A Bakersfield man was convicted Thursday of animal cruelty and vandalism after he stabbed and mutilated his neighbor’s dogs in April 2022, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.
Vincent Martinez of Bakersfield went into his neighbor’s backyard after her dogs, Bella and Rosco, would not stop barking at Martinez, who had been rattling the fence. Martinez threatened his neighbor and she went inside and called the police, according to the DA’s office.