Lucy, a Weimaraner, was hit by a vehicle... Apparently, the driver that hit the dog didn't stop, but several other people did, including a woman who volunteered to drive Lucy to the vet. Another motorist, though, thought Lucy should be put out of her misery then and there and allegedly took a hammer from his truck and struck Lucy with it.
"He pretty much got vigilante on everbody and decided this animal's fate and that he was the qualified individual to make that call," witness Anna Herrera said. "I don't know if in his eyes he thought it was doing the best thing for the dog, but no reasonable person decides to take an already injured animal and put it out of it's misery by beating in the head with a hammer. Nobody does that."
That, however, was not enough to kill the dog, which was euthanized by a sheriff deputy who shot Lucy after arriving at the scene...
A makeshift memorial has been set up at the scene for the pet, which Francis said got out when her twins accidentally left a door open.
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i've put a few animals out of their misery that have been hit by vehicles. one definitely, the others i think had died already and i just felt it would be best to make sure to avoid their suffering.
ReplyDeleteif an animal is half squashed and it's guts everywhere then it's would actually be the most humane thing.
it wasn't that guys call though in this instance, and then attempting it and not doing it properly was just the height of stupidity.