The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is reviewing whether a Weymouth woman's decision to take home her dog after a veterinarian recommended euthanasia could…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is reviewing whether a Weymouth woman's decision to take home her dog after a veterinarian recommended euthanasia could constitute animal crueltyThe Supreme Judicial Court is considering whether or not failing to put down a dying pet should be a crime.
"I said I would handle it, but I want my Tipper to be home for a little bit, just to enjoy life for a little bit," Russo said."I wanted him to at least have his loving family around him, not laying on a cold table among strangers."Russo said the dog was recovering at home, but the veterinarian filed a complaint with the Animal Rescue League. When officers then came to check on the dog at home, they said he was barely breathing.
"While death is inevitable for all living creatures, suffering and pain is not," Assistant District Attorney Tracey Cusick told the court at a hearing this week. "Don't you need us to interpret 'willful' that she has to intend the suffering as the statute says?" Justice Scott Kafker asked during the hearing.
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