Man's best friend on the mend following attack
SUMMIT TWP — Jason Anthony's beloved springer spaniel Bailey was left with a badly swollen snout and jaw, missing and broken teeth and a shaken spirit after it was attacked with a sledgehammer.
The 46-year-old Anthony was victimized too, and not just because his “best boy” is hurting and there is only so much he can do.
There's also a sense of betrayal: his longtime, now one-time, friend is accused of committing the senseless attack Sept. 20 at Anthony's and Bailey's picturesque home on Green Manor Drive in Summit Township.
John Greg Riordan, 47, of Rock Cave, W.V. is being held in the Butler County Prison on $150,000 bond. He's to appear for his preliminary hearing Oct. 29 in Chicora on a felony count of aggravated cruelty to an animal and other charges.
Anthony took Bailey to his veterinarian in Mount Chestnut, but was advised they didn't have the resources to treat him.
They recommended an emergency care vet in suburban Pittsburgh. Anthony said, with the technology to assess and treat Bailey.
“It could have been a lot worse,” Anthony admitted.
This is an excerpt of a larger article appearing in Wednesday's Butler Eagle. Pick up your copy today or subscribe online to read more about Bailey's road to recovery.
