It's disturbing video with a happy ending. A man tosses a pit bull mix over a razor wire fence, abandoning the pup. Now that suspect is finally behind bars, and that loveable pooch has a new home. New details on the man arrested. Tonight at 11 from ABC7
A Riverside County man was arrested Thursday in connection with a disturbing case of animal cruelty captured on surveillance video.
Robert Ruiz Jr., 30, is suspected of hurling his dog over a seven-foot fence topped with razor wire, according to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.Surveillance footage shows a man picking up a dog and throwing him over a fence surrounding a cellphone tower. The dog catches on the razor wire on top of the fence as he falls over to the other side. He then turns to watch as his owner simply walks away.
"The dog's back paws clip the razor wire as he somersaults to a hard landing on the dirt," a news release from animal services said. "That act is why Animal Services is seeking felony animal cruelty."
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