After a video began circulating around social media of a man punching a dog, a 17-year-old in Kentucky has been charged.
The video shows a medium-sized brown and white splotched dog wagging its tail and appearing happy before a shirtless man, whose head is not shown in the video, slowly winds up and punches the helpless animal in the face. The dog recoils in pain, whimpering before appearing to run off.
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said the dog was later found dead on a county road.
The unnamed 17-year-old and an adult were detained in connection to the abuse. The juvenile was charged with second-degree cruelty to animals and torture of a dog or a cat, according to WKYT. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo said there could be more arrests in the case.
A woman who didn’t want to be named said that she had been caring for the stray dog in the days prior to its slaying. She said she would feed it and try to show it love. After seeing the shocking video, the woman said she went out searching for the animal and found it beaten and stabbed, laying in the weeds.
