May 27, 2004
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Armed pet rescue draws jail time
YORK, England (AP) -- A man who broke into an animal shelter armed with a samurai sword and an air rifle to retrieve his dog was jailed for 15 months on Wednesday.
Paul Lovie, 47, broke into the shelter run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in York, northern England, in March to find his Jack Russell terrier.
Lovie was devastated when vets told him his pet was ill and needed to be euthanized.
"He decided to take matters into his own hands and go and get the dog," prosecutor Dianne Campbell told the court.
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