- Joseph Michael Sanders, 35, charged with felony animal abuse
- Video captures Sanders booting puppy alongside an Anaheim road
- Police are nonetheless looking for the canine which disappeared after the incident
An Orange County man has been arrested for animal cruelty after sickening footage emerged of him dropkicking a tiny puppy.
Joseph Michael Sanders, 35, was caught on surveillance footage viciously booting the defenseless animal down an Anaheim road.
The sick attack took place on April 7 and the puppy has not been seen since.
Video reveals Sanders carrying the canine alongside a stretch close to Freeway 5 earlier than dropping the animal and kicking it arduous.
The puppy goes flying out of the digital camera’s visual view earlier than Sanders seems to violently kick once more.
Detectives at Anaheim Police Department recognized Sanders because the suspect on Thursday and urged the general public to get in contact with particulars on his whereabouts.
He was taken into custody later that day and booked into the Anaheim PD Detention Facility for a felony arrest warrant.
As of Friday, they had been nonetheless looking for the puppy.
‘If you have got info concerning the canine’s whereabouts, please contact the Anaheim PD at 714-765-1900 or your native legislation enforcement company,’ police stated.
It comes after an unidentified Oklahoma City man was seen stomping on a puppy.
It stays unclear if this canine died, and authorities are searching for the person accountable.
He is seen bombarding the animal with blows earlier than midnight on March 27, although officers say it is what cannot be seen within the clip that’s much more disturbing.
Just earlier than, animal welfare officers and native cops stated the person carried the puppy down the road by its again legs, dragging its nostril on the pavement.
Following the terrible beating, the video additionally reveals the person selecting the puppy up and throwing it on the bottom earlier than he leaves.
‘Most folks hear the tales about serial killers, begin off killing animals, and it is an actual factor,’ stated Jon Gary, Oklahoma City Animal Welfare Superintendent.
‘[The man in the footage] punches it a number of instances, kicks on him, stomps on him.
‘We haven’t discovered the puppy at this level,’ he stated, chatting with KWTV-DT.
