A Hammond Police K-9 officer was placed on administrative leave this week after YouTube video surfaced of the officer apparently abusing his police dog.
The video posted Wednesday shows an officer using a leash to lift the dog to its hind legs, then striking the dog’s middle section with what appears to be another leash. He then lifts the dog into the air by the leash, and the dog is seen swinging around once.
The dog is struck another time before being directed back to the squad car.
A witness claimed, “I’m a dog trainer for thing, and that kind of so called “training” is from the Nazi era.”
