Now he can have a nice long vacation
An Ohio firefighter sentenced to 90 days in jail for killing his dogs has now lost his fire department job.
Columbus Public Safety Director Mitchell Brown said today that he has decided to terminate 43-year-old David Santuomo on the recommendation of the fire chief, according to an Associated Press report.
The thousands of messages the department received demanding the firefighter be stripped of his job probably played a role as well.
Santuomo pleaded guilty last month to three misdemeanors, including two animal cruelty counts. Prosecutors say Santuomo tied his two mixed-breed dogs to a pipe in his basement and shot them in December so he wouldn’t have to put them up in a kennel while he went on vacation.
Posted by jwoestendiek July 16th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal cruelty, columbus, david santuomo, dogs, fire department, fired, firefighter, guilty, job, killed, loses, news, ohio, ohmidog!, plea, public safety, shot, terminated, two dogs
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Time July 21, 2009 at 10:03 am
[...] that the Ohio firefighter who shot his dogs rather than pay to board them while he was on vacation got 90 days and lost his job. Thanks to the fire chief for recommending his termination. … Shirley at YesBiscuit! [...]
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Time July 20, 2009 at 2:28 pm
[...] that the Ohio firefighter who shot his dogs rather than pay to board them while he was on vacation got 90 days and lost his job. Thanks to the fire chief for recommending his termination. … Shirley at YesBiscuit! [...]