An Oklahoma man has admitted to using a hammer to kill a litter of puppies. According to a press release from the Enid Police Department, 31-year-old Joshua Alexander Henry admitted to officers that he had used a hammer to bludgeon the puppies at his home in the 3100 block of Forrestridge Drive on Saturday.
The release details the grim incident:
Upon arriving found five dead puppies and one puppy severely injured.
An Animal Welfare officer advised she spoke with the owner of the dogs, who called the shelter and reported hitting the puppies with a hammer. The injured puppy was seized and taken to Enid Animal Welfare’s shelter.
Adding:
When asked by police officers how the puppies died, Henry admitted to intentionally bludgeoning the puppies with a hammer to “put them out of their misery.”
Henry claimed that the puppies were sick and that he had reached out to the local police, fire, and animal welfare agencies for help. However, call records did not support the man’s claims.
Henry was placed under arrest on six felony complaints of animal cruelty. A search warrant for the residence was obtained and served and several items were seized, including a blood-stained hammer
The surviving puppy had to be humanely euthanized because of severe injuries.
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