Punish man that lit up fireworks in dog’s mouth and laughed about it!

The man in the photo, 24-year-old Nicholas Garcia and a couple of friends were lighting up fireworks in a Joliet, Illinois alley when they spotted their neighbour’s dog, a pit bull, wandering around the area. Garcia spent no time lighting up a firework and throwing it into the dog’s direction. Out of curiosity, the pooch went to see what was on the floor, but moments after the firecracker went off directly into his face.

The dog’s owner, who had lost sight of his pet for just a few seconds, rushed to the scene only to discover his dog terribly wounded. Garcia and his friends were still laughing out loudly about the incident. To them, this was all a way of entertainment apparently. Garcia and his crew took off moments after, leaving the dog in a pool of blood.

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The dog was rushed to the hospital, but his injuries were extremely severe and his life could not be saved.

Garcia later took to social media to brag about what he had done. Here is what he wrote: Lighting off the rest of my fireworks and that retarded neighbor’s dog that doesn’t know to put their dog on a leash or keep it fenced and decides to chase a broom stick and lost its head. Now they care about their dog.

Garcia later turned himself in to the local police department and authorities have filed charges of destruction of property, which is only a misdemeanor.

We, the undersigned, urge judicial officials to reconsider the situation and upgrade the charges to cruelty to animals, which is a felony in the state of Illinois. Most dog owners regard their pets as family members, sentient creatures with feelings. Dogs should not be regarded as objects under any circumstances and this is why we, the undersigned, feel that such charges are completely inappropriate.

Nicholas Garcia must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law for the tremendous suffering caused to this harmless pet dog whose only mistake was being too curious.

We demand full prosecution against Nicholas Garcia!