Brazilian binman sacked after he is pictured dragging injured dog across a road before throwing animal into back of rubbish truck
- A garbage collector has been pictured throwing a dog into his refuse truck
- Named as
Jadson James Franca, the binman hit the animal with his vehicle - He was then seen dragging it into the truck's compacting mechanism
- The town's mayor said he had been fired and his company would be fined
A binman has been sacked after he was caught dragging an injured dog across a road before throwing the terrified animal in the back of his rubbish truck to be crushed alive.
The council binman then stopped the garbage truck and tied a chain around the neck of the whimpering animal, which had had both of its legs broken.
As his colleagues looked on, Franca then dragged the frightened dog along the pavement before tossing it into the compacting mechanism of the collection vehicle.
The stray dog was hit by the truck driver after he mounted the curb in Presidente Figueiredo, north Brazil
Colleagues then stood by as the binman attached a chain to the dog's neck
He was then seen dragging the animal into the back of the truck and inside its compacting mechanism
Images of the atrocity caused
The animal was reportedly still alive when the truck later arrived at the town's rubbish dump on Thursday evening but died of its serious injuries several hours later.
Brazilian TV presenter Xuxa, who once dated football legend Pele, also posted the shocking photos to her 4.4million Facebook followers.
She wrote: 'This little dog, who wasn't bothering anyone, had its legs broken, and in agony was tied up and dragged by the neck, before being brutally murdered by this individual, being thrown and crushed alive in the back of the garbage truck.
'This monster can still appeal against a fine and will still be walking the streets in freedom! Are we going to let that happen?? Let's do something?? Together we can.
Yesterday Presidente Figueiredo's mayor, Neilson da Cruz, told Brazil's A Critica newspaper that the binman had been sacked and the refuse collection company, ViaLimpa, would face an unspecified fine.
Images of the atrocity caused
Mr da Cruz also
He
Franca has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty and bailed, according to police chief
He said that the binman had claimed that he threw the dog into the truck as an act of kindness because the animal was 'suffering greatly' and 'needed to be sacrificed'.
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