Dog Beaten, Dragged By Extension Cord In West Englewood: Cops

CHICAGO, IL — An Arlington Heights man faces felony animal cruelty charges after he was accused by Chicago police of violently beating and dragging a dog over the weekend on the city's Southwest Side. Isaac Goodlow, 24, of the 4000 block of Bonhill Drive, is currently being held on $100,000 bail.

According to police, officers responded to a report at around 3:40 a.m. Saturday, June 23, of a man violently kicking, whipping and choking a pit bull in the 6100 block of South Ashland Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. At the scene, Goodlow was seen allegedly dragging the dog by the neck along a sidewalk with an extension cord, the report added.

Goodlow allegedly told the arresting officers that he should have killed the dog after asking police why the canine was being taken away, the report stated. He also allegedly told police that the beatings were his way of taming the animal, the report added.

The dog was shaking and scared and appeared to be dehydrated and emaciated following the incident, which was captured on police surveillance video, the report stated. A 24-hour veterinary clinic treated the canine for its injuries, which included wounds from past episodes, the report added.

Goodlow's next court date is Friday, June 29.

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Isaac Goodlow (Photo via Cook County Sheriff's Office)