LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman has been arrested and charged, according to police, after allegedly kicking a dog in Lowell.
The incident happened early Friday morning and was captured on surveillance video from an area apartment building.
“That was gross,” said one neighbor after seeing the video on Monday.
“Holy cow,” another said. “That’s horrible.”
The video shows a woman walk up to a small dog as it cowers in fear. The woman is then seen kicking it before going after it again, kicking it a second time. The dog runs away and the woman is seen walking inside the apartment.
A minute later on the video feed, the woman is seen walking back out of the apartment and in the same direction as the dog.
Ann Isler lives across the street from the site where this incident played out. She said she often sees the dog off leash. As a result, she said she wasn’t surprised when she saw animal control show up.
“What is wrong with her?” she said of the person seen kicking the dog in the surveillance video.
Lowell police confirmed the woman seen in surveillance video was charged with animal cruelty. She is expected to be arraigned in Lowell District Court on Tuesday morning.
The dog was in the custody of animal control as of Monday, according to Lowell police.
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