So charge the guy already!

Dealing with victims of domestic violence tends to alter your sense of what is fair tremendously. No human should be subjected to abuse, whether physically, verbally or emotionally.
This story, which happened in Brazil, brought out the differences in countries. The offender was not charged with domestic abuse since the attack was not highly dangerous to the woman, but they may charge him with animal neglect because the dog died. What? Yep, you read that right. Remember, this was Brazil and not the good old USA.