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3 dogs shot in Pennsylvania

Police have arrested a man accused of killing three hunting dogs.

The suspect is a 38 year-old man.

Police will not identify the suspect but they say he will be charged Tuesday with animal cruelty and disorderly conduct.

Here's the story:

Hunter's three beagles are killed in the field
Monday, October 30, 2006

By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Friday was a day off work for Larry Nahay, to be spent in rustic climes with a few buddies and his faithful companions at his side. Minnie, Millie, and Maddy, pure-bred beagles who loved nothing better than a trek through the woods with their master, were as excited as ever.

Mr. Nahay and his troupe had landed in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County, about a 30-minute drive from his home in Jefferson Hills. Since it's small game season, they were set on hunting rabbits.

Now, Mr. Nahay and the Pennsylvania State Police, as well as the Pennsylvania Game Commission, are hunting for game of the two-legged variety: the person who fired multiple shots at point-black range into Minnie, Millie and Maddy, killing the dogs.

"I just can't believe that something like this happened. I've been hunting since I was about 10 years old, and I never even heard of somebody doing something like this," said Mr. Nahay, 49.

State police at the Alle-Kiski barracks confirmed that Mr. Nahay was lawfully hunting in a nonposted tract of woods off Route 981 about 5 p.m. Friday when an unknown person used a handgun to slaughter the beagles.

Mr. Nahay is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the killer. Likely charges to be filed are cruelty to animals and interfering with hunting, violations of the state crimes and games codes, respectively.

The hunting party had gotten permission to hunt in the woods earlier in the day from the farmer who owns the land.

"The guy was a relative of one of my friends," Mr. Nahay said.

Armed with 12-gauge shotguns, the group was in a valley when the dogs caught the trail of a rabbit. Baying and running, they pursued the trail up a hill while Mr. Nahay and his friends waited below.

All of a sudden, they heard the sounds of shots being fired: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

"We took off up the hill," he said.

As he was running toward the sound of the shots, Mr. Nahay realized that he was no longer hearing the characteristic baying of his dogs.

He began calling the animals: "Millie! Maddy! Minnie!"

Within minutes, he found the dogs dead, lying next to each other within a 10-foot bloody circle. But he saw no one around.

"Whoever did this murdered them. He slaughtered them. They were shot at point-blank range," he said.

Mr. Nahay said he was sure that the culprit couldn't have felt threatened by the animals.

"They were friendly. They were used to being around people. Heck, they don't even come up to the middle of your shins," he said.

State police Trooper Ronald Salandro is investigating.

A maintenance technician at the Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center, Downtown, Mr. Nahay has no children, though he said he is close to the family of his girlfriend. He said his dogs were like family.

Minnie had been with Mr. Nahay for 12 years, Maddy for seven years and Millie for two years. Now, all he has left is Charlie, a 5-year-old beagle who was left at home because she has arthritis, and two 6-month-old pups from Millie's recent litter.

"They were real good dogs. They took a long time to train. They're worth a lot more than money to me," he said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the state police at 724-727-3434.

Chris Simmons, and Ben Hovey's Get Deep Bozo was shot of a tree last week here in Alabama. People who shoot dogs(that are not molesting livestock) are just cowards who are not man enough to tell the dog owner they have a problem. Plain and Simple, yellow-bellied cowards!

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People who do this are just awful! Made me cry like an Idiot. To lose all three at once like THAT is just disgusting. Hope he gets the Max. punishment....
My thoughts and prayers go out to this poor hunter, what a loss.
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Here in Penn State, Animal Cruelty (shooting dogs) is a Misdemeanor 1 which carries a minimum $1000 fine and/or up to two years in jail.

I surely hope he gets some prison time, and I hope the media lets everyone know. It may cause the next guy to think a little.

he's lucky he didn't do this in CT.a guy got 1/2 year in jail for killing a hamster.

i hope that man gets what he deserves, a good hanging in my opinion!

Its a felony here in VA , i hope they find the guy and stick it to him.

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Sometimes we are so busy countin up our troubles that we forget to count our blessings....

they do have a guy in custody. They will be charging him sometime today.

Now those penalties will be x3 since he killed 3 dogs, so minimum $3000 fine and up to 6 years.

Sounds like someone is on the right trail. It's time to make an example for doing the wrong thing. I heard a tobacco company got it for 80 million. That was an example of getting the offenders attention.

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tabacco gettin sued so does that mean i should sue play boy for carple tunnels sydrome

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WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. -- Police said they know who shot three hunting dogs execution style.

The dogs were shot Friday while their owner was hunting small game in Westmoreland County.

Larry Nahey said he heard seven or eight shots, then found the dogs shot at point-blank range.

Tuesday, police charged Gary Kiser, of Loyalhanna, in the shooting.

Police said Kiser told them other hunters had complained the dogs were scaring away birds, so he shot them.

Nahey hopes the crime isn't taken lightly.

"I feel good that somebody's been caught and can be brought to justice and I hope they prosecute him to the fullest extent that they possible can and don't hold ... I mean no leniency for this guy. There's no reason to give him leniency," said Nahey.

The suspect faces a list of charges including animal cruelty and criminal mischief.

wow, that's a scary thought. Using scaring birds as an excuse for killing 3 dogs. I hope they turn the screws to this guy!

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