Dozens of people gathered in Merced to protest animal abuse after a 1-year-old Siberian Husky was tied to a fire hydrant and slashed by two men with machetes.
The Merced Sun-Star reports that Ralph Guerrero attended the Saturday rally after his husky, Lucious, was attacked on Friday.
Police say authorities euthanized the badly injured dog.
Brian Taylor brought his 3-year-old boxer, Jack, to the protest. He says he adopted Jack after he was abused and dumped in an orchard.
Taylor’s sign reminded drivers that of another Merced attack earlier this year. In that incident, a German shepherd was left dead after being beaten with a baseball bat.
They arrested 45-year-old Myron Patillo and 29-year-old Aaron Carney on suspicion of animal cruelty and robbery in connection with the dog’s attack.
Neither man was available for comment Monday.
(AP)
