Horrifying moment a Los Angeles pet shop worker grabs abandoned rescue dog by the neck and THROWS it to the floor, leaving it cowering under a table
Shocking video has emerged showing a worker at a dog boutique grabbing a distressed pooch by the neck and hurling the animal to the floor, provoking outraged reactions.
The incident at the Bark N' Bitches Dog Boutique in Los Angeles was caught on camera by Twitch livestreamer RipRoyce, who was visiting the popular shop to meet rescue dogs up for adoption.
The video shows a female employee at the shop grab a dog by the scruff of the neck and violently hurl the poor pooch to the ground with a sickening thud.
Horrified onlookers in the shop rush to check on the dog, who cowers under a table and refuses to come out.
The video shows a female employee at the shop grab a dog by the scruff of the neck
The worker violently hurls the poor pooch to the ground with a sickening thud
In a video statement, shop owner Shannon von Roemer called the incident 'horrific' and 'intolerable'.
'We've been in business for 14 years, and I want to assure you that this is a first,' von Roemer said. 'We will make sure that this doesn't happen again.
She said that the employee who hurled the dog was no longer employed at the shop.
'The dog is actually doing fine, and did go to the vet,' von Roemer said. She said that a checkup revealed that the dog had no physical injuries from the incident.
Concerned bystanders checked on the dog as it cowered under a table
The statement did little to curb the outpouring of angry reactions online, however.
'You should consider closing shop because you should not be operating a pet store that abuses animals,' one person commented on the shop's Instagram page.
'Absolutely disgusting. You should be arrested and closed down,' another wrote.
Bark N' Bitches is a well known dog boutique, and calls itself the first 'humane' pet shop in Los Angeles.
The shop deals only in rescue dogs that have been abandoned, helping them to find a 'forever' home with loving owners.
Horrifying moment a Los Angeles pet shop worker grabs abandoned rescue dog by the neck and THROWS it to the floor, leaving it cowering under a table
![Horrifying moment a Los Angeles pet shop worker grabs abandoned rescue dog by the neck and THROWS it to the floor, leaving it cowering under a table]()
Reviewed by CUZZ BLUE
on
November 15, 2019
Rating:
No comments: