- (DPA) -- A puppy reportedly saved its own life when its
paw slipped and tripped the trigger of a gun that its US owner planned
to shoot it with.
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- The three-month-old puppy is one of four remaining in
a litter belonging to Jerry Allen Bradford, 37, of Pensacola,
Florida.
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- Police say Bradford shot and killed three of the
shepherd-mix
puppies in the litter, but when he tried to kill the rest of the dogs his
difficulties began.
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- Bradford was holding one dog in his left hand and one
dog in his right hand, when the puppy in his left hand began to wriggle
free, Escambia County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt Ted Roy was quoted
by ABC News as saying.
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- As the puppy squirmed, it put its paw on the gun's
trigger
and it fired, hitting Bradford in the wrist, Roy said. Bradford went to
an emergency room for treatment, and a doctor there called
authorities.
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- Bradford told police he had been unsuccessful giving
the puppies away, according to ABC News. The three puppies Bradford
allegedly
shot were found buried with bullet wounds in their heads, Roy said.
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- The remaining four puppies and their mother are now at
the Escambia County Animal Shelter. Bradford faces felony animal cruelty
charges.
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