Hurting, neglecting, or killing an animal is charged as Cruelty to Animals in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A woman is facing these charges after she shot her boyfriend’s dog in revenge. According to the report, the woman was angry because she had asked her boyfriend to crack her back and he refused. In response, she grabbed a 9mm handgun and brought it into the house. Her boyfriend did not response in the way that she wanted, so she aimed the gun at the dog and shot it. The dog died and the woman left the house. She was, however, arrested not long after and charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty.
Larimer County Cruelty to Animals Attorney: Definition of Aggravated Animal Cruelty
The Larimer and Boulder County, Colorado law definition of Cruelty to Animals – C.R.S. 18-9-202(1.5) – is:
(b) A person commits aggravated cruelty to animals if he or she knowingly tortures, needlessly mutilates, or needlessly kills an animal.
Because the woman knowingly killed the dog by shooting it, she would be facing the Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a felony in Colorado.
Sentence for Aggravated Animal Abuse in Loveland and Estes Park
As a class 6 felony in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Aggravated Cruelty to Animals is punishable by 12 to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections with a one year parole sentence. Facing this serious sentence and the fact that she killed her boyfriend’s dog, I wonder if their relationship is going to work out.
If you or someone you love has been charged with, arrested for, or accused of Animal Cruelty or Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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