The tragic incident occurred at the Bowling Green station in Manhattan on Feb. 2
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- A chow chow dog named “Meatball” was killed after falling onto the tracks of the New York City subway system
- The pet was electrocuted by the third rail of the subway system, which supplies electricity for the train, according to the NYPD
- N.Y.C.’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority requires all pets traveling on the subway or a bus to “be in a bag or other container and carried in a way that doesn’t annoy other riders”
A beloved pet has died following an unfortunate accident on the New York City subway.
The pup — a chow chow named “Meatball” — died after falling onto the tracks of the subway system, according to Gothamist and the NY News Daily, which cited the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
The incident happened at around 9:40 a.m. on Feb. 2 on the uptown platform of N.Y.C.’s Bowling Green station, located in lower Manhattan. The pup fell and was electrocuted by the third rail of the subway system, which supplies electricity for the train, according to the outlets and the NYPD…