AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating an animal cruelty case after a man was accused of abusing a dog on an apartment balcony.
Just before 4 p.m. Sunday, Austin Police were called to the SEVEN Apartments located at 615 West Seventh Street. According to APD, officers received multiple reports, including a resident complaint and tips from the public about the incident. Police were also alerted of a Reddit video that showed the incident.
A complainant provided officers with videos recorded from a nearby unit which appeared to show a man confining a dog against a balcony railing and hitting it with a belt. APD’s Animal Cruelty Unit reviewed the videos and determined that the act was “consistent with unjustified pain and suffering,” the department said…