Heartbreaking moment husky is abandoned on side of road as owners drive off and leave it chasing after them
The El Paso County Sheriff's office office announced the arrest on Friday of Luis Antonio Campos, 68, for his alleged role in abandoning a dog on the side of the road in Horizon City. The alleged crime was caught on video, and police said another arrest was expected
A Texas man has been arrested for animal cruelty after he allegedly abandoned a husky on the side of the road.
Luis Antonio Campos, 68, was taken into custody on Friday, the The El Paso County Sheriff's office announced, and his bond was set at $5,000.
The video of the incident - which looks to be recorded by another road user - went viral earlier this week shows the dog being abandoned by the side of a road in Horizon City, a suburb of El Paso.
The video shows a young man removing the dog's leash and collar on the side of a road while the driver sits waiting in a nearby SUV.
The driver, who appears to be an older man, can be seen in the driver's side rear-view mirror.
Police did not say whether Campos was the driver, but reported that another arrest was expected as the investigation into the incident continued.
Video of the alleged crime went viral on social media earlier in the week and shows a young man removing the dog's collar and leash
He then gets back into his vehicle while the driver, who appears to be an older man, waited
The SUV then drives off and the dog chases after it but is unable to keep up
The video then shows the young man getting into the vehicle, which begins to drive off as the husky is seen chasing after, unable to keep up.
It was shared widely on social media Tuesday, with many expressing their disgust.
'How do people have the heart to do this. Horrible people,' one user commented on Twitter.
'I can not describe by absolute anger seeing this,' wrote another.
Users took to social media to express their disgust at the video
'Absolutely heartbreaking,' wrote a user on Instagram, where the video had been viewed more than 1million times.
'This is so sad and heartbreaking. Poor dogs! All they know is to show love,' wrote another.
'I don't know how those people could get in that vehicle, see that dog in the mirror running behind them and then just drive off. I don't know how you could do that as a human being,' Ronald Comeau, who has been rescuing dogs in the El Paso area for six years, told KFOX.
'It hurts,' he added. 'The immediate thought that comes to mind for people that love animals is give me that person for five minutes in a dark room.'
The dog was taken to Huckleberry Hound Dog Rescue, which renamed Nanook, and he was adopted by a family within 24 hours
Instagram user ms.mojorising, who shared the video on the platform, said the person recording the video had called the police, and that the dog was taken to Huckleberry Hound Dog Rescue of El Paso.
There, the dog was named Nanook, and the shelter reported the husky was around 10 months old.
Within 24 hours Nanook was adopted by a family.
'I think he's doing us an active kindness by completing our family,' the family told KFOX. 'He's not lost anymore.'