A Wisconsin man has been charged after police said he shot his dog in the head, wrapped it in a blanket and plastic and then threw it in the trash at his Fox Lake home.
Wesley R. Anderson, 38, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and reckless discharge of a firearm, court records show.
The Fox Lake Police Department said that Anderson allegedly shot and killed his Doberman Pinscher on February 14. Police were notified five days after it happened when a witness called 911 and reported the incident.
The witness told police that Anderson shot the dog in the head in the basement of Anderson’s Fox Lake home in the 300 block of Washington Street. The witness added that Anderson then wrapped the dog in plastic and a blanket before throwing it in a trash can.
A source told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that Anderson was under the influence of cocaine and his girlfriend, along with one of Anderson’s children, were present when he shot the dog. Police have not confirmed this yet.
The Fox Lake Police Department said that officers found the dog’s carcass in the trash can and took it to a veterinarian for an autopsy, which confirmed that the dog died from a gunshot wound to the head.
A search warrant was obtained for Anderson’s Fox Lake home and police recovered handguns and shell casings, along with evidence the dog was shot inside the basement, the Fox Lake Police Department said.
Anderson was released from the Lake County Jail after posting 10 percent of his $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court again on March 12.
Can’t believe they allowed the POS to post bail
This articke has so many lies including the fact this was not Andersons home. He wasnt on drugs. It would make no sense of such seeing he was arrested 8 days later. Youre fucking getting sued
I’m willing to bet a large sum of money that the comment left by “Hahaha” was left by the very same scumbag this article’s about. And sorry bro, no one’s getting sued… but someone’s reputation in the area will be irreparably damaged. It’s not like a whole bunch of people around the area don’t already know that piece of crap is an unscrupulous narcissistic coke head with mental instability issues anyway… this article just lifts the veil so everyone can see it.
There is absolutely NO REASON to do this to an innocent animal. This jerk should rot in jail. Don’t have an animal if you can’t give it a loving home! This man should die the same way. Bastard. And the girlfriend is just as bad for doing nothing about it.