Los Angeles, CA – A puppy is lucky to be alive after a man cruelly threw her over a fence, into the Tujunga Wash. Surveillance video captured the man taking the caged puppy out of the back of an SUV, walking to a fence, and hurling the cage into the water.

Fortunately, neighbors who witnessed the cruel act quickly jumped into action to save the pup’s life. “When I first saw the puppy, I didn’t even think. I just jumped over the fence, climbed down the wash. I slipped. I didn’t even care; I just wanted to rescue the dog,” a man who wished to be identified only as Amir told NBC4.

The puppy has already been placed in a home with “good people,” and an investigation is under way by the Foothill Division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

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