Detroit Man Charged With Burying Dog Alive

CBS Detroit

April 10, 2023

A Detroit man is facing animal cruelty charges after the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office says he buried a dog alive.

Jacob Xavier Kasper, 20, is facing one count of second-degree killing/torturing animals and one count of abandoning/cruelty of an animal.

On the evening of Sept. 30, 2022, Detroit Animal Control officers responded to a home on the 1700 block of Evans Street for a report of a dog that was buried alive. After making contact with officers, Kasper surrendered the dog to Detroit Animal Control where it was euthanized on Oct. 1, 2022 because of its injuries.

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