A Florida father says someone shot both of his dogs near his home in Putnam County.
Chris Gay lives in Pomona Park. He says he got home Sunday and found his dog Sadie under his porch.
“Got her out from underneath the porch, that’s when I seen the gunshot,” he said. “Large caliber to her right shoulder.”
A #Florida man and his son are devastated after their two dogs were shot and killed. The man tells me he’s spreading the word so he can find out who did this and get justice for the pets they loved so much @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/xNPnYeyqVZ
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) April 25, 2018
Gay said he took Sadie, a mastiff, to the vet. Her leg was shattered and needed to be amputated.
Gay said his family made the tough decision to have her put down.
Gay searched for his other dog, a Boston terrier named Max, and couldn’t find him.
He said a neighbor found Max on Old Welaka Road the next day.
“He had a single gunshot wound to the top of the head. Close range,” he said “It was an execution.”
Braden is almost 3. He kept asking for his Boston Terrier Max as I was talking with his dad 😥 Max and their other dog Sadie died after they were shot in Putnam County. His dad is determined to find out who took them from his son @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/AgmRN5Ybvo
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) April 25, 2018
He said his neighbor’s dog, which ran around with Max and Sadie, appeared to have been grazed by a bullet.
He said both of his dogs loved humans and were not aggressive.
He doesn’t know who would’ve wanted to hurt them.
“It’s one thing if you're defending yourself or defending even your livestock or something but these dogs don’t mess with nothing,” Gay said.
“Sadie was a big baby. She was 180 pounds of just love. I mean thunder, the lawn mower, anything – she would hide.” Putnam County father tells me his mastiff was a gentle giant who went everywhere with his 2-year-old son @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/vK0vVRCDLv
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) April 25, 2018
He said his 2-year-old son keeps asking where Max and Sadie are.
“Every time we come outside, ‘Where’s MaxMax, where’s Sadie?’ Buddy, they’re in heaven sleeping right now," Gay said.
He’s sharing his story on social media in hopes that someone with information about who shot them will come forward.
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