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DENVER—A 19-year-old man has been ordered to serve 30 months’ probation and get mental health counseling after he pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals for stabbing a puppy five times in the face.
The judge on Wednesday also barred 19-year-old Matthew Weatherspoon from owning any animals during that period.
Weatherspoon was accused of stabbing a 6-month-old American bulldog five times in its head and face and then putting it outside. A passerby found the dog and called police.
Weatherspoon said the dog attacked him and cornered him in his apartment. He says he had no choice but to defend himself.
