PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A southern Oregon couple who videotaped themselves having sex with a German shepherd mix were sentenced Tuesday to 60 days in jail and ordered not to own animals during their two years on probation.

Steven Baker, 54, and Kim Baalbergen, 50, of Klamath Falls pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of an animal, a misdemeanor. Prosecutor Cole Chase said be believes it's the first time anyone in Oregon has been fully prosecuted under that law.

Chase said Baalbergen performed oral sex on the dog and received oral, vaginal and anal sex. He said Baker received anal sex.

Baker sold three videos for $12,000 to a company in Amsterdam. Each video netted $4,000.

"Their friends in another jurisdiction run a Web site that includes bestiality and said 'Hey, you guys can make some money doing this, and it's great fun too,"' Chase said.

The pair were lodged Tuesday at the Klamath County Jail. Following their release, they will have to perform 40 hours of community service.

The dog, Max, had to be killed.

as sick as this all is...i'm curious...why did they have to kill the dog?

oh good lord, that made me sick to my stomach...

I'm with you - maybe to avoid therapy? (sorry just being sarcastic)

but I think because were they to kill the participants there would be hell to pay, from both pro-beastiality and con-beastiality groups

Where do you get news like that

it was on kgw.com website

The animal was likely injured by the activity.

Non-consensual sex is wrong...always.

Animals and children cannot form consent.

These two should be locked up.

Agreed. Locked up with a therapist. But I still don't get why the dog had to be put down.

The only theory I can come up with here is the dog's natural mating instincts have become over ridden by his "learned behavior". Depending on his age, the length of time, think about it, he could become aggressive in his "mating habits". I'm thinking the doggie shrink may have a hard time reverting him back to natural behavior. You could lock the dog up, but there you have a quality of life issue and mental anguish.

Disgusting!! I feel nothing for this couple. But I do feel bad that the dog had to be put down.

Yep don't understand putting the dog down, nope don't understand letting the people live.

I understand putting the dog down..but I say the offenders should have been shot as well