WOMAN JAILED FOR OVERFEEDING HER DOG

A woman in Auckland, New Zealand has just been sentenced to two months in prison for overfeeding her pet dog until he became obese, unable to walk, and later died. Nuggi the dog was found by police in 2021. He weighed nearly 120 pounds and was barely able to move. Nuggi could not even walk 30 feet and had to stop three times to catch his breath. He was placed in the care of the SPCA where, despite shedding 20 pounds in two months, Nuggi succumbed to a liver hemorrhage. An autopsy indicated he suffered from additional health issues, including liver disease. The female owner had been feeding Nuggi up to 10 pieces of chicken a day, on top of dog biscuits. She was charged with “animal cruelty,” must pay a fine and is disqualified from owning dogs for a year.
* There is a large coalition of dogs protesting that this woman should be released immediately.
* Where did the police find him? At a Baskin-Robbins?
* I don’t know if the dog was eating a lot, but after it died, Alpo had to close down an entire factory.
* This would never happen with a cat. Too finicky.