LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The death of a cat is under investigation in the Fern Creek neighborhood. A summons says a dog ran into someone's yard and attacked the cat.
The cat owner says the incident was captured on a surveillance camera.
"It was heartbreaking because as any pet owner will tell you, that pet is your kid. And it was like watching one of your own children get murdered really," the owner said.
A criminal summons obtained by WHAS11 News cites Cari Frank for failing to restrain a dog after it attacked and killed a neighbor's cat. Frank told the station via phone she's fighting those charges. She also stated that she's not the dog's owner seen on surveillance video.
In our conversation with Frank, she disputes the criminal complaint specifics that the dog was being walked without a leash. According to Frank, "the dog in question escaped from a nearby dog park before the attack."
Frank also told WHAS11, "the dog's owner is someone else in the apartment complex. She also said "the dog is always on a leash and it escaped through a hole in the fence while the owner was picking up after the dog."
When police were called Frank said she immediately told them she was not the owner, but says the officer told her she needed to appear in court. Frank says she has hired an attorney and plans to fight the charges.
The attack happened back in June.
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