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04-13-2016, 02:33 AM
Contractor caught on camera beating dogs with wrench at Texas home
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Police in Texas have opened an investigation after a contractor with CenterPoint Energy was caught smacking two dogs with a wrench in the backyard of a Houston family.
The worker reportedly walked into the family's backyard without k**cking or prior warning. He was there to cut off service to the home of the Wilcox family, who said service was only cut off because the family had mistakenly **t signed up for automatic payment.
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In surveillance video of the incident, the worker seems to bash both of the Wilcox's 8-year-old (http://www.fox26houston.com/news/121189437-story) dogs across the face.
The dogs suffered eye and jaw damage, and one will undergo surgery, according to the video.
The family reportedly expects to pay around $2,000 (http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/kingwood/news/article/Dogs-beat-with-pipe-wrench-by-CenterPoint-worker-7241262.php) in veterinary costs.
The company said in a statement (http://www.khou.com/news/local/family-says-centerpoint-worker-beat-dogs-with-pipe-wrench/127869482) that it does "**t condone or tolerate abuse of animals by our employees or our contractors. We have **tified the contract company and they have assured us that they will conduct a full investigation into the incident.”
The contractor reportedly said the Wilcox family sent their dogs after him when they learned their service was about to be cut (http://www.fox26houston.com/news/121189437-story), but the full video reportedly disputes that claim.
"Here's our dogs in their own backyard where they're supposed to be safe and sleep," Mike Wilcox said. "But to be woken up by a stranger five or six feet away from them...I mean, it's pretty upsetting."
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Police in Texas have opened an investigation after a contractor with CenterPoint Energy was caught smacking two dogs with a wrench in the backyard of a Houston family.
The worker reportedly walked into the family's backyard without k**cking or prior warning. He was there to cut off service to the home of the Wilcox family, who said service was only cut off because the family had mistakenly **t signed up for automatic payment.
SEE ALSO: 120-pound Great Dane attempts to climb tree, promptly gets stuck (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/great-dane-stuck-in-tree/)
In surveillance video of the incident, the worker seems to bash both of the Wilcox's 8-year-old (http://www.fox26houston.com/news/121189437-story) dogs across the face.
The dogs suffered eye and jaw damage, and one will undergo surgery, according to the video.
The family reportedly expects to pay around $2,000 (http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/kingwood/news/article/Dogs-beat-with-pipe-wrench-by-CenterPoint-worker-7241262.php) in veterinary costs.
The company said in a statement (http://www.khou.com/news/local/family-says-centerpoint-worker-beat-dogs-with-pipe-wrench/127869482) that it does "**t condone or tolerate abuse of animals by our employees or our contractors. We have **tified the contract company and they have assured us that they will conduct a full investigation into the incident.”
The contractor reportedly said the Wilcox family sent their dogs after him when they learned their service was about to be cut (http://www.fox26houston.com/news/121189437-story), but the full video reportedly disputes that claim.
"Here's our dogs in their own backyard where they're supposed to be safe and sleep," Mike Wilcox said. "But to be woken up by a stranger five or six feet away from them...I mean, it's pretty upsetting."
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