Black man attacks "racist" dog

A dog that reportedly disliked minorities was slashed by a black man who had grown tired of the dog's incessant barking at him, police said. The German Shepherd lost an eye, and the alleged slasher — who worked for an oil delivery business where the dog stood guard — was arrested on a felony aggravated cruelty charge. Andrew Owens, 58, was arraigned in City Court after spending the night in jail. A detective for the SPCA of Westchester said the slashing was unprovoked. Owens, who worked there as a handyman, had threatened to kill the dog in the past. The night of the attack he egged on the barking dog and charged at her, Detective Ken Ross III said. He allegedly then pulled out a nine-inch folding knife. He taunted her with his arm, raised his arm with a knife and slashed the dog across the face. He cut the dog over the right eye, all the way down to the eye socket bone.