An investigation has been launched after a man was filmed dragging a dog along the street. A young woman was sitting in her car when she spotted the man yanking the little Shih Tzu by the lead along the pavement.
The upsetting footage has now gone viral after being shared on social media over the weekend. Now the RSPCA and the police are asking for help to identify the man responsible, StokeonTrentLive reports.
The short video shows the man - wearing a grey short sleeve t-shirt, black Nike trainers, black socks and navy knee-length Adidas shorts - tugging on the pup's collar as it lies seemingly exhausted on the pavement on Duncalf Street in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. READ MORE:Nine teenagers re-arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Kennie Carter But when it refuses to get up, the man can be seen pulling it down the road by a lead for several yards.
The woman who was videoing the incident can be heard saying: "What the f**k, what the actual f**k? Is that a f**king joke. What the f**k.
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