Bad Break-up Turns to Animal Abuse

Anthony Spindle, 21, broke up with his girlfriend several months ago. I know that break-ups can be hard, but this is the way you definitely do NOT react:
Spindle left his ex-girlfriend voice messages. On these messages, he would speak about how she did not love him anymore and he can be heard severely abusing her puppy. Two people who lived with Spindle at the time witnessed the abuse and told authorities

"[Spindle] grabbed the puppy by the legs, swung him around and threw him against the wall. He then beat the dog with a skateboard and tennis racket."

Spindle's ex-girlfriend explains that he took the dog because she was not able to keep it anymore and admits that the relationship was abusive at times, although she did not know what exactly initiated the attack, but Temma Martin, with the Utah Animal Adoption Center, was not surprised to hear this at all.

"It's the last piece of control the abuser has over that victim. It's been shown that this often happens when a victim gets out of a situation, then the pet takes the brunt of the violence."

In 2007, Spindle was charged with assault and later with domestic violence. Both of these cases were dismissed, but this latest one will not go unpunished.