HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man is charged with animal cruelty after his 20- pound dog was so intoxicated it couldn’t stand up.
The Independent Record reports 49- year- old Todd Harold Schrier, of Helena, was charged after East Helena police responded to a report of an intoxicated dog at a bar. Officers found Arly II, a Pomeranian or Pomeranian cross, couldn’t walk.
Court records say an intoxicated person who claimed part ownership of Arly told officers that Schrier had given the dog about a “to-go cup of vodka” on March 1.
The dog’s blood- alcohol level was 0.348 percent. An alcohol level of 0.4 percent can be fatal in humans.
The dog was treated and is at a shelter until the case is resolved.
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