A disturbing video circulating online is raising serious concerns in the Bronx, after a dog was seen attacking what appears to be an opossum while its owner stood nearby.<\/p>\n
The incident happened Monday morning on Grace Avenue in Baychester, police said.<\/p>\n
The video, recorded by a nearby resident, shows the dog repeatedly attacking the animal as the owner appears to watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of the most horrific things I\u2019ve ever seen in my life,\u201d said Janelle Alexandria, who filmed the encounter.<\/p>\n
Alexandria says she was feeding stray cats at her nearby animal sanctuary, Melody\u2019s Garden, when she witnessed the attack across the street.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so horrible to watch\u2026 I wrestle with myself because I feel like I could have done more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She told News 12 she considered stepping in but feared for her own safety and instead recorded the incident from a distance.<\/p>\n
Alexandria later found the opossum still alive but severely injured. She brought the animal to an animal hospital, where it later died.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re gonna get you help,\u201d she can be heard saying in the video.<\/p>\n
She posted the footage to social media, which quickly drew attention from authorities.<\/p>\n
The NYPD, ASPCA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation all confirmed they are investigating the incident as a possible case of animal cruelty.<\/p>\n
Alexandria also told investigators she is concerned about the condition of other dogs she believes belong to the same owner.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t look well at all\u2026 they look very thin. I can see their ribs,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Police say they are questioning the dog\u2019s owner as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n
It remains unclear how many animals may be involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A disturbing video circulating online is raising serious concerns in the Bronx, after a dog was seen attacking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-190177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}