Dog Kills Owner After Being Forced To Lick Peanut Butter From His Groin
Thomas May, age 46, died early Friday morning in his Baton Rouge home. Mayâs death was caused by hisÂ dog, in a brutal attack thatÂ neighbors are saying they arenât at all surprised to finally see happen.âHe would leave his dog out for hours upon hours, and personally I have never seen him feed the dog or pick up any of his droppings,â said Claire Devin, who has lived next to May for 5 years. âHe has had the dog forÂ as longÂ as I have lived here, and I did call animal control on him several times. It appears my calls never worked because I never witnessed anyone come check his home for animal cruelty. Tom was a lonely man, he never had company, and the only time I would see him was when he wouldÂ came out of his home to grab his paper, always just in his underwear.âPolice found May brutally attacked in his living room, with his pants around his ankles and peanut butter covering his groin. It appears from a DNA sample that the dog was licking the peanut butter off of May before attacking his neck and killing him.Normally, under state law, a dog that attacks has to be put down, but a judge made an exception in the case of Mayâs dog, who was named Taco.âHe was going to be put down, but a local family heard the story and decided to adopt the dog.Â I have decided to spare the dogâs life, as it is clear he was under heavy strain and probably abuse, and that is why he attacked Thomas May,â said Judge Joe Goldsmith. âThe family says that they have already bonded with Taco, and that the Chihuahua has become fast friends with their children, and their other pets.âÂ Â Â