Pet care business owner sentenced for animal cruelty

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – Nicholas Zotto was sentenced Monday afternoon to five years of probation and 150 hours of community service for aggravated animal cruelty.

Zotto was found guilty in September after a video posted to social media appeared to show him striking a dog named Grizzly in a play area at his pet care business.

The judge sentenced Zotto to no jail time. His friends and family appeared relieved after the sentencing…

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