A Nashua, New Hampshire dog is recovering from three puncture wounds after a violent, targeted attack inside its own home. Police say Adrian Baez Paulino, 27, broke into the house on September 16, 2026, while the owner was at work, then stabbed the family dog in the side. When the owner confronted him about the injuries, Baez Paulino reportedly admitted he was the one who hurt the animal.

Instead of staying away, he came back. The next day, surveillance cameras caught him near the same property again, and police arrested him nearby. He now faces a Class B felony charge of cruelty to animals, along with two separate counts of criminal trespass, one from each visit.

This case checks nearly every box that makes an act dangerous: a break-in, a documented confession, an animal left bleeding, and a return to the scene rather than any sign of remorse. New Hampshire law allows felony charges for exactly this kind of deliberate cruelty, and Baez Paulino's own words to the dog's owner remove any doubt about intent.

The Hillsborough County Attorney's Office should pursue the maximum penalty available under the felony charge and both trespass counts, sending a clear signal that breaking into someone's home to hurt a family pet carries real consequences, not a plea deal that lets the case quietly disappear.

Sign the petition to demand the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office prosecute Adrian Baez Paulino to the fullest extent of the law, before another animal pays the price for a lighter sentence.