Video surfaces of off-leash dog attack in North York that left pet dead

Toronto police want to make the public aware of an abandoned off-leash dog that attacked a small dog and its owner. John Musselman reports.

New video of an off-leash dog attack in North York that left another small dog dead and their owner injured has been obtained by CTV News.

The video came to light hours after Toronto police issued a warning about what they described as an “abandoned off-leash dog” following the incident on Tuesday afternoon near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West.

Police said the larger dog, described as a brown pit bull mix, attacked a smaller dog and its owner without provocation.

The smaller dog was killed and the owner sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

In video that surfaced Wednesday, the larger dog can be seen walking ahead of its owner without a leash as it charged towards the smaller dog. The smaller dog is being walked by an owner who appears to be pushing a stroller.

A witness said the owner of the dog that attacked “punched” their pet multiple times to get it off the other dog.

“It was just terrible,” the witness, who asked not to be identified, told CP24. “The owner had the dog by the collar. Didn’t have a leash, just a collar, and he was whacking the dog two or three times…and the kids were there screaming, and the woman, she was on the ground.”

The dog that attacked has not been found. Police say they’re working with animal services to locate it.

It’s unclear if the missing dog’s owner has spoken to police.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-1200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.