一名男子因射杀一只持鸟射杀的家庭狗被判处18个月徒刑,声称他打算使用致命性较低的子弹。 A man sentenced to 18 months for shooting a family dog with birdshot, claiming he meant to use a less-lethal round.

一名47岁的Newport男子Tyson Kay于2024年7月因杀害一名名叫Daisy的6岁黑人拉布拉多人而被判处18个月有期徒刑。 A 47-year-old Newport man, Tyson Kay, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for killing a 6-year-old black Labrador named Daisy with birdshot in July 2024. Kay以前有15人被定罪,目前处于缓刑期,他承认装上猎枪向狗开枪,尽管他声称他打算使用致命性较低的子弹。 Kay, who had 15 prior convictions and was on probation, admitted to loading his shotgun to shoot the dog, though he claimed he intended to use a less-lethal round. Daisy不是在威胁他的动物,而是在开枪时逃离。 Daisy was not threatening his animals and was fleeing when shot. 这只狗的主人称她为家庭成员,法官称杀害是残忍和无理的。 The dog’s owners described her as a family member, and the judge called the killing cruel and unjustified. Kay还被缓刑两年,被命令吊销猎枪,并被禁止拥有火器。 Kay was also given two years of probation, ordered to forfeit his shotgun, and banned from owning firearms.