Cruelty Conviction for Severing Dog’s Ears

A man who cut off his pit bull’s ears with a razor in an effort to make the dog look “tough” has been convicted of felony animal cruelty, animal control officials said Tuesday.

Smokey was turned in to city animal care workers after his owner lopped off the ears in a bathtub Aug. 1.

Shadrach Go, 25, was accused of taping Smokey’s mouth closed, straddling him and performing a crude “crop” job, according to authorities.

Go faces a maximum penalty of a $20,000 fine and a year in jail. Smokey is doing “remarkably well,” officials said, and will be offered for adoption after he heals.