A dog was fatally stabbed in Central Park on Saturday night after an argument between canine walkers turned violent, according to police.
The pooch was on an evening walk with its owners, a 43-year-old woman and 51-year-old man, on Central Park’s East Drive near 106th Street a little before 8:30 p.m. on June 17. The woman told police they encountered a man walking three dogs without a leash, and the three humans got into an argument for unknown reasons.
The dispute turned violent when the unknown man pulled out a blade and stabbed the couple’s dog, who was identified as a German Shepherd-Pit Bull mix named Eli, which first reported on the incident; police could not confirm the dog’s name and breed. The Daily News also reported the unleashed dogs started biting Eli and the couple’s other dog, a chihuahua, amid the altercation.
The 51-year-old man rushed the dog to a local animal clinic, where the pooch was euthanized due to the severity of its injuries.The incident isn’t the first violent attack against a dog in a city park. In 2021, a Great Dane and Bernese Mountain Dog mix named
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