WELLAND, Ont. – Two suspects have been charged after police say a dog was dragged by a car for nearly a kilometre in Welland, Ont.

Niagara Regional Police say they received calls last Thursday and later confirmed that a small dachshund-beagle mix had been dragged about 800 metres before the car struck another vehicle.

Police say the dog suffered what they described as “traumatic injuries,” but was rushed to a nearby veterinarian and was expected to recover.

Investigators say the dog’s leash had been attached to the passenger side door, and that it broke just before the car collided with another vehicle.

Several witnesses apparently tried to alert the occupants of the car to what was happening, but to no avail.

Police say Cassandra McKay, 42, and Gary Dewilde, 47, both of Fort Erie, Ont. are each charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a dog and causing injury by wilful neglect to a dog. The two are due in court March, 29 to face the allegations.

The female in this case has responded on Facebook with this:

Any of you fuckers been appointed the position of god!!no your just a bunch of uneducated fucks and crackheads!!its one fucking side Of the story and there is a fucken thing called mind your own business or go around looking like the kinda person that thinks they are perfect and better than most of society..if it helps I will give you my address and you can come "chat" with me

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Everybody is so concerned that the poor little abused puppy that was negligently traumatized and brutally mistreated by the crack smoking ,meth snorting, opiet using ,coke buying, pill popping booze guzzling joke of a human is ok but the method for this judgement is an overwhelming barrage of verdicts for me (the pups owner) to receive my "punishment " through face smashing a and head bashings and ass kickings but most disturbing was the threat to come to my house to deliver it....it would be a terrible day for any one of you knuckle dragging cunt waffles if it made it's way anywhere near my families or their homes !!the concern for the pup and the amount of hope that you ignorant uniformed perfect little saints expressed didn't shock me one bit because it never was a show of support or concern for the poor pup.. it was just more pathetic attempts at the lowly face book attention whores and martyrs and fake fucks to feel involved and to validate away from this as sometimes we don't predict something so terrible could their useless existence...my dog is actually doing A OK and she is actually quite content after some lil ceasers and a play date with her mini wubba I would like to say thanx cuz times like these can be a lot worse and yes I feel humbled and blessed because she is ok .watever reason you window lickerand my only responsibility is to my dogs care and the lesson that I take s think I need your evaluation of me my life and would value the opinions of fake ass self proclaimed saints than it's clear that yous are very dilusional happen till it does

Please tell the Crown Attorney that animal lovers and advocates will not stand by and allow these people to skate by...Your signature means you are standing up for this poor dog! We have unconfirmed reports that the dog has been returned to her...which I cannot understand for the life of me, but again..Thats just from her mouth.