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A Los Angeles man has been arrested after allegedly setting his family dog on fire, authorities say.
TheLog Angeles Timesidentified the pup as a Welsh corgi mix named Hennessy, reporting that the dog was hung on a fence and lit on fire during the heinous act.
The dog was taken to a shelter the next day. On Aug. 25, A Purposeful Rescue, an animal rescue group, pulled Henessey from the shelter and she was immediately taken to an animal hospital. Several days later she succumbed to her injuries.
“She was burnt all over her body,” Hillary Rosen, APR’s founder, told ABC7. “There was swelling all over her body, from her paws, to her ears, her neck, her stomach, her whole back had welts.”
Smith was arrested on Saturday on one count of felony animal cruelty, per the LAPD.
Serena Prentice, Smith’s ex-girlfriend, called the act “honestly disgusting.”
“I was super disgusted in him, [I was] angry,” said Prentice, who shared footage of the 7-year-old dog playing with her son with ABC7.
Prentice said that in August, her ex would post himself “setting things on fire” during livestreams on Instagram, claiming her ex uses drugs and copes with mental illness.
In an interview withNBC4, Prentice said she had a restraining order against Smith.
“Before this even took place, he was threatening me,” she told the outlet. “I was calling the police station several times.”
Her sister Stephanie Prentice described the act of animal cruelty as “heartbreaking” and “unbelievable to watch.”
“You sit here and take this dog for a walk, and she thinking she’s enjoying a nice walk to the park and you tie her up, and you get her on fire,” she told the outlet.
“You ended up killing a very innocent dog that truly loved you,” Serena added. “I’m super disgusted — and you will live with that.”
source: people.com
