'Buddy' the cat battling for his life, 2 Philadelphia juveniles in custody ...
Buddy the cat is hanging in there in the fight for his life after authorities say two young men in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood encouraged their dogs to maul him earlier this week.
The disturbing scene was caught on surveillance footage with the young men, who appeared to be walking their dogs, stopping to free their dogs from their leash while encouraging them to go up onto a porch area where Buddy was standing and attack him. “Good boy!” one of the them can be heard telling one of the dogs before a man in the home came out and stopped the disturbing scene.
On Friday, the SPCA updated to its page that the two individuals — a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old – have surrendered to police and the dogs have been taken into custody by the SPCA. It said the two are facing felony animal fighting, felony aggravated animal cruelty and a conspiracy charges.
“Buddy is still hanging in there,” the Pennsylvania Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals posted Thursday to its web page. Buddy is still listed in critical condition who is reportedly “suffering from wounds across his body,” but “does not appear to have any internal bleeding or broken bones.” Buddy was reportedly a stray who came to the house because the family there fed him. He is expected to find a new home should he recover.
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