Video: Harlem Man Caught Violently Yanking Dog

Some days you wake up angry, and you don't know where it's coming from. The street is empty when you look; that feeling seems unlocatable. Then we saw this video of Carlos Baez violently yanking and choking a dog by its leash inside an elevator, and we should have known that feeling was coming from the infamous Grant Houses. Have people not caught on to the fact that everything you do in an elevator is being videotaped?

Baez, 29, can be seen in the video (you can see below) yanking and spinning his 10-pound mutt, named Dutch, into a dizzy frenzy inside the Grant Houses on Amsterdam Ave. in Harlem. At one point, Baez kicked the tiny 3-year-old dog into the wall of the elevator, according to police. Baez was caught days after the incident, and charged with torturing and injuring animals and possession of marijuana.

The Grant Houses are gaining a bit of a reputation as a dog abusing resort. Earlier this year, Chris Grant brutally kicked his Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix (named Chuvi-Duvi) in the same complex; days after that, Tiara Davis was caught pounding her 4-year-old Pomeranian, Sparky. And they were all caught on surveillance cam in the same elevator!

Last week, a SI man was accused of starving and neglecting two pets he was pet-sitting, and an LI man was accused of sexually abusing a dog named Snowball. And as the cherry on top of all that, a CT man admitted he may have "inadvertently" put his fingers inside a horse.

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By Ben Yakas in News on October 28, 2010 11:01 AM

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blue maze

wat the fuck iis wrong wt ppl who yanks a fucking wat did he do to yu dogs cant yank dat ass but he sure could yank the damb dog

Hope Duchaine

That's it, I am sick and tired of reading about sadistic people abusing and killing their animals. I am a member of the Humane Society of the United States and I am going to save this section and let the HUSUS know what is going on in this building. These lowlifes are not worthy of having any animals at all and the authorities should do something about this. I would like to personally send the state a letter about this and make sure they put a stop to all of this insanity.

Leojski

If you are living in the projects or any sort of subsidized housing for an extended period of time it should be illegal to have pets.

If you are convicted of a crime you should be kicked out of your subsidized housing.

You should also have to file for a permit to have kids.

d2mo

REPORT ANIMAL CRUELTY!!

You can report cruelty to either the New York City Police Department or to the ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement department, which can be reached at (212) 876-7700, ext. 4450, or humanel@aspca.org.

Please report all instances of animal cruelty.

It's the ONLY way to get it to stop.

sowhtifithppnsitwll

I would like to meet him in person. There's so much I have to say to him and so many things I would Love to witness happening to his self.

I am cursing him.

BigUps

These people should be sterilized.

m015094

Gotta love the Grant Projects. Of course this is no surprise. Hell, I see people treating their KIDS like this everyday in Harlem. Tonight on the bus this lady (probably ~19-21 years old) was telling her 2 year old son to "shut the fuck up" and "Stop doing that, or I'm going to beat you."

Jesse

I would love to see this guy up against a few Pit Bulls. If he wins he stays out of prison and if he doesn't it saves taxes payers money.

Jesse

Meant "tax payers"

BigUps

Sad what people do to a poor helpless animal. I'd like to do that to them.

Amanda Harletsch

something tells me this pathetic sickos are aware they might get caught...

Penalties for abuses to animals are too generous with the abusers, and losers like all the attention they can get for free.

Sketto

What's the name on the fucker's Yanks jersey? I can't tell but I was half-expecting it to say Leyritz.

Wza

Sad how dogs in the PJ's are probably more trained than their owners.

At least the dogs don't pee in the elevators or staircases.

meknow

How do you find out when this scum will appear before the judge and what court?

Potty Boy

His next court appearance is in Manhattan Criminal Court, on January 13, 2011, in Part F.

http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/Login

Free, unfettered public search. Click Defendant on left hand side. On next page, type his name Carlos Baez, choose New York County. He's the 2nd douchebag listed.

Potty Boy

He might show up earlier on November 17th in the SAP Part. According to the site, the first Carlos Baez listed is 29 years old. Can't be certain it's the same guy since the NYSID # is not listed. The NYSID is a unique number assigned by Corrections and follows you for life. But it can't be a mere coincidence that both defendants named Carlos Baez listed are 29. This douche bag was arrested for an incident back on April 4, 2006.

FelixtheCat Christine Quinns

I meant they should Not have pets fit the pet's sakes

FelixtheCat Christine Quinns

They should have pets. I know a few good ones as seniors but there are more bad than good people in those projects. Evict them.