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THIS is the harrowing moment a German Shepherd is dragged to its death by its lead from a fast-moving car in Belgium.

The owner’s house was burned down by furious vigilantes seeking “revenge” – but he claims the whole thing was a tragic accident.

A blurred image of a person standing near the back of a car.
The German Shepherd was hanging from the rear passenger doorCredit: Facebook
Censored image of a person near a white car.
It was pinned by the neck, with its body dragging along the tarmacCredit: Facebook
Burned and vandalized house with graffiti reading "dog killer" and "revenge for your dog."
Graffiti reading ‘dog killer’ appeared on the man’s houseCredit: RTE Info

Video taken by another driver—considered too distressing to share completely—reveals a deceased dog wedged against the side of a car traveling through Dalhem in eastern Belgium.

It appears to be held fast by the neck, with its head up by the rear passenger window.

The rest of its body hangs down and drags along the road – with damage to its lower limbs evident.

The dog was dragged like this for several miles at around 50mph.

The footage was posted to Facebook in a now-deleted post – and sparked a storm of anger.

An online manhunt ensued and, despite the car’s number plate being blurred out, sleuths were able to track down the owner.

At first he was subjected only to online threats – but this escalated severely when somebody set fire to his home, with the man inside.

He was able to leave the house, which was also vandalised with messages including “dog killer” and “revenge for your dog”.

The owner went to the police station to give his version of events.

He claimed his dog’s death was a complete accident, according to the Liège prosecutor’s office.

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The driver explained that he had left the dog inside the car trunk while visiting a café, but was unaware that it had leaped through a window that apparently had been shattered.

The man said he got in the car and drove off believing his pet was asleep in the back.

Prosecutors reported: “He said he was alerted to the situation by a female driver flashing her headlights.

“It was at that moment that he realized his dog was hanging outside the right rear window of his vehicle.

“The man untied it, put it in the trunk, and drove off.”

The local’s friends flocked to his defence, insisting that the pooch was like his son.

One said: “He would never hurt his dog.”

Another said: “He never leaves Ares’s side, whether it’s to go to work or to come to the cafe.”

And a third vowed they had never seen the pet owner be violent towards an animal.

One of his supporters said that the man was deeply upset by the death of his dog.

They speculated that a passerby had broken the window out of misplaced concern for the creature left in the car.

The mayor of Oupeye said he was “shocked by the dramatic turn of events in the case”.

Mayor Serge Fillot commented: “In my experience, this is the first time I have encountered such an incident. It involved a shocking and dramatic event that became widely known, followed by a social media-fueled pursuit to identify the individual involved, whom I know personally. This situation escalated overnight into an act of revenge, which had the potential to endanger the life of the individual.”

Prosecutors are running two concurrent investigations: one into possible animal abuse and the other into the threats and arson against the owner.

Smiling German Shepherd lying in the grass.
The dog was a German Shepherd, like this oneCredit: Getty
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