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Castaic Dog Beating: Man Charged with Animal Cruelty

Press Release | Friday, Sep 12, 2014

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A 30-year-old man was charged Friday with beating his German Shepherd, Kaiser, with a metal chain leash, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Deputy District Attorney Emily Cole said Mohamad Taghavi (dob 1/26/84) faces one felony count of cruelty to an animal with the allegation that he used the chain as a deadly weapon.

Arraignment for case PA081929 is scheduled this afternoon in Department S of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch.

On Sept. 10, Taghavi punched his 3-year-old dog multiple times and struck him with a metal chain leash while at a food truck on Castaic Street in Castaic, the prosecutor said. When Kaiser attempted to hide under the truck, the defendant yanked the chain multiple times causing the dog to whimper, the prosecutor added.

If convicted as charged Taghavi faces a maximum penalty of four years in state prison.

Kaiser is now being cared for by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Clarita Station.

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J.d. Mutaw says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

Beat his ass with a chain!

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Christine Barnes Wing says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

I say beat the guy with the chain and lock him up! He should never be able to have any animals ever again! POS!!

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Genevieve Riley says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

POS

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Genevieve Riley says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

POS

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Dee Dee says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

Is the dog ok?

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Dee Dee says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

Is the dog ok?

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Krista Douglass says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

Let’s all beat the s@!t out of that guy!!!

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Carla Holt says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

Is the dog available for adoption? Is the dog OK?

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Carolyn Glee says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

Release the guys name and picture! Shame him publicly for being a piece of human trash

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Lisa Dixon says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

They should just beat him with the same chain.

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Stephanie King says:

Friday, Sep 12, 2014 at

So when does he get beat with the chain?

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JD Kasaback says:

Saturday, Sep 13, 2014 at

Douchebag

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Mandy Frank-Lucero says:

Saturday, Sep 13, 2014 at

I say beat him the same way he did this poor dog!

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Mandy Frank-Lucero says:

Saturday, Sep 13, 2014 at

I say beat him the same way he did this poor dog!

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Bobbie Murray says:

Sunday, Sep 14, 2014 at

Rat bastard

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