September 10, 2004

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  Florida man charged with shooting puppies gets shot after dog pulls trigger
  

  
  

  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A man who tried to shoot seven puppies was shot himself when one of the dogs put its paw on the revolver's trigger.

  
  

  Jerry Allen Bradford, 37, was charged with felony animal cruelty. He was being treated at a hospital for a gunshot wound to his wrist. Bradford said he decided to shoot the three-month-old shepherd-mix dogs in the head because he couldn't find them a home.

  
  

  On Monday, Bradford was holding two puppies - one in his arms and another in his left hand - when the dog in his hand wiggled and put its paw on the trigger of the .38-calibre revolver. The gun then discharged, the sheriff's report said.

  
  

  Deputies found three of the puppies in a shallow grave outside Bradford's home.

  
  

   

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