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Chihuahua tossed onto busy street

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Updated: 11/09/2012 4:14 pm
SAN ANTONIO -- Animal Care Services plans to pursue charges against a man they say tossed a Chihuahua onto a busy street Friday morning.

The shelter employees rescued the tiny dog, who they have since named "Hope," as she ran scared on the access road of Highway 151. According to ACS spokesperson Lisa Norwood, the man was caught around 8:00 a.m. Friday trying to leave the dog at the front door with a note and was told the shelter would not open until 11:00 a.m. and that he needed to come back then. Norwood said the man apparently then became angry. She said he went out to his car and acted like he was going to leave with the dog but then grabbed her out of the crate and tossed her over his shoulder.

The shelter workers were able to get the man's license plate number.

ACS officials said Hope was checked out by a shelter veterinarian and now needs a loving home.

If you are interested in adopting or fostering Hope or any of the other ACS dogs or cats who need loving homes, please contact ACS at (210) 207-4PET or CLICK HERE to go to the ACS website.
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SraSanAnto - 11/10/2012 10:40 AM
2 Votes
I know of a shelter in a much smaller town that have night drop cages. They have a accesible door on the outside of the building and a locked cage on the inside.Sort of a double door cage.. We need that for the unwanted dogs sake.

retiredgolfer - 11/10/2012 6:41 AM
1 Vote
Please publish this man's name and place of employment so we all know who he is!!

FDNY1983 - 11/10/2012 1:38 AM
3 Votes
I have never seen such a large number of animal cruelty cases anywhere except for here in San Antonio. I am not going to applaud this monster for initially trying to do the right thing because in my eyes, dumping a defenseless dog on a road and throwing him out of the car are equally cruel and uncalled for. I hope this mans punishment fits the crime...throw him out of a moving vehicle. He clearly sees no value to life, be it human or not.

ASAP4SAPets - 11/9/2012 5:06 PM
3 Votes
There are always 2 sides to every story - what if the man was trying to do the right thing by bringing his dog to ACS - unfortunately for him, ACS does not open until 11am - so maybe this man was on his way to work and could not come back when it was convenient for ACS to do the intake paperwork. I also think that the story is being sensationalized and it is more likely the man dumped the dog out while still in the ACS parking lot and not what initially seemed like out of a moving car on a busy street. How does anyone remove a dog out of a crate, toss it over his shoulder from inside a moving car???? Perhaps the ACS staff who witnessed this scene could have taken the dog in? More than likely, many people have tried to do the right thing and been turned away for one reason or another - ACS not open yet, no intakes today, no appointment for owner surrender, etc - ended up dumping their dogs in some remote area to fend for themselves. Let's look beyond the obvious and look at what caused this action and see if ACS can have more community-friendly hours of operation!

gypzyjed - 11/9/2012 4:29 PM
3 Votes
Hope they do him like he did that little dog.

tkofsa - 11/9/2012 4:26 PM
2 Votes
well as the old saying goes ya cant fix stupid

JoNoes - 11/9/2012 4:02 PM
4 Votes
Truly sad, when a defenseless animal has to endure such pain and hatred from someone they thought was their friend.

Ruger1 - 11/9/2012 3:28 PM
4 Votes
wtf is wrong with people?!?!?! SRASPURS20 - THIS is why the humane society is putting on that camp you thought was worthless...was it maybe YOU who threw this dog out their window? considering your views on animals, maybe they should look your way first! UGH!!!

Canaandogsrule - 11/9/2012 3:22 PM
6 Votes
What a worthless scumbag. I hope he doesn't have children, as I'm sure they're treated the same way.
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