NorCal Man Tortured, Suffocated Puppy in Front of Daughter Because it Pooped Inside House: Police

Velete is accused of spraying household cleaner in the puppy’s eyes and put it in duffel bag, which he hung in the shower, prosecutors said. The puppy apparently whimpered for hours while it was inside the duffel bag. Prosecutors also said he taped the puppy’s mouth shut and fed it his psychiatric drugs. (Credit: Redwood City Police Department)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Jul 28, 2014 / 06:11 PM PDT

Updated: Jul 28, 2014 / 08:50 PM PDT

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A Redwood City man has pleaded no contest to torturing and suffocating his family’s puppy in front of his 4-year-old daughter after it defecated on the apartment floor, officials said Monday.

Alan Benjamin Velete, 32, entered his no-contest plea Friday after admitting to one count of felony animal cruelty and a misdemeanor count of child endangerment, according to the San Mateo County district attorney’s office.

He faces up to three years in prison for the offenses, prosecutors said.

Velete began punching and kicking the 4-month-old puppy named “Lucky” in December after it defecated on the apartment floor, prosecutors said.

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