Cobb Animal Services investigating after video shows man throwing small dog against ceiling

Cobb County Animal Services are investigating after a video circulating on social media showed a man throwing a small white dog against the wall and ceiling at a Smyrna apartment complex.

Channel 2 Action News has decided not to show the video due to it being graphic.

An investigator with the county worked through the weekend to identify James Moses as a suspect in this case.

Moses was identified after officials interviewed the dog’s owner.

Police secured two search warrants for Moses on Monday.

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The dog was seized and returned to its owner.

He is being charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.

The dog, Smokey, was examined by a veterinarian.

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