LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after police responded to reports of alleged abuse.

Laredo police officers responded to the animal cruelty call in the 3600 block of Corpus Christi St. on November 3. Responding officers came across 22-year-old Luis Anibal Linares in his backyard, where he said the dogs had run away and he was trying to get them.

Linares said he allegedly hit the dogs with a tree branch a few times. Officers then received information that Linares was physically abusing the dogs.

He allegedly dragged the dogs by the collar and chain to the porch area of his house. Linares was also accused of whipping the dogs with a belt and attempting to strangle the animals.

He was arrested on the charge of cruelty to non-livestock animals by ca

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