Two stray dogs that caused more than $350,000 in damage to a car at a Houston dealership are now in custody, and one is available for adoption, authorities said.
Late last year, surveillance camera video captured the vicious dogs in action. Eye-popping footage shows them charging across the G Motors lot in Harris County, Texas, jumping on cars, scratching paint and tearing off car bumpers with their jaws. ABC 13 in Houston reported.
That's when the dealership's financial manager, Imran Haq, and sales manager, Gabby Fakhoury, called Houston's animal control agency, BARC, for help.
“I have never seen anything like this where a dog attacks a car and causes damage,” Fakhoury told the network. “But things happen. And there's always a solution to everything.”
The pair captured the brown pit bull, later named Dasher, around early December using a BARC cage and cat food, the agency said.
It took some time to track down his accomplice, a black dog whose name has yet to be revealed.
But in the end, just before the new year, police arrested him and handed him over to City Hall.
But fear not, dog lovers. The newly incarcerated pups probably won't be in prison for long.
Medical staff cleaned up Dasher, but he showed no signs of aggression towards people. Now he is available for adoption.
The network said the anonymous friend is safe but is still being evaluated.
Fakhoury said the dogs attacked the property at least four times between November and December, causing about $350,000 worth of damage to at least five cars.
At first he thought wolves might be the culprit, but was shocked to see two stray dogs acting like extras from “Oliver & Co.”
“You would never think a dog would have the strength to tear a car apart like that,” Fakhoury told the station.
Officials said they believe the puppies may have entered the property through a hole in the fence surrounding the property, possibly while chasing a cat.
Their trajectory of destruction horrified customers and employees alike. But now they can rest easy.
“In 2024, we will enter the new year without fear of dogs,” Haq said.
“(I) just want all of our customers to know that everything is taken care of, and honestly, we're thinking about these dogs,” Fakhoury said. added.
“But we don't have to worry about them now because they are under good control,” he continued. “They can be adopted or whatever the city of Houston wants them to do.”
