dog owners and animal welfare – these are the key words of a Video from Zurich on Social Media, such as 20min is circulating currently.ch writes. It shows, like a dog at the tram stop Post Wollishofen place, barking, and leash pulling. The holder hits the shepherd’s dog several times and grabs him by the neck. The incident, according to a Facebook Post on Monday evening. The prompt: “Please share.”
The Video on Social Media for outrage – has already been shared over 1300 times. “Why not”, asks a user. Others speak of a dog owner who is obviously overwhelmed. Another user says that she could not view the Video to the end. She calls indicating the man to the police. “The dog has to be.”
city police took the dog in custody
it happened, as Marco Cortesi, Media Director of the Zurich city police, on request, says. He confirmed the incident. You’ve immediately responded: “We have received the Video on Tuesday evening, and the young female then in consultation with the veterinary office to be taken into care.” The dog is currently housed in a shelter in the Canton of Zurich. When a dog owner is a pensioner. Against him is under investigation now. Why the police was not informed until a day after the release of the Videos is unclear.
“I’m mega happy that the police responded so quickly and the dog is now in safety,” says the man who posted the Video to 20 minutes. It was apparently also the first Time that the pensioner was striking. Although he receives a lot of encouragement for his Video, he also learned something from the incident: “next Time, I would race down and engage.” (TA)
Created: 15.05.2019, 14:18 PM
