Cops Investigate Video Of Dog Abandoned On Road Desperately Chasing Owners As They Drive Off

This is the heartbreaking moment being investigated by police in which a dog runs frantically after its owner’s car after being abandoned beside the road.

The incident was filmed as it unfolded on Avenida Centenario, a main thoroughfare in the Brazilian city of Belem, and the video has gone viral online.

The footage shows how the white female dog stands on its rear legs and paws at its owner’s car window before chasing the silver vehicle at full speed as the owner tries to drive away.

The police are currently working to identify the suspect after a report was filed regarding the incident over the weekend (19th-20th June).

As of 20th June, neither the suspect nor the abandoned dog had been found, according to information from news site G1.

Other sources, however, report more recently that the dog had managed to make its way back to its owner’s home of its own accord, where it was not let back in.

If convicted of animal abuse, the suspect could face from two to five years in prison, a fine and a ban on keeping pets.

The case is being investigated by a department of the Civil Police (Brazil’s investigative police force) specialising in the environment and animal welfare.

Twitter user Sulla Silva commented: “I genuinely can’t understand how humans are capable of such a thing. It hurts my heart to see this.

“I have animals at home that are treated like family members. I will never understand how these people’s hearts are so hardened.”