This was a front page story in the Daily Oklahoman Friday:
http://newsok.com/death-sentence-for-mans-poodle-stirs-debate-in-hydro/article/3509123 (http://newsok.com/death-sentence-for-mans-poodle-stirs-debate-in-hydro/article/3509123)
It is the kind of story that Jay Leno would like.
I see it made it into international blog news too -
Likely the little town will get enough backlash that they may wish they had chosen a different route.
I think it was vindictive of them to kill his dog while he was in jail, even if the man did break the law. I read this story a week or two back and it bothered me.