Man arrested after stabbing Labrador retriever

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma man was arrested Wednesday after he stabbed another man’s Labrador retriever, deputies said.

William Goddard, 37, is facing animal cruelty charges after stabbing the dog in a yard and then leaving the scene, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office said on social media.

The dog’s owner rushed the animal to a veterinarian, where he is being treated for his injuries, deputies said. The dog’s name was not immediately known.

Goddard told deputies he stabbed the dog in self-defense, but witnesses say the dog was playing with another dog at the time and posed no threat to Goddard.

Goddard was released from jail shortly after his arrest on a $2,000 bond.

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