FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A neighborhood and police are working to discover a canine proprietor who inspired his dogs to attack and kill a beloved neighborhood cat.
Neighbors stated this identical man walks across the Boulevard Gardens space close to Fort Lauderdale and “egg on” his dogs to attack the neighborhood cats.
Home surveillance video reveals on Sunday evening, these dogs ran by means of a entrance yard after a number of cats and caught one, Ringo, who neighbors described as a chunky, well-loved neighborhood cat.
What makes this worse, neighbors say, a person walking the dogs with out a leash appeared to egg them on to go after the cats.
Neighbors stated they’ve seen the dogs earlier than.
“We’ve seen them before in the neighborhood and he actually come into our yard and threw something at the cat that was on top of my SUV so he would jump down,” stated the girl.
And that’s when the 2 dogs began the chase.
“By the looks of everything, they ran this way, after the cat,” stated neighbor.
The video is tough to listen to however at one level it feels like the person is praising the dogs.
“Good boy, good boy,” stated the person on video.
On Monday morning, neighbors discovered Ringo’s physique on the aspect of the home close to the place the chase occurred.
“We’ve taken care of him for two years, took to the vet, they’re colony cats, but we still feed them, we seem them everyday, they come up to us. They are not our pets but they’re animals, living beings,” stated the neighbor.
“He was a chunky little monkey,” stated neighbor. “It’s animal cruelty, it’s terrible.”
One of the neighbors stated these are the dogs, noticed walking round a close-by park Monday with out their proprietor.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is now investigating.
They eliminated Ringo’s physique however now they wish to know who this man is.
“It’s crazy, how can someone do that,” stated Luis Rivera, a neighbor. “Purposely come, bring dogs to attack cats? That’s no good.”
“It’s different if a loose dog just chases a cat, it does happen,” stated the girl. “But for someone to egg it on, that to me that’s criminal.”
If you could have any data on this crime, name Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you may at all times stay nameless, and you might be eligible for a reward of as much as $5,000.
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