NATION IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Man Gets Jail Term for Beating His Dog
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Lowell, Mass., man was sentenced to six months in jail for beating his dog. It was the first time in at least 20 years that anyone in Massachusetts had been imprisoned for abusing an animal, animal rights advocates said. Kevin Deschene, 19, was convicted after a neighbor took pictures of him kicking and beating the Deschene family’s German shepherd, Champ. Champ’s fate will be decided at a custody hearing on May 3, when Deschene’s family will attempt to retrieve the dog from the Humane Society.
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