A man has been arrested after he was filmed dragging his dog by a leash behind his mobility scooter.
The sickening footage shows the poor German Shepherd called G2, gasping for breath as it's scrapped along a pavement in Mission, Texas.
Horrified neighbor Melissa Torrez, confronted owner Mario Cardona after spotting him on Wednesday evening.
She then whipped out her mobile and filmed him, before posting the footage on Facebook, sparking a furious response.
She told told KGBT : “I see him dragging his dog from the middle of street.
"I’m out of my car yelling at him, asking him, ‘What are you doing? What’s wrong with you?’
"And he just keeps going, telling me to mind my own business, it’s his dog he can do whatever he wants."
Mission police said they received hundreds of calls from concerned residents which prompted them to investigate.
The dog’s 59-year-old owner is now facing animal cruelty charges and is being held in jail on an $10,000 bond.
The sickening footage shows the poor German Shepherd called G2, gasping for breath as it's scrapped along a pavement in Mission, Texas.
Horrified neighbor Melissa Torrez, confronted owner Mario Cardona after spotting him on Wednesday evening.
She then whipped out her mobile and filmed him, before posting the footage on Facebook, sparking a furious response.
She told told KGBT : “I see him dragging his dog from the middle of street.
"I’m out of my car yelling at him, asking him, ‘What are you doing? What’s wrong with you?’
"And he just keeps going, telling me to mind my own business, it’s his dog he can do whatever he wants."
Mission police said they received hundreds of calls from concerned residents which prompted them to investigate.
The dog’s 59-year-old owner is now facing animal cruelty charges and is being held in jail on an $10,000 bond.
