Man gets 2 years in jail for dog’s death

Derick Phanord of Brentwood Long Island was sentenced to 2 years in prison for killing his pet pit bull. Derick took his pet dog, tied it against a tree near his home and proceeded to pour gas all over the dog and then light it on fire with his cigarette. The judge sentenced him to the maximum of 2 years in prison for animal cruelty.

Derick entered the court room yesterday with his head down and read a statement explaining how sorry he was and how he currently is living with guilt for killing his dog.

Derick explained that his pit bull attacked a puppy pit bull by grabbing it by the neck. Derick threw bleach on his pit bull and slammed a shovel on the ground to make the dog stop. Afterwards he took his dog to a near by woods and lit him on fire. Two day’s later a neighbor found the dog and called 911. After being burned over 60 % of his body and having several surgeries, the dog died a few day’s later.

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