Man Convicted Of Severing Pet Dog's Ear

SAN FRANCISCO
A man has been convicted of animal cruelty for cutting off his pet pit bull’s ears with a razor in an effort to make the dog look tougher, officials said. Smokey, a tan and white male pit bull, was turned into city animal care workers after his owner lopped off the ears in a bathtub. Shadrach Go, 25, was accused of taping Smokey’s mouth closed, straddling him and performing a crude “crop” job, according to authorities. Go faces a maximum penalty of a year in jail, but he will most likely receive probation and be prohibited from owning dogs for several years.