Actor Commits Suicide After Euthanizing Pet
Actor Nick Santino committed suicide after putting his healthy pit bull mix down due to intense pressure to get rid of the dog from his condo association. Grief overcame Santino, a cast member on “All My Children” and “Guiding Light,” after he euthanized his dog, Rocco, on his 47th birthday. “Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend,” Santino wrote in a suicide note, said close friend Stuart Sarnoff. Santino had rescued Rocco from a shelter several years ago. In 2010, Santino’s building changed their dog regulations, including a ban on pit bulls. Since Santino was already a dog owner living in the building with his pit bull, the new rule didn’t apply to him. Neighbors reportedly made life difficult for the actor and his dog. He was allegedly threatened with a $250 fine for having a barking dog, but according to neighbor Kevan Cleary, “the dog was not a barker.” His last call was to a former girlfriend hours before police discovered his body on Wednesday. The actor had overdosed on pills. Rocco has been cremated and Santino’s sister said the family is holding off on funeral arrangements until the dead dog’s ashes are brought home, saying, “They’ll be buried together.”
Actor Nick Santino committed suicide after putting his healthy pit bull mix down due to intense pressure to get rid of the dog from his condo association. Grief overcame Santino, a cast member on “All My Children” and “Guiding Light,” after he euthanized his dog, Rocco, on his 47th birthday. “Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend,” Santino wrote in a suicide note, said close friend Stuart Sarnoff. Santino had rescued Rocco from a shelter several years ago. In 2010, Santino’s building changed their dog regulations, including a ban on pit bulls. Since Santino was already a dog owner living in the building with his pit bull, the new rule didn’t apply to him. Neighbors reportedly made life difficult for the actor and his dog. He was allegedly threatened with a $250 fine for having a barking dog, but according to neighbor Kevan Cleary, “the dog was not a barker.” His last call was to a former girlfriend hours before police discovered his body on Wednesday. The actor had overdosed on pills. Rocco has been cremated and Santino’s sister said the family is holding off on funeral arrangements until the dead dog’s ashes are brought home, saying, “They’ll be buried together.”
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