Crime | animal cruelty Man Sentenced for Biting Chihuahua Puppy's Head Off Puerto Rico man gets 7 years By Rob Quinn Posted Mar 29, 2017 12:17 AM CDT Copied Arroyo attacked a tiny dog like this one during an argument. (Wikimedia Commons/Tyke) Jose Arroyo is going to spend the next seven years in prison and he will not be a popular man if fellow inmates discover what he is in for: biting the head off a chihuahua puppy. The 40-year-old Puerto Rico man was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to domestic violence and mistreating an animal, the BBC reports. Telemundo reports that Arroyo was also fined $3,000 over the Feb. 4 incident in the mountain town of Lares. Prosecutors said he punched his girlfriend and attacked the tiny dog during a domestic dispute. (New York is considering bringing in one of the toughest animal cruelty laws in the nation.) Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. Musk says his new party is in business. Kerr County considered a flood warning system years ago. This is the most 'American' car on the road. Report an error