the Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:00 am
POWELL - The Park County Sheriff's Office says no charges will be filed against a man who admitted shooting a dog and dumping the remains.
Sheriff's officials say the man told them he shot the dog after it was acting aggressively on his property. They say the man was concerned about his daughter's safety.
The man didn't know who owned the dog, so he dumped the carcass in a pit. He later found out who the owner was and made an anonymous call to tell her where to find the carcass.
It was one of at least five dead dogs that have turned up in Park County recently. One dog was apparently stoned to death. Another was found severed in half.