Original Story Posted: March 04, 2010
As the owner felt he was doing the right thing, the court system saw things differently as a man was convicted of beating his dog.
Not denying the fact that he smashed his dog in the head with a sledgehammer twice, Joe Waters told the DeKalb County Superior Court that he believed his dog was sick and putting him out of his misery would be the best resort.
A case dating back to December 1, 2008, the almost lifeless body of the canine was found by Robert Kennedy in Murphey Candler Park in Atlanta the following day.
The dog suffered from a severe skull fracture along with
