A Florida man is facing charges for the depraved murders of two Chihuahuas on Tuesday.
Enrrique Burgos, 21, was caught on surveillance footage carrying the two dying dogs over to a neighborhood retention pond.
Witnesses called the police shortly later, reporting hearing the dogs yelping in the pond.
Authorities retrieved the dogs’ bodies and sent them for necropsy. The Veterinarian’s office identified the dogs as Lincoln and Casper and determined they had been stabbed.
The Chihuahuas’ owner tried to hide the crime by discarding bloody clothing and a knife in dumpsters.
Burgos was eventually arrested and charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty, tampering with evidence, two counts of improper disposal of deceased animals, and two counts of illegal dumping.
“There’s times in your life that you see or hear things that you just can’t believe that a person would do to another person or to a defenseless animal,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
“This behavior on Burgos’ part is disgusting. He caused the pain, suffering, and death of two dogs for which he had a moral responsibility to nurture and provide care.”
“Human depravity like this still shocks me. There is no excuse.”
