UPDATE: A man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a dog in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, BC

A man was arrested Sunday morning in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, after stabbing a dog in the middle of a street.

Police say they found a man in his twenties covered with blood with a chest injury. The area of ​​Yew Street and West 4th Avenue just after 7:15, who had approached a woman and stabbed the dog that she was walking a few moments before the agents arrived.

After a physical fight that injured two officers, the man was brought

The suspect was taken to hospital for treatment of his chest injury

The dog, a yellow laboratory named Copper, was transported to the veterinary hospital, where it should recover completely. . His owner was unhurt.

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Police say that a few moments before the dog was stabbed, they were alerted by a knife stab on 13th Ave. and Arbutus Street. . He was taken to hospital in serious condition.

The police say that the suspect and the victim knew each other and had an altercation before the suspect escaped to the dog's stabbing place.

The Yew Street and West 4th Avenue We expect that it will be blocked during the afternoon while the police investigate the scene.

"It's really horrible"

The witnesses who came to the scene after the incident said that they were incredulous. I heard what had happened.

"That a young man stabbed someone and an animal, you know, [someone] was just walking their dog, it's really horrible. And sad, that's it. is sad, "said a witness who did not want to be named.

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She said that she thought the incident might have occurred after a festive night after the Saturday night fireworks [19659002] "Probably come from the beach, you know that there were a lot of people walking from the beach and I think it's an isolated incident," she said. "I do not think it's something that happens regularly in this area, but I mean it can happen anywhere.

A witness who allegedly saw the dog being stabbed did not want to be questioned, but told other viewers that the police were doing a good job of controlling the suspect and calming him down.

"I am so relieved"

The owner of Copper told Global News, outside the veterinary hospital where the dog was being treated, that his animal was likely to survive the attack

"I am very relieved of copper."

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The owner says that she was Marc Copper along West 4th when she saw the suspect covered in blood.She tried to cross the street to avoid it, when Copper s & rsquo; Stopped to feel a perch

"I turned around in time to see him fling my dog, ride him and start stabbing."

to thank a man who quickly ran out of the door. 49th parallel cafe interior, which hit the attacker in the head with a cup for The other staff members and coffee guests helped the owner to take care of Copper before the police arrived.

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"Everyone was involved: the Vancouver police, the staff [of the coffee shop] the pbadersby. Thank you very much to everyone, "she said with tears

The owner added that Copper had to go home Sunday night.