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NYPD: Irving Sanchez Caught On Tape Abusing Pit Bull Puppy

May 24, 2011 11:20 AM
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The NYPD says Irving Sanchez, 46, is the man seen in this image taken on May 22, 2011 striking pit bull puppy Max. (credit: NYPD)

The NYPD says Irving Sanchez, 46, is the man seen in this image taken on May 22, 2011 striking pit bull puppy Max. (credit: NYPD)

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Most people have puppy love. A man caught on tape in an East Harlem elevator seems to have the opposite.

The New York Police Department says Irving Sanchez, 46, was arrested after allegedly being caught on an elevator’s surveillance camera brutalizing a pit bull puppy.

The video was captured Sunday in the Wagner Houses in East Harlem. It shows a shocking attack.

Video: Animal Cruelty Caught On Tape

In the video, a man police say is Sanchez is seen walking into the elevator with a small pit bull puppy named Max. Once inside the elevator, the man is seen dragging the dog from side to side of the elevator by its leash, hurling it into the elevator walls.

Then the man leans in and hits the dog repeatedly with the handle of the leash, wielding the strap like a club.

Finally the man starts stepping on the dog and appears to kick him.

Sanchez was arrested the next day. He is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.

Max was taken to an animal shelter.

If guilty, what’s the appropriate punishment in this case? Sound off in our comments section.

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  • Kind to animals

    KILL HIM

    • Crime and Punishment

      YOU FIRST!
      Though I don’t condone his actions, it’s an animal.
      Get over yourself, or be prepared to be judged by the measure you use to judge.

  • B. Jones

    I have a better punishment. Put him in Rikers dressed in a tutu.
    This in not training except for human ignorance.
    All that little dog wants is for someone to love him and to please his master. Look what he gets from humans. Think about him the next time you do not get what you want out of life. Dogs and cats have personalities and simple souls.

    • perenoel

      dogs and cats do not have personalities they have character(s). Persons have personalities. The distortion of simple linguistics such as this is why abortion is permitted in this country (and the rest of the world for that matter e.g. Fetus – Latin, meaning BABY).

  • Hank Warren

    Illegal aliens and their ‘culture’, yet another violation of our rights. Add it to the list of gov’t violations of our rights:
    They violate the 1st Amendment by placing protesters in cages, banning books like “America Deceived II” and censoring the internet.
    They violate the 2nd Amendment by confiscating guns.
    They violate the 4th and 5th Amendment by molesting airline passengers.
    They violate the entire Constitution by starting undeclared wars for foreign countries.
    Impeach Obama, vote for Ron Paul.
    (Last link of Banned Book):
    http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000190526

  • Stella James

    You probably think women & children are property too. You’re a jerk, if it breaths and bleeds it’s alive and feels pain. Maybe someone should make you their property, There are plenty of prisons across the country with lonely inmates.

  • Tom Walter

    Wow…..Surprised Again……Another ‘Brown’ Person. Probably Has A Little WeeWee, That’s How This POS Makes Up For It.

  • Steve

    If you will treat a dog like this, then you will treat a human like this too. Cruelty knows no bounds! People like this should be barred from ever owning another animal. If caught with another animal the penalty should be SEVERE. Dogs are the only truly loyal friends we have.

    • Jon Reb

      Useless Yankees.

      • steve

        Jon Reb. This happens all over the country. Grow up

      • Aaron

        Yeah OK Jon Reb. I’ve seen some of you supposed “southern gentleman” mistreat more animals than just one dog. You guys from the south aren’t necessarily known for animal kndness.

  • Breeze

    Hurt people, hurt people ! And animals too. The punishment should be that he is ordered to go for psychological testing at his own expense, give up the animal for adoption, pay a fine to an organization who tries to prevent this type of treatment of animals. He is likely a frustrated unhappy man and sometimes people like that take it out on animals. That was hard to watch but it happens a lot I suspect that people take their anger and frustration out on pets.

  • Kathy

    Just give me his dog so it can know unconditional love and care that is worthy of a dogs affection. As for the guy that did this NO more animals not even a gerbil. There should be a list like sex offenders they have to register so people can run a check on them and if found with an animal 5 years jail no questions asked!!!

    • shane

      Kathy I ABSOLUTE agree. I would like to see legislation that will label persons an Animal Abuser and force stiffer penalties. Something has to be done. And as far a Republicans caring…..we care. We care enough to help people help themselves, which makes a person stronger, not useless and dependent.

  • at least 1800 a day

    WOW…your comments are…interesting…
    what should happen to the people that abort their unborn babies out of convenience?

    • Kathy

      NO more babies for them. mandatory spay. However make it reversible. When they want and can afford a baby they can pay for the reversal and have a baby. Until then no more unwanted births. problem solved.

      • Scott

        So someone can murder a baby for convenience, have a change of heart, and then they are free and clear forever, but someone who abuses an animal is on a list for life and jailed for 5 years at a time? Wow. Your values are upside down. Do you value human life so little? I would think you’d want a harsher penalty than birth control (reversible, as you so charitably point out). You make me sick.

    • Aaron

      This has not one thing to do with abortion. Damn Pro-lifers always trying to insert (shoehorn) their beliefs into every single discussion. Go cram your beliefs down someone elses throat.

  • ryan patton

    OMG you incredibly stupid jerk. How dare you try and make excuses for this sorry POS. You too are clearly an animal abuser. This is animal training? On what planet?

    You are the idiot and should shut your fat stupid mouth.

  • B. J. Kuykendall

    Clearly this puppy was in training to be a professional fighter. Perhaps it’s not too late to save the puppy, but it’s obviously too late to save the owner. Adopt the pet; euthanize the owner.

    • steve

      HERE HERE>

      • rocky

        agreed. “Euthanize Irving!” (tee-shirt in the works)

      • whamprod

        Nahhhh….. Neuter him first and see if that takes. If it doesn’t, THEN euthanize him.

  • Phil

    Moron, brutaliazation nis never the answer. If you are actually an animal professional you should find another line of work you jerk!!

  • Steve

    DOGVET,

    YOU ARE AN IDIOT! I have trained hundreds of dogs and never like this. I think YOU need some of this same “training” yourself. Its morons like you that have given this breed a bad name.

  • Jim

    so, bounce him off some walls, whip him with leases and kick him.

  • Arturo

    Tough guy! Love to see him try that on a grown Pitbull!

  • alex

    Let others see the footage and tell them to treat him the way he treated that dog. Let the punishment fit the crime from now on.

  • pitlover

    Give me 5 mins in the room with a leash and a pinch collar with this dirt bag. I promise he will never ever do this again.

  • daisey

    Tie a leash around his neck, put him in an elevator, throw him into the walls, kick him, beat him, and club him. Then send him to jail.

  • anon

    Don’t you think you people are being a little hard on him? After all, he just came here to do the jobs Americans don’t want to do.

    • Mike

      Does not matter where he works, He beat a living thing? You do that too poppy?

      • Grape Ape

        Don’t you recognize sarcasm?

    • larry

      No, he came here to do jobs Americans don’t HAVE to do, what with all the welfare, unemploymemt checks, food stamps, WIC etc………

    • Dee

      You are despicable too… God help you should you receive the same treatment that defenseless little puppy received. perhaps you should??? then your sick sarcasm may be put to the test… Anon, you need help!!

  • Leslie

    Once again people like this have no reason to exist. He needs to be put in the middle of the ocean at feeding time. That is all he is good for. Shark food. OMG I can’t stand people that cause harm and pain to something that can’t fight back.

    • fsffg

      ya like abortion

      • Dee

        Agree, abortion is brutalizing a being.. Love how some people make excuses for taking of a life…. no matter what term you use “terminate “.. abort etc… bottom line is you are ending a life period…

    • S’Lee

      @ Leslie– kinda like this harmful comment that he can’t defend either?

      Get off your high horse people– you’re not perfect. But you are very skilled at pointing out others flaws huh?

  • cginger26

    An innocent puppy. Someone should do the same to this POS with a baseball bat and ask him how it feels.

  • lynette

    Horrendous, the same actions should be taken to punish him

  • James W Johnson

    One bullet to the head.From an illegal handgun;with the shooter eating twinkies with salt on them, and smoking a cigarettethem make emporor bloomberg watch that videa.

    • whamprod

      There are no such things as “illegal” handguns. Only constitutional violations.

  • Mark B

    Appropriate punishment: dragging him from side to side of the elevator by his neck, and hurling him into the elevator walls. stepping on Sanchez and kick him……
    see how likes it.

  • B. Agostino

    Horrible ,I imagine he has hit Humans just like
    this. I hope animals have the ability to forget.

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