Posted on 09/25/2009 7:53:50 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A Minneapolis woman is still trying to come to grips with what happened to her guide dog Thursday night at the downtown Target store.
Lolly Lijewski and her dog Brook had just gone into the store when a woman kicked the working dog. A stranger passing by stepped in to help.
"As I was coming into the foyer of the store, my dog's feet seemed to go out from under her," said Lijewski.
Lijewski didn't know what happened to her service dog.
"Then there was a young girl to our left who said, 'Someone just kicked your dog,'" said Lijewski.
The woman then helped her track down a Target manager who scanned surveillance tape for the incident. It shows a woman swinging her leg toward the dog.
"If someone injures my dog they injure me. Our dogs keep us safe out in the world. They're trusting, they're sweet," said Lijewsjki.
Store security called police immediately.
"They went back and looked on the video and saw who this person was. Obviously she's somewhat familiar to some of the people down there. We were able to catch her outside and issue a misdemeanor citation for cruelty to animals," said Minneapolis Police Sergeant Jesse Garcia.
"It was stunning that someone would take such action and with clear malice," said Lijewski.
As disturbing as the situation was, Lijewski has high praise for the Target staff.
"This Target staff acted immediately, swiftly and they definitely took it seriously," she said.
And the good samaritan who came to her aid.
"I wouldn't have known if this girl hadn't come forward. I'm so grateful to her for coming forward and telling me what she saw," said Lijewski.
Lijewski never knew who the young woman was who helped her and she wants so much to find her and thank her again.
As for her dog, she's taking her to the vet next week but it appears she's fine.
Minneapolis used to be a nice city. Its full of vile subhumans now.
Actually I think the entire state has lost it’s collective mind hasn’t it?
Chet99 has taken a horrible beating because of his posts on Pitbulls!
I sure hope you aren’t going to savage the poor guy...
They don't blow up buildings, decapitate people, use children as suicide bombers, etc.
Be okay by me if you put her in a sound proof room and kick her.
Several times in the shins, wait an hour and thump the bruises with heel of your hand.
Somebody should kick the kicker. A dozen times. Hard. With steel toed boots.
“Actually I think the entire state has lost its collective mind hasnt it?”
No, NO, NO! Lots of good and decent folks up here in the northland. Just appreciate that we elected Michele Bachmann up here in my congressional district!
How do you come to that conclusion?
No...just a dog post. I know chet99 is a dog person.
Oh no you don’t.......you can’t get off THAT easy! Try living in CA!!!
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO boy.
As to the broad who kicked the dog? I’d like to leave her alone. In a room. With my black GSD.
Hmmmm....
The perp has been charged...and yet..no name.
http://www.startribune.com/local/61611532.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUr
Do we have to file a FOIA to find out?
I invented that...
Nice try.
Hehehehehee!!!!
I’ll make a couple of calls....
Maybe PETA or the ASPCA can ask the cops to charge this evil person. I bet this person is not an American.
—they do dislike all of them but black ones are satanic.
according to them—the demon appeared to muhammud as a black dog—3 morons told us this when we confronted them as theywere kicking a black belgian shepherd pup like a football ....and of course the local precinct did nothing when we finally got a hold of them-they always were a protected species here.
I have never seen anything like that in my life,the outright abuse to an animal,in broad daylight,at a busy subway station during rush hour....and a multitude simply kept going.
rest assured we broke it up damn fast,cops did nothing ....and THAT was their excuse.
puppy was terrified and traumatized.....and nobody claimed him,so he stayed with us.
“so he stayed with us.”
You’re the best!!
That's funny!
Bah Dum Bah.....
Thanks and tip your wait staff......
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