Jena Malone Chases Down Dog Abuser
Actress Jena Malone Among Those Who Say They Saw Man Beat Dog Before Group Attacks Him https://t.co/L5LudsLkjd
- NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) April 6, 2022
- Actress Jena Malone was among a group of people in Los Angeles who chased down an unidentified man seen abusing a small dog on a leash.
- Malone was briefly interviewed by the local news, and when asked why she got out of her car and chased after him on Sunset Blvd near the 101, she said "Because that's absolutely not okay."
- The dog was rescued.
- A few of the people who witnessed the man dragging, kicking and hitting the dog chased him down and beat him up. A bystander captured footage of this attack, which is in the full video below the cut.
- The man, who told the news that didn't think the dog was hurt, was arrested for animal cruelty.
- The dog's name is Champion, and he is at an animal hospital. He had been missing for several days, according to his owner, and needs surgery for his broken leg and other injuries.
TW: Violence
Click to viewThis was really scary. I saw a man kicking repeatedly a small dog on the sunset, yanking him up in the air and absolutely choking the dog. I yelled at him to stop from my car but he wouldn’t. I got out of my car to try and get the dog but he started running. ( thread) https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
So I started chasing him. I saw other people watching on the street upset , as they must have seen the same abhorrent behavior I witnessed , so I tried to signal a man in an orange vest to run with me to chase him. https://t.co/3ftY194cOx
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
Cause at that point I really didn’t think I was going to be able to get the dog back by myself. After another block of chasing him down I looked back and there were 5 other men behind me pursuing him. Which felt like a miracle. https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
So at this point I held back and let them take the lead as I have no business trying to restrain a full grown man. I went back to get my car( it was still running ) and drove to see if they caught him. https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
6 blocks down from where the chase began a big group had gathered and it look like the man no longer had the dog. So I pulled over to make sure that dog was going to be cared for. I didn’t see the brawl but I was told that the man did not give up the dog without a fight. https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
and this is the tail end of a heated fight that ensued. The cops came and took the guy. I waited with dog til another cop came to take them to the hospital. The dog was covered in filth and looked like it had been not taken care of for months https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
After coming out of the hospital , the dog is ok but has a fractured rib , bone breaks in it’s hind legs and another fracture in its right paw. It was absolutely horrific seeing an animal treated this way. https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
I’m sorry that it ended in a brawl but the dog was going to die. No question. I can’t imagine the level of torture it had suffered until this point. And now it’s safe in a hospital. Still no word on its owner. https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
Also because it important to know , I saw the man get arrested and he wasn’t bleeding and seemed coherent after this filmed altercation. https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
Update: the dog was chipped and back with his owner. The dog had been missing for a week. His name is champion and is happily out of hospital and with his owner. Watch out for the go fund me link soon. His multiple surgeries will be a lot for the owner to take care of alone
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
Here’s the link to Champions go fund me page https://t.co/3jGvXPGwP4
- Jena Malone (@MaloneJena) April 6, 2022
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