a man who shot a chained up dog outside of a grocery store guilty of animal cruelty and discharging a firearm in city limits on Wednesday, reports Abc13News.
Daniel Gill, 51, faces up to six months in jail for intentionally killing Cujo, a two-year-old terrier in May, who waited outside of the Erie Foods grocery store located on the 700 block of Galena Street. The dog's owner, James Chamblee, described Cujo as his best friend. Chamblee had tied his dog outside of the store while he went in to by soda. When he heard his dog barking, he peeked around the corner and witnessed Gill, who possessed a concealed gun permit, shoot his dog with a gun. When authorities arrived, Gill told police the dog had attacked him, and he shot Cujo in self defense. Surveillance video from the store determined Gill had "ample opportunity" to avoid the dog, and shooting Cujo was unnecessary.
Daniel Gill has since apologized for killing Cujo, but Chamblee is not ready to forgive him. Sentencing is set for July 8 in Toledo Municipal Court.
Please sign and share my petition and tell the courts six months jail for executing a family pet in public is glaringly inadequate.
