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Dogs seized after neighbor films abuse

Posted at 12:40 PM, Dec 15, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-15 15:40:44-05

Two dogs have been taken into animal control custody in central Pennsylvania after a neighbor filmed a man abusing one and posted the footage online.

Melissa Smith, executive director of the York County SPCA, says the pit bull and the puppy are doing well.

The dogs were removed from the home Monday after the video of the weekend beating of the pit bull was posted to Facebook and a York community website. Outraged viewers contacted the agency. The puppy wasn't in the video.

The 2 ½-minute video shows a man dragging the dog around, screaming in its face and punching it. Later, the man whips the dog with what appears to be a belt. The dog can be heard yelping and howling.

Please be aware, the video is disturbing:

 

*****PLEASE SHARE ******This cruelty is going on in York City!!! What can be done!?

Posted by Michelle Barillas on Monday, December 14, 2015

Smith says the SPCA is investigating and charges could be filed.

 

 
 

 

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