Minn. woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
September 26, 2009 5:15:00 pm
- Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say a local woman accused of kicking a seeing-eye dog in the jaw has been cited for animal cruelty.
Police Sgt. Jesse Garcia says the unprovoked incident represents cruelty not only to the 6-year-old black Labrador but to the dog's blind owner.
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Fifty-three-year-old Lynnette Lijewski says she and her service dog, Brook, were in a store Thursday. She says she felt the dog's legs buckle and then Brook righted herself.
As she checked Brook, a girl told her a gray-haired woman just kicked the dog.
Lijewski alerted store staff, who called police. Officers reviewed store video and arrested the 46-year-old Minneapolis woman nearby.
Brook appeared to be OK on Friday, but Lijewski planned to have a vet take a look at her.
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Information from Star Tribune
