Crazy, cruel minds....

The prohibition against owning animals should have been for life and not just 2 years.

Absolutely disgusting no other way to put it!

What a shame! The abusers live and the dog has to die.....seems quite unfair to an animal lover! How scary to know that people will do such an unspeakable thing to man's best friend....all for the almighty buck!!!

This is just sick.

Articles like this can ruin a good website. I also would like to know if it is going to be family friendly. I don't want to see this stuff either.

I can't even thumbs down this article, it won't let me.

We need to determine if this is a family friendly web site or not because our school children do not need to be reading about this perversion! If this article kept on zootoo, then we know that this is not a child friendly website.

While this article does not provide a video, as do some Petpulse news articles, there is not doubt that our children are playing these perverted scenarios in their minds. Zootoo, please let us know if we should continue to deem this a child friendly website or not.

To answer a few recurring questions:
1. The defendant's surrendered Max to Klamath County authorities and Max was placed with the Humane Society. The Humane Society has a number of tests that they perform on dogs before they are deemed suitable for placement in a new home. These tests are primarily designed to measure the dog's temperament towards humans and other animals. These tests are standardized nation-wide and do a good job of determining the suitability of an animal for placement. Max scored VERY poorly on these tests, being aggressive towards other animals and having other negative behaviors towards humans.
2. Klamath County does not have the same resources as those assigned to the Vick dog fighting case. As such, we did what we could with what we have available to us.
3. I am an animal lover: we have two dogs (one a rescue from an abusive home) two cats (both rescues) and a guinea pig (not quite a rescue - but the owners moved out of the county).
4. I prosecute all animal neglect and abuse cases in Klamath County.
5. My boss, Ed Caleb takes crimes against animals very seriously and has done so since he himself was a deputy DA. Mr. Caleb was closely involved in the resolution of this case.
6. I had extensive assistance from various animal rights/animal protection NPOs. Their assistance is greatly appreciated, particularly the assistance of Scott Heiser with the Oregon Animal Legal Defense Fund.
7. If you disagree with the current crime classification, please PLEASE contact your local legislator and encourage them to support changes to ORS 167.333.

Not only should it be illegal. It should be a felony. They should be barred for life from having an animal.

Seriously??? Poor dog! I cannot believe what lengths some people would go to!

I didn't even want to read this because the title just turned me away, but then again I was like really??? So I read it, and now I'm totally disgusted! I can't believe people do this to animals. Sick sick people. The couple should def. get more than 6 months in jail, and NEVER be able to own a pet again, even after the 2 years probation! GROSS!!!!

THEY SHOUL GET MORE THASN 6 MONTHS!!

This is really sick. The couple should have been sentance for more them 6 months. Too bad the dog had to be put to sleep

I can't stand seeing this daily.

Horrible. I can't believe these people only get 60 days in jail and 40 hours of community service!

It's awful that they had to put the dog down, in addition to being completely sick and exploitative... Reading comments further down, I feel bad for the parents whose kids have read this article and are now wondering why someone would do such a thing.

IT sux that there are ppl out in the world like this!!! Beastiality is a horrible thing and i feel so sad for all the animals that ever get abused in the world!!! sickos

Ewe! Why did I read this.

wow this story made me sick when i read it how could someone be so disgusting as to do that stuff to a dog

This has to be the sickest story I have ever read. What kind of people do these things. This world is getting worse and worse. Now the sexual predators are preying on innocent animals. Something needs to be done to stop this behavior.

Another thing...

How can Alaska not think having sex with an animal to be illegal???

We were made to only have sex with our own species. Humans with humans and dogs with dogs and donkeys with donkeys and etc... This story was so very sick. Sad that the dog had to be put down, but I understand. Kind of a thought maybe those people need to be put down as well since they will most likely do the same thing again. This was very gross. And I can't even think how someone can actually do this. These are grown people! Sick Sick Sick!

That is just sad and sick and twisted and totally wrong! What is the matter with people, that they can take such an innocent animal and do things like that? They should be going to prison for a long time.

These people are more than sick. They need help seriously. They should get life in prison for something like this. It is unthinkable to do this to an animal. You have to be very seriously mentally ill to want to do such acts and then to tape it and sell it? That is morally wrong on any and every level possible. These people should be banned from having animals, they need a stiff prison sentence. It needs to be set as an example so it does not happen again in the future. This is just sick, makes my stomach churn. Nasty people, desperate people, to vialate an innocent animal in such a manner. Totally disgusting.

The animals suffers, so. Max was euthanized due to the horror inflicted on him by this deranged, sick and evil couple. There should be stiff penalties. Like JAIL. I liken this to child pornograhy...the innocents.

I agree that this is totally unappropriate for a kid friendly site. I just called a zootoo # 1-877-580-7387 to voice my opinion. You will speak with a representative.

these are sick people-they need some help.

ABSOLUTELY disgusting. these people should never be allowed around animals.

This has got to be the most evil gross thing I have ever. I can't even put my mind around this,how can any rational human grasp this? Why in Gods name would we even have this article on here! These people should get mental help BIG time! The poor dog, God will deal with them,he is the judge.

I don't know what is worse...people who defile nature like that or the people who pay $4000 to get their grubby little hands on the footage. It is sick and wrong on so many levels...it turns my stomach just reading about it. I don't think restricting their animal ownership during probation is going to the right thing to do though. What is going to stop them from doing this again further down the road. I feel sorry for the animals who are the victims of this abuse...they are permanently scarred and have no chance to be relocated. Poor animals.

Gross....nauseating.... disgusting...... There are some very sick sick people in this world; the ones that participate and then the ones that actually want to watch this stuff. The poor animals.....

This absolutely makes me sick!!! I can't believe people are so sick. I also wonder if they even tried to rehabilitate the dog. This is so sad and again I say if we have tougher punishment for crimes against animals people might stop. I say they should spend a very long time in prison for such a crime.

Was any attempt even made to save the dog? Many of the Vick dogs were able to be rehabilitated because they weren't written off.

I cant belive this it just makes me sick. They should have been sent to prison and they should not be aloud to own any pets for life.

I don't think I have ever heard of anything that repulses me any more than what I have just read!!! Has the human race deteriorated to this? I don't think any of us could dig a deep enough hole for these two people (if that is what you can call them) These poor animals! And I thought we were supposed to "teach" animals!!! I can't think of anything anyone can say that could even put this kind of behavior into words. Totally disgusting!!!!!

Repulsive and they should not have killed the dog. It should have been the other way around.

Really disgusting, i agree they should do away with the people, they are the ones who learned a bad habit, not the dog!!!!!!

One would think that we as a society would have come further than this.
Hopefully if one person who is doing this reads this story and stops then it is worth it.

Too bad they couldn't kill the people and save the dog.

So disgusting I can't even think of anything that would be OK to say here.

Just when you thought criminals have hit rock bottom, you see stories like this.

this is just too sick , how can anyone do this with an animal ? I wonder if they have any children and if so did they teach their kid's that this was an o.k. behavior ?

I can't even read the whole article. What the H#$$# is wrong with people.

That's just disgusting. I don't know how you people can suggest killing the couple. Disgusting and cruel, yes, but not deserving of death.

Why do the animals always suffer the worst consequences for human depravities? I am again saddened by such human behavior.

That poor poor dog. These people are sick, sick, sick. Just shoot them and put them out of their misery.

Anything I can think of to say would be bleeped out anyway.

I do not, cannot believe this. I cannot believe that they got such a light sentence. Total violations of this type should be heavily punished.

uuuhhhh...i am really dumbfounded.....don't know how to respond other than.....eeeewwwwww

Dear God why did I read this!

Those people need a lesson on hygiene.