People who work at animal shelters are trusted to care and protect every animal that comes into their care, which is why what one shelter worker did to an innocent dog is so disgusting.
This past Sunday, the owners of a Florida animal shelter started to worry when a small Shih Tzu in their care suddenly had a broken leg since an animal’s health is only supposed to improve once in their care. The shelter investigated the incident, and after watching their security footage, they realized one of their own workers was responsible.
In the footage, Joseph Tyler Pendergrass can be seen holding the tiny dog’s leash, swinging it in the air, and then finally slamming the dog into the concrete floor. Pendergrass is then seen dragging the dog, who was too injured to walk, out of the frame.
The horrified shelter owners immediately contacted police and turned in the disturbing footage, and Pendergrass is now wanted for felony animal cruelty charges. “How someone can do this to an animal is inconceivable, and quite frankly, alarming,” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. “If you can harm an innocent animal like this, I have to wonder if you can harm a human being with the same level of malice.”
“Mr Pendergrass, I’ve told everyone before that if you hurt an animal in Brevard County, you’re going straight to jail,” he said. “So the best thing for you to do is man up, do the right thing by turning yourself in, and face the consequences of your actions.”
Watch the entire video below to see the disturbing thing this young man did to an innocent dog.
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[Featured image: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office]
Animal Shelter Worker Caught Swinging A Dog In The Air By Its Leash is an article from: LifeDaily