UXBRIDGE - A Whitinsville man who buried a Shih Tzu dog alive last September pleaded guilty in Uxbridge District Court to animal cruelty and was sentenced on April 9 to 2½ years in the Worcester County House of Correction. Richard P. Piquard, 25, will serve 90 days in jail and then be released on supervised probation for the remainder of the sentence.According to court documents, Piquard was also ordered to complete an intensive substance abuse treatment program, undergo mental [...]
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