EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Edinburg police say they arrested a boy tied to a video on social media that reportedly shows animal cruelty.
On Thursday, officers arrived on the 500 block of Quail Avenue after receiving a number of calls of an animal complaint.
A video circulating on social media shows a young man placing a red bucket on top of a small shih tzu and kicking a soccer ball at the bucket. The boy in the video is also seen kicking the bucket while the dog is underneath, and grabbing the dog by the neck.
Officials confirmed this was the same video that prompted the arrest.
“It was determined that the juvenile’s actions warranted enough to detain him, on Friday, March 10, along with removing the animal from the residence,” the release stated.
ValleyCentral spoke with Edinburg police, who called the juvenile’s actions cruel and unjustifiable.
The boy is charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals and taken to Hidalgo County Juvenile Probation Center.
