A dog screams out in pain as it’s dragged inside a tent within a homeless encampment near Skid Row, as shown in a horrifying video obtained by The Post.
The footage captures a dirty multi-colored tent shaking violently while the dog lets out repeated cries, in the video recorded Nov. 16.
A man can be heard allegedly striking the Husky breed while both are inside the tent. Witnesses said they called police at the time, but when no officers arrived, they uploaded the video online and it exploded.
The clip caught the attention of CJ Kim, founder of Good Tails Rescue.
“I had to watch twice,” Kim said. “The sound wasn’t on. I was absolutely horrified.”
Kim said she contacted the person who posted the clip, confirmed the location, and drove to the encampment late on Nov. 18. “I thought, I can’t stay home. I have to go.”
When she arrived around 10:30 p.m., Kim said she found the same bright colored tent from the video and a couple who were also searching for the dog after watching the footage online. Moments later, she said she heard a loud squeal coming from inside the same tent.
According to Kim, she then saw the man “hitting the dog,” prompting her to immediately call 911. She said she called a second time after reporting an active beating and threats to harm the animal, but it took 30 to 40 minutes for officers to arrive.
When officers did show up, Kim said she showed them the disturbing Nov. 16 video and explained what she had just witnessed that night. She said an officer conducted a “quick” welfare check but told her they couldn’t take the dog because they “didn’t see anything wrong with the dog.” Kim said she showed them the video again, but the officers told her “the video doesn’t show the person hitting the dog.”
Kim and rescuers from Compton Paw Patrol said they ended up paying the couple $200 to surrender the dog after officers said they couldn’t help. “The pair even pulled out a counterfeit detector to verify the cash before handing the animal over,” Kim said.
Kim transported the dog, now named Kiba, to Compton Paw Patrol and later to North Central Animal Services for veterinary evaluation.
A spokesperson for LAPD told The Post officers responded to an “animal cruelty investigation radio call” on Cesar Chavez but “were unable to determine if a crime had occurred as the dog appeared to be uninjured.” The department said the widely circulated video had been recorded two days earlier.
LAPD said its animal-cruelty team in Central Bureau conducted follow-up and confirmed the dog had been purchased by rescuers and directed for evaluation by Los Angeles Animal Services.
“No arrests have been made at this time,” the department said, adding the investigation remains open pending medical findings.
Kim says she now checks the encampment daily. “They are still there,” she said. “And I’m watching for another dog.”
