A Bucks County man who allegedly stabbed his two dogs to death with kitchen knives could be sentenced to 18 years in prison if convicted.
District Attorney Jennifer Schorn held a press conference Wednesday to discuss the horrific incident involving George G. Ash.
“This is a tragic, unimaginable case,” said Schorn. At his Newtown Township home, Ash “brutally beat and then fatally stabbed his two dogs on Jan. 18,” she said. A female Beagle-Collie mix named Shiloh, 9, and Lake, a male Beagle-Lab mix, died.
“To say the defendant’s actions were inhumane is an understatement,” said Schorn. “They were sadistic.”
Ash, 40, was upset after visiting a family member in a nursing home, who he thought “belittled him,” said Schorn. “So, he came home and for hours beat his two dogs.”

George G. Ash
“He took his anger and frustration out on these two defenseless dogs,” said Schorn.
Ash used a paring knife to stab Lake. The knife broke in Lake’s torso, she said. He then got a chef’s knife with an 8-inch and stabbed both dogs, she said.
“The scene in this case was gruesome,” said Schorn. “There [were] pools of blood on the dogs’ bed, on the couch and throughout the first floor of the residence.”
The Newtown Township police processed the scene and recovered both knives that were used to fatally stab the dogs, she said.
“The defendant attempted to take his own life, although his injuries were superficial,” said Schorn. Ash is not in police custody but “he is not at large.”
He is expected to surrender to police “once his needs are addressed,” she said. Schorn declined to discuss where Ash was being treated.
The remains of both dogs were sent to the University of Pennsylvania for a necropsy.
“We did confirm the portion of the blade that broke off in the male dog was recovered from the necropsy,” said Schorn. “I commend the outstanding work done by the police department in this case and the SPCA.”
SPCA Officer Nicole Thompson said they are working with the district attorney and Newtown police “to gain justice for Shiloh and Blake” who were “tragically and horrifically killed by someone they knew well.”
They will “ensure that George Ash is convicted fairly and justly,” said Thompson.
After cutting himself, Ash called 911, said Schorn.
The affidavit of probable cause notes that Ash told the 911 operator that he had kicked and hit his dogs for hours before stabbing them. And, it mentions, he was angry at his mother after visiting her.
According to his LinkedIn account, Ash listed his occupation as an Amazon warehouse associate. No one else was in the house at the time of the attack and Ash did not appear to be intoxicated, said Schorn.
Ash is charged with two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals.
Asked whether Ash has an attorney, Manuel Gamiz Jr., a spokesperson for Schorn, said it was unclear. A preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled.
“I can assure [you] this case will be prosecuted to the fullest extent,” said Schorn.