NEWARK, New Jersey (KTLA) — Mayor Cory Booker is being credited with saving the life of a dog left out in the freezing cold.
A local news reporter alerted the mayor Thursday night that the dog, which is named Cha-Cha, was shivering in the front yard of a house.
Mayor Booker went to the home to find the canine, then put it in a police car to warm up.
He was able to locate the owner’s cell phone number and gave him a call.
The owner, who was visiting friends in New York, says he was unaware that Cha-Cha had gotten out.
He was thankful to the mayor, especially since Cha-Cha has recently given birth to a litter.
10 Comments to “Newark Mayor Saves Dog Left in Freezing Cold”
January 27, 2013 at 2:50 AM
Seems to me that the reporter and the mayor working together to elevate the mayor o an undeserved height. Reporter calls the mayor? Really? Who then calls the police about a dog? What a bunch of idiots!
The reporter needs to be fired for wasting taxpayer money.
January 27, 2013 at 3:06 AM
he's a good human…from your comment I can tell you're not!
January 27, 2013 at 5:53 AM
The owner appears to have abandoned the dog for having puppies. Dogs don't just abandon their own puppies. I bet it winds up back on the street if it hasn't already.
I have three dogs, two of which were adopted when they showed up at my store starving and half-dead. One had been badly abused, and he while life has turned around more than you'd have ever thought possible.
January 27, 2013 at 8:43 AM
Really? The mayor had to be present for someone to call the police? Are you nice or just an idiot for buying this garbage?
January 27, 2013 at 8:45 AM
One man one voice · less than 1 minute ago
Really? The mayor had to be present for someone to call the police? Are you nice or just an idiot for buying this garbage?
January 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM
this was a ll a media set up. I can't believe KTLA and other stations bought into this crap. He is laying the foundation for a Presidential bid. Its too obvious this guy really can't be thinking he is going to go save everything including cats and dogs for a photo op to end up as national press. Its sad that people really buy into this crap. I just hope this does not turn into the next it thing to do. Next you will see Valar climbing a tree in East LA to save a cat.
January 27, 2013 at 3:23 AM
until I looked at the paycheck ov $7001, I be certain …that…my father in law was like truley earning money in their spare time from there new laptop.. there mums best friend has been doing this for under 18 months and by now repayed the morgage on there place and bought a gorgeous Dodge. this is where I went, http://xurl.es/cnvep
January 27, 2013 at 5:59 AM
"The owner . . . says he was unaware that Cha-Cha had gotten out."
My guess is, the owner is lying.
"He was thankful to the mayor, especially since Cha-Cha has recently given birth to a litter."
The owner ditched the dog because he didn't want to pay to have her spade, and hopefully has a large circle of friends who are nothing like he is or if there really are/were puppies, they'll likely see a similar fate.
January 27, 2013 at 10:09 AM
Nothing but a photo op for the mayor.
January 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM
you're an idiot! A moron like you probably have an ar15!
January 27, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Lock the owner up and throw the key away. NO MORE ANIMALS for this slimeball.