GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Valley State University says authorities are involved in the case of a photo spreading fast on social media, showing a woman holding a leashed dog by its tail.
The image originally posted on Snapchat shows a smiling woman dangling a Dachshund by its tail. In the background, a man is shown taking a photo of her holding the dog, with a Grand Valley State University printed in the geotag above him.
“Do people really think this is okay?” Kylee Putnam questioned in a tweet of the image, which was retweeted a thousand times in two days before it disappeared from Twitter.
i mean do people really think this is okay?? pic.twitter.com/bECfr82FMq
— Kylee Putnam (@kyleeputnam7) September 4, 2017
“We have confirmed this incident happened off-campus. GVSU does not condone this behavior,” GVSU replied in a Tuesday tweet to Putnam.
A GVSU spokeswoman tells 24 Hour News 8 the university has been working with those involved in the situation since the photo came to light. She said the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office and Grand Valley police are also involved in the case.