Man Throws Pet Bunny at Wall, Killing it During Argument with Girlfriend

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GOSHEN, Calif. – A Goshen man was arrested after it as learned that he threw a pet bunny against the wall, killing it.

At around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at around 10:30 a.m. deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Station responded to a home in Goshen, near the City of Visalia. When they arrived they learned that a man identified as suspect Dorian Mendoza and his girlfriend got into an argument as he was moving out of the home. The argument was about the 4-month-old pet rabbit that Mendoza had purchased for their 2-year-old daughter.

Dorian grabbed the pet rabbit named, “Bunny” and threw it into the wall. Bunny died instantly as a result of the poor treatment. Mendoza for animal cruelty and an active arrest warrant for the possession of a sawed-off shotgun. Mendoza was booked into jail.

If you have any information, please contact Deputy E. Sandoval or Sergeant Nicholson at ((559)733-6218. Anonymous information can be reported via Tipnow, email: tcso@tipnow.net or download the Tipnow app for android or apple phones.