NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Cellphone video shows the moment a machete-wielding man threatened to kill a stray dog and the two women caring for it outside a Northwest Miami-Dade home.<\/p>\n
Speaking to 7News on Friday, the two women, one of whom did not want to be identified, said the freight incident occurred last Saturday night near Northwest Miami Court.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am scared. I\u2019m not going to lie,\u201d said the woman who did not want to be identified.<\/p>\n
The two women say they often care for stray cats and dogs that show up here. They\u2019ve been feeding this one particular dog that showed up within the last three weeks; they have no idea where she came from, but say she\u2019s sweet and good with kids.<\/p>\n
Ashley says that while inside her home, they heard a man pick up a rock and try to throw it at the dog.<\/p>\n
She says the dog may have barked, but after the woman told the man to leave, things escalated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe came back with a machete and making noises, \u2018I\u2019m going to kill you, and I\u2019m going to kill this [expletive] dog,’\u201d the woman recalled him saying.<\/p>\n
At one point, the women said, the man banged his machete on Ashley\u2019s front door.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll we hear is a little tap, tap, tap with the machete and him saying, \u2018Bet, I won\u2019t kill y\u2019all and this dog right here, right now,’\u201d said Ashley.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when both women walk outside, and the other woman begins recording the disturbing confrontation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m gonna kill it,\u201d said the man as he wields his machete. \u201cJust get the [expletive] out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The duo called the police and showed the video to the responding officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you have a whole man with a machete saying threatening words, I\u2019m going to kill you and this dog, I don\u2019t take that lightly,\u201d said Ashley.<\/p>\n
The women say even if the dog barked at the men, she didn\u2019t deserve to be threatened like that, and now they fear the man may come back and hurt the stray animal.<\/p>\n
Since then, the dog has been kept safely inside Ashley\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not fair for her to be living this life,\u201d said the woman.<\/p>\n
Now, they are hoping someone or a rescue organization can step in and give the animal a safe, forever home.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy biggest goal right now is if someone can take her and get her out of her misery, she\u2019s such a good girl,\u201d said Ashley.<\/p>\n