Chris Barnett, a hillbilly from Tennessee, is on trial for animal cruelty accused of filing down his dog's teeth almost to the gums appeared in court on Tuesday.

At a preliminary hearing Tuesday in McMinnville (outside of Nashville), testimony about the abuse on Lucas the dog from an eye witness brought representatives of the Warren County Humane Association to tears.

"You don't teach a dog not to chew by beating him and then filing his teeth off," said General Sessions Court Judge Larry Ross. "It was just a sadistic beating."

If convicted of aggravated animal assault against Lucas, Barnett could be sentenced to two years in prison and fined $3,000. I think he should get life or the death penalty, but that's just me!

The district attorney says people from all over the country called in support of Lucas the dog.