Warped Alabama men arrested over social media video showing neighbor's missing dog being used for target practice

An big and a juvenile person been charged pinch animal cruelty aft a video of them utilizing a missing canine arsenic target believe went viral.

Cops received a societal media extremity astir a pup being mistreated June 29 prompting investigators to place nan fishy and retrieve nan limb that aforesaid day, according to Sheriff Jonathon Horton from Etowah County, Alabama.

The viral clip shows canine Bullet, who had been missing from his owner, tied to a character pinch 1 of nan suspects shooting astatine him.

Trenton Dewayne, 18, Sudberry of Gadsden, was arrested and charged pinch animal cruelty. He was taken to nan section detention halfway to await bond.

The juvenile's personality was not released because of their age.

Bullet was backmost location safe pinch his family arsenic of Sunday night, according to WBRC. He is said to make a afloat betterment and successful bully spirits.

Bullet's proprietor Nicholas Jared Wayne told nan outlet: 'Our babe has been safely returned, and each basal measures person been taken pinch nan individuals involved, presently being handled by Etowah County.'

'We widen our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who shared our station and offered assistance. 

'Our beloved dog, Bullet, is besides backmost location and will person a thorough introspection owed to a noticeable limp.

Sheriff Horton emphasized nan value of fighting for animal information and justice  

'It's unfortunate that animals are mistreated! Animals cannot speak up, truthful we person to make judge we do our champion to return attraction of them and beryllium their voice. Animal cases are conscionable arsenic important arsenic immoderate lawsuit we work,' Sheriff Horton told WBRC.