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Man Who Put Wife's Dog in Oven Receives Jail Short Time, Minimal Fines: Animal Advocates Want Stricter Laws
November 08, 2006, 12:0AM MT
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Advocates Say Help Enforce Stricter Laws
Advocates Say Help Enforce Stricter Laws
A man who admits he put his wife's dog in a 200-degree oven and put out his eye with a leaf blower was sentenced Monday.
Marc Vincent will spend the next six months in jail, and will be on probation for two years. He also has to pay a 500-dollar fine and restitution of nearly one thousand dollars to his wife to pay for the dog's vet bills.
41 other states do call animal abuse a felony, but despite repeated attempts, the bill has never passed in Utah. Baierschmidt says he will again push to get it passed in the legislature this year.
Humane Society of Utah Says Contact the Judge
Judges do not have e-mail addresses, so we ask that you write an actual letter and send it to the following address:
The Honorable William Barrett
Third District Court
Matheson Courthouse
450 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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