Well there was a case local to me a few yrs back where a lady in her 40's went on a holliday with her partner & left her small beloved Jack Russell with her son , he was in his 20's
When she arrived back the dog was misssing as was her son, he came up with some cock & bull story of the dog running off, she knew something wasnt right so pursued it, it turned out the son & a mate had killed the dog & this all came about in some drug fuelled frenzy
The lady was so devestated she totally disowned her son & the sad thing is she killed herself shortly after all this made