The Salisbury (NC) Police Department is allowing an outside agency to conduct an investigation of its K-9 training after video showed an officer lifting a K-9 by a leash and slamming the animal into the side of a police vehicle, officials said.
The video at the center of the investigation shows the officer placing a collar on 4-year-old K-9 Zuul, then lifting the dog off the ground using the collar and leash. The handler appears to slam the dog against the side of a vehicle. Then after struggling to get the dog into the back of a vehicle, he appears to strike the animal.