Thread: Convicted dog killer can dress up as dog to reduce jail time

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?secti ... id=4855426

Clark hasn't said whether he'll take the judge up on his offer.

Maybe he is afraid that he will kill himself.

Convicted dog killer can dress as dog to reduce jail time(12/15/06 - PAINESVILLE, OH) - An Ohio man convicted in the shooting death of his Great Dane can reduce his sentence by dressing like a dog.

Robert Clark has been sentenced to at least 30 days in jail. But the judge says he'll reduce the sentence to ten days if Clark dons a "Safety Pup" costume and takes part in animal safety programs at elementary schools.

Clark hasn't said whether he'll take the judge up on his offer.

Ohio is having a crazy animal night!

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?S ... 4358-4495r

Pet python strangles Ohio man
CAMP DENNISON, Ohio, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- An Ohio man was killed Saturday when his 14-foot pet python coiled itself around his neck and strangled him.

Ted Drees of Camp Dennison had owned the snake for a long time, WCPO-TV in Cincinnati reported.

"He had this one out all the time. He reached in and the snake grabbed him around the neck, and couldn't get the snake off," his mother, Elaine Drees, told the television station.

Getting the snake to let go its hold took the combined strength of three Hamilton County sheriff's officers. The county Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took custody of the python.

Experts say large constrictors like pythons should not be kept as pets or only kept by people willing to take necessary precautions. These include not handling snakes over 8 feet single-handed.

Owners must also be careful not to get the scent of anything the snake might consider prey on them.
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I heard they had to use a stun gun on the snake to make it release. I also heard, when the family asked about the disposal of the snake, SPCA told the family they could keep the snake. That may have been refering to additional snakes and not he killer snake.

Dixie