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He could have gotten a coworker, neighbor or family member to care for them will he was on vacation. My neighbor across the street take care of my dogs while I am away and I take care of his. We both have fenced in yards and own more than 1 dog. I have 4 dogs and 15 cats.

Jail him and fine him for $5,000 per dog.

he should not even be a firefighter! he has no heart for animals then he sure doesnt have a heart to be in the line of work thats called for a firefighter,

I guess my question would be "who's dogs were they"?
Now about the silencer, that may be a federal offense.
Paul

What a dip shit. He should be in jail for way more time.

What a disgrace to the emergency services and humanity ! Yes,   he deserves more time, but thats the problem with our judicial system.

Oh, PLEASE tell him he will be booted out of the FD!!!! You cannot trust someone who would do such a thing, and if you cannot trust a person...how the HELL can you let them be a firefighter?!?! No way.

Get the scumbag OUT!

Being an animal lover and owner of 3 dogs, I think this is beyond rediculous. I feel like he should have more jail time and loose his job as well as being sentenced to work at a local animal shelter upon completeing his jail tiem as a probationary measure. I cant believe some people are this low. You have to wonder just exactly what kind of person he really is and do you want him coming to hel you or even to back you up? What a Piece of crap...

Fire fighters are supposed to rescue people AND animals in need. A fire fighter who kills his dogs is basically unfit for his job and should be fired. And that is exactly what will happen. See:

Ohio Chief Recommends Firing Firefighter Who Shot Dogs

BRUCE CADWALLADER

The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

The Columbus firefighter who killed his family dogs instead of boarding them should be fired, Chief Ned Pettus Jr. recommended today.

Safety Director Mitchell Brown will have the final say on what happens to firefighter David Santuomo.

The city has received more than 2,000 complaints from the public concerning Santuomo, 43, who pleaded guilty in June to two counts of animal cruelty and one count of possessing a criminal tool after an investigation showed he tied two dogs to a pipe in his basement, spread a plastic sheet and shot the dogs 11 times. An assistant county prosecutor said Santuomo then bragged to fellow firefighters about shooting the dogs so he could go on a vacation cruise without paying for boarding.

The bodies of the dogs were discovered in a trash bin behind Santuomo's firehouse on Smoky Row Road by the Capital Area Humane Society, who was called to investigate.

Franklin County Environmental Judge Harland H. Hale sentenced the firefighter to 90 days in jail and fined him restitution and costs of more than $4,650. He also ordered Santuomo to perform 200 hours of community service, refrain from owning pets or weapons for the next five years and undergo random house checks. Santuomo has yet to apologize for his crimes in writing, another condition of his plea. Santuomo had a 30-minute hearing Wednesday before Pettus, according to division spokesman David Whiting, a battalion chief. Santuomo attended the hearing with a union representative, but not an attorney. Pettus sent a standard, one-page internal memo to Brown in which he recommended termination for the 13-year veteran, Whiting said. Court records show Santuomo also is facing trial for a misdemeanor criminal charge of passing a bad check.

His driver's license also was suspended for failing to pay a traffic fine in February. In that case, he was granted driving privileges for trips to the gas station, groceries and to and from work. The license suspension expires in September.

Santuomo joined the Columbus Division of Fire in 1996. His personnel files since then show that he's been verbally reprimanded several times, including for being late for work six times. He also was reprimanded three times for making discourteous comments to co-workers and the public. In 2007, Santuomo was disciplined for allowing his basic Emergency Medical Technician license to expire. The license is required by the state of Ohio and the union contract.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/News/Ohio-Chief-Recommends-Firing-Firefighter-Who-Shot-Dogs/46$64473

I think what he did to the dogs is a suitable punishment for him.