Man Tries To Drown Dog

A man has been accused of tying a 28.35kg concrete block to his dog and throwing the animal into a local canal. The dog survived.

Madison county prosecutors charged Guadalupe Perez Varela, 25, on Tuesday with one count of animal torture, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

Authorities said police were called on Sunday after someone saw Varela abusing the dog, which appeared to be a blue heeler mix about one to two years old. When officers found Varela, he took them to the animal. The dog's head was above water when it was found, but it couldn't move because it was tied to the block, authorities said.

How could you do this to a dog?