14-Year-Old Rescue Dog Stabbed To Death In Central Park After Fight Between Owners

A 14-year-old rescue dog was stabbed to death in New York City’s Central Park over the weekend.

Owners Brian and his wife Melanie were taking their dogs, Eli, a German Shepherd pitbull mix, and Sadie, a 17-year-old miniature pinscher, out for a walk on Saturday night when Brian got into an argument with a man who had three unleashed pitbull terriers.

Brian told the New York Post that the dispute began when he told the killer that letting his dog try to bite Brian’s dog was not acceptable. 

“And then he just wanted to be a tough guy and he started trying to talk to me like he’s my dad,” Brian said. “I know the guy, I’ve spoken to him. But his dogs never tried to bite my dog.”

During their argument, one of the suspect’s dogs attacked Eli, which then led to his stabbing.

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Eli was then taken to a vet after the fatal stabbing, where veterinarians found a tumor growing inside, which according to them, left Eli with about five more months to live. 

In addition to the stabbing and the tumor, the costs to recover Eli were too much, leading Brian and Melanie to euthanize him. 

“You could tell the dog was injured. It was bleeding out. There was a lot of blood on the floor, but besides that, the owner was distraught. His wife couldn’t come close to the dog because there was too much blood on the floor,” a witness said.

The suspect managed to escape with his three dogs after the attack, and police are still on the lookout for him. He was last seen wearing an orange hat, gray shirt and blue jeans.