On a quiet stretch of Grace Avenue in Baychester Monday morning, a neighbor’s cellphone video captured a wrenching scene: a dog repeatedly attacking an opossum in the street. The wild animal was later taken to a clinic and died from its injuries. The footage was recorded by Janelle Alexandria, who was feeding stray cats at her nearby sanctuary when the attack unfolded. Her video shows the dog’s owner standing nearby as the opossum is mauled. Alexandria said she was too afraid to step in, so she hit record instead, then rushed the wounded animal to an animal hospital. The clip has since ricocheted through the neighborhood and onto authorities’ radar.
As reported by News12 Bronx, Alexandria posted the video on social media and told investigators she brought the injured opossum to a hospital, where it later died. The NYPD, the ASPCA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have all confirmed they are treating the incident as a possible case of animal cruelty, and police say they are questioning the dog’s owner…..