A D.C. lady says she was threatened and compelled to surrender her puppy to thieves Saturday afternoon — simply months after she misplaced her earlier pet to lethal flooding at a canine day care.
Teffiney Worthy of Northeast D.C. was at her entrance door simply earlier than 4 p.m., about to go inside together with her canine after taking him for a walk. That’s when two black automobiles with paper tags pulled up and stopped in entrance of her building, she mentioned.
The driver of 1 automotive acquired out and informed her, “Give me your canine or I’m gonna kill you,” in accordance with Worthy. She then handed over her canine, Hendrix, to that man.
Hendrix, a French bulldog, is 6 to 7 months old, Worthy mentioned.
She’s had him for simply three months. He was a birthday current from a good friend after a tragic loss. Worthy’s earlier canine, Memphis, and 9 others died in August throughout flash flooding that inundated District Dogs, a canine day care on Rhode Island Avenue NE.
“He’s household,” Worthy informed us, her voice choked with emotion. “You know, I misplaced a canine this summer time, and shedding one other one, it is simply — it is rather a lot. It’s overwhelming. I simply need him again.”
Worthy has been working with detectives from Metropolitan Police to attempt to establish the suspects and discover Hendrix.
