Spanish football fan facing animal cruelty charge after throwing DOG at referee

 
Gerard Couzens21 February 2014

Police in Spain have arrested a football fan who threw a dog at a referee in protest at his decisions.

The unnamed hooligan snatched the animal from another supporter’s arms at a non-league match and hurled it at the official after he blew a foul against his side.

The dog’s owner reacted by attacking him - forcing police to intervene to stop the fight as the injured dog crawled off the pitch.

The fan who threw the dog, a 50-year-old local, is now facing a charge of animal cruelty.

The incident happened on Sunday 15 minutes from the end of a derby match in the town of Olula del Rio in Almeria, south east Spain.

Watch the incident below.

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