Blake Hiligh and Zachary Pilarcek, two former Buffalo football players, are experiencing an animal cruelty cost immediately after a social media movie appeared to clearly show them abusing a doggy, the Erie County District Attorney’s place of work introduced Thursday.
Hiligh, 19, and Pilarcek, 20, seemingly posted a video clip on June 13 wherever they defeat a 4-12 months-aged male miniature poodle named Kobe using a leather-based belt. The next day, the SPCA Serving Erie County seized the canine and transferred it to a veterinary clinic, wherever it was taken care of for bruises and abrasions.
The two previous gamers are becoming charged with one particular depend of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals and failure to supply suitable sustenance.
Pursuing the incident, Buffalo suspended—then dismissed—both Hiligh and Pilarcek from the group. Hiligh was a cornerback though Pilarcek was a limited conclude, and the two were being about to enter their sophomore a long time.
Pilarcek will next appear in court July 27, and Hiligh on Aug. 3, for “further proceedings” of their case. They each deal with a highest of one year in jail.
