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A dog named Happy was severely injured on October 6, 2026, after being dragged hundreds of feet when the doors of a Phoenix light rail train shut on his leash at a North Phoenix stop near Rose Mofford Park.
The incident occurred when owner Sarah Bass dropped belongings while attempting to exit the train. As she gathered her items, Happy ran off the platform just as the doors closed, trapping his leash inside the moving vehicle…