The Brief
- Some Corona residents say a video shows animal control officers using unnecessary force while removing a dog from a gated area near a youth center.
- Corona Animal Services & Enforcement disputes those claims, saying the dog was behaving aggressively and was transported safely and uninjured to the shelter.
- A resident who witnessed the incident says the dog was not aggressive, appeared to be injured, and was handled in a way she found distressing.
CORONA, Calif. – Some residents are outraged over a video they claim shows Corona Animal Services & Enforcement officers using unnecessary force and traumatizing a dog.
The city is refuting those claims about the dog that was reported to Corona Animal Services & Enforcement.
“That’s why we recorded right away because, the way they were handling the dog, it just didn’t look right,” said Corona resident Sandra Novella.…