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A 20-year-old Seattle man pleaded not guilty to a first-degree animal cruelty charge on Monday, Oct. 13, stemming from the August death of a 6-year-old dog

Dejean Bowens is accused of punching and kicking the dog to death while working at the Lazy Dog, Crazy Dog daycare in Seattle, Wash.

The dog's owners called the incident "earth-shattering" as they attended Bowens' arraignment this week

A Seattle couple is grieving the “earth-shattering” death of their 6-year-old dog Mitch, who authorities allege was beaten to death by a kennel employee who became irate with the dog after the animal knocked something over in early August.

Neela and Anthony Brocato told local KOMO News that their dog’s death was “tough to relive” after the couple attended the arraignment for Dejean Bow

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