An Alachua County sheriff’s deputy who wanted to put a deer that had been hit by a car out of its misery Wednesday morning fired 17 shots into its stomach before the animal finally died, the Sheriff’s Office reported. [More]I guess because it had hooves he couldn't use the thumbscrews...
For some reason the tragic scene in "Old Yeller" comes to mind:
He was my dog. I'll do it.BLAM! BL-BLAM-BLAM! BLAM.... [Howls and whimpers of agony in background as this is repeated for another minute...]
[Via Ed M]