Jury convicts dog-shooter of animal cruelty
West Vincent Township man not justified in killing family’s pets
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Gabriel Pilotti, 73, of Chester Springs, was convicted of two counts of animal cruelty on Wednesday for shooting two of his neighbors’ dogs.
A West Vincent Township man never denied shooting two of his neighbors’ dogs that strayed onto his property on Feb. 12; at issue for a...
Attorneys differ on what prompted dog deaths
Defense says client felt his sheep were under attack; prosecutor calls killings malicious
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Chester County Court jury must decide whether a West Vincent Township resident was justified in shooting Argus and Fiona, his neighbors’ pet Bernese mountain dogs.
A case that has drawn the ire of area animal-rights activists began Monday in Chester...
