Man with bipolar disorder stabs four-year-old dog 100 times, slits his throat and stuffs remains in trash can
Jacob Bushkin was arrested for animal cruelty and killing a service animal on Thursday after he allegedly stabbed Cub, his dog, more than 100 times
Jacob Bushkin, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, was arrested for allegedly killing his Golden Retriever service dog. The 27-year-old man called his family members on Monday morning to inform them that his dog, Cub, was found dead at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. The dog's remains were found in the trash can by the family members who then took it to the veterinarian.
According to the report in Daily Mail, the veterinarian informed the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) and Scottsdale Police Department. Cub, Bushkin's dog was an Arizona State Qualified Service Animal. Once the custody of the dead dog was taken over by the AHS, they sent the remains to Midwestern University in Glendale for a necropsy (autopsy for animals).