Man accused of having relations with dog
(AP) A man accused of having sex with the family dog has been charged under the state's new animal cruelty law which makes bestiality a felony, a prosecutor said.
Michael Patrick McPhail, 26, of nearby Spanaway, pleaded not guilty Thursday to one count of first-degree animal cruelty in Pierce County Community Court.
McPhail posted $20,000 bail on Friday.
McPhail's wife told investigators that she found her husband on their back porch Wednesday night having intercourse with their 4-year old, female, pit bull terrier, the Pierce County sheriff's office report said. The dog was squealing and crying, according to the charging papers.
The woman took photos with her cell phone and called the sheriff's office.
The bestiality law, which took effect in June, was prompted by a case near Enumclaw in which a Seattle man died after having sex with a horse. Before the law was enacted, Washington was one of 14 states where bestiality had not been explicitly prohibited.
The story prompted the following observations and questions:
- Dogs are man's best friend after all.
- Sex will always ruin a friendship.
- Technically speaking, did he plead not guilty to (just) one count of animal cruelty or is he thinking it wasn't so cruel?
- I'm thinking that for $20,000 he could have gotten one hell of a good pit bull blow up doll and avoided this mess.
- If the wife's first instinct was to take pictures, I'm guessing they already had issues.
- Is it technically cheating if it's the family pet?
- In dog years, is 4 years old under-aged?
- "The dog was squealing and crying . . ." Even the dog doesn't want to have sex with him? Maybe he's doing it wrong.
- Is the wife pissed off because he would rather have sex with a pit bull than her?
- What a great ad for MCI's Friends and Family program!
- Was the guy in Seattle pitching or catching?
- The other 13 states are West Virginia.
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