Authorities say a north Florida man is facing charges after throwing his dog into traffic.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports that 55-year-old Michael Lee Britton was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated animal cruelty, assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest without violence.
Police responded after a woman called to report that a man had thrown a dog at her moving car. Britton told the Star-Banner that he did it because the dog had been pierced by an arrow. Police found no such wound.
According to the Ocala State Banner, the dog was hit twice by vehicles but survived.
Humane Society of Marion County volunteer Brenda Hall says the Australian shepherd has no broken bones, but he does have fluids in his abdomen, which suggest he might have internal bleeding. Hall says she and police officers have donated to cover vet bills.
Britton was being held on $4,000 bail.
