Crime & Safety

Montgomery County Dog Killer Accused Of Brutal Animal Abuse: Report

"There was blood everywhere," the owner said. Rocky, a 6-year-old boxer, suffered the worst injuries on Christmas Eve.

A Montgomery County man previously convicted of kicking to death three of his ex-girlfriend’s puppies is standing trial for the brutal abuse of another ex-girlfriend’s dog, according to a report in the Bucks County Courier Times.

Christopher George, 43, allegedly tortured Rocky, a 6-year-old boxer, leaving him with dozens of rib fractures on his chest and “massive” injuries across the rest of his body, the report states.

George’s girlfriend noticed several suspicious injuries to Rocky over the first several weeks that George moved into her home in Falls, according to the report. He also convinced her not to take Rocky to the vet when she noticed he was hurt, the report states.

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Rocky’s worst injuries were discovered on Christmas Eve, when the woman discovered him in the middle of the road near where George, a truck driver, parked his vehicle. When she took him to the vet the vet said he had been abused, according to the report.

George is charged with felony cruelty to animals.

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