(New York -AP, January 9, 2006) - A Bronx man has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after veterinarians determined his dog - found last month tethered 1 foot from a hot water pipe - suffered burns and a broken rib.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=3795802

OMG!!! :grr: :grr:

They oughta tie him to the d*mn pipe........

That pisses me off! He'll get off with a absurd fine though, like usual!