“We’re lucky that he didn’t harm us, but it just kills me. Who stabs a dog, you know?” said the dog’s owner, Orly Nhaissi
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- A New York City family claims their 1-year-old dog, Hazel, was stabbed by a stranger with a knife during a walk in Union Square on Dec. 26
- The family said the injured dog had to undergo surgery and had several stitches put in
- The family also said they filed a police report and officers are investigating the incident
A family dog is recovering after an alleged stabbing in New York City.
N.Y.C. resident Orly Nhaissi claimed to the New York Post that she and her 13-year-old son, Elijah Sherinsky, were walking their dog in Union Square at around 7 p.m. local time on Friday, Dec. 26, when a man jabbed their 1-year-old dog, Hazel, with a knife.
“He stabbed Hazel, right there in her butt,” Elijah told the Post. “I thought at first it was a vape [that he jabbed her with]. But then I realized it was this pink sheath, black blade. It was a little bigger, I think, than a pocket knife but not a kitchen knife.”…