A 39-year-old New Jersey man has been found guilty of animal cruelty for killing an Ulster County, New York, family's dog with a bow and arrow while he was deer hunting.
The Kingston Daily Freeman reports that David Moors of Beachwood, New Jersey, was found guilty Thursday in a non-jury trial of felony aggravated cruelty to animals. He faces up to two years in Ulster County Jail. Sentencing is Oct. 30.
County Judge Donald Williams called the killing "reprehensible"' and without justification
The shepherd-terrier mix named Clara was killed in October 2013.
Moors said he believed the dog was feral and he had a right to kill it.
Julie Palinkas, Clara's owner, said the dog was outside for less than 10 minutes when she was killed.
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