LI Man Kills His Own Puppy

50-year-old Edward Semke of Long Island has been charged with felony aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly beating his 7-month-old bloodhound puppy to death. According to anecropsy, the dog died of a broken neck, and slowly suffocated. Semke buried him in a hole he dug in his backyard afterwards. Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, said that Semke admitted to hitting and kicking the dog after it ran out of his gated property. According to Eyewitness News, Gross said: "This was a horrible way for the bloodhound puppy to die."

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By Jen Carlson in News on August 10, 2010 4:40 PM

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123456

Sick SOB I hope some day he is also beaten hopefully he will get it in jail he needs to suffer like the puppy did

mslioness

walking SOB.

deserves to die.

i say, bring him near my neighborhood.

FelixtheCat Christine Quinns

Potsmoker is trash and he knows it. He can't even stand himself so he hates on another species because he is jealous and inadequate.

potsmoker

give this guy an award, meat eaters should have the balls to kill an animal before they eat mcnuggets or make dumb comments online.

youngpro

i earned that badge in girl scouts when i was 7. now i can have all the mcnuggets i want. :)

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

holy shit, what a f**cking D-bag. Damn, why do these people exist?

El Izzy

Another upstanding member of our race. Come on 2012!

Cannibal

Why so few comments? Are the trolls on vacay? C'mon guys, get it together.

jkashmoney

26 n. Washington ave, centereach

D.Lane

Is this gentleman's address or place of work/business listed anywhere? What kind of automobile does a person like this enjoy driving? Where are his favorite places to eat? Does he attend any house of worship? I'm intrigued, fascinated, and would like to know so much more about him. I'm sure others would too? If anyone can provide specifics, please do.

Oh and by the way, before all those goons who think animal abuse stories are overkill start harping in, the Bloodhound is one of the most trusting and human loving breeds there is. He lives to work. He finds lost people. Like elderly with dementia, and wandering children.

Guest

There's nothing wrong with animal abuse stories. They need to be told. The problem is when idiots like Felix turn a non-animal abuse story into one. That's when it's overkill.

annaka700

Makes you wonder what other kinds of things this sick guy has done in his life if he's capable of doing that.

Theodore Wirth

The cold-blooded murder of other sentient beings sickens me. Hell, they don't even have to fit the definition of sentient. The killing of anything sickens me!

This person is surely disturbed. As for his punishment, I don't want to go there until I calm down.