By . Lydia Warren . A California man has been arrested after two quick-thinking brothers saw him beating his Cocker Spaniel for ten minutes and pulled out their camera to catch him in the sickening act. The boys, age 12 and 17, were inside their home in Chino Hills with their mother last month when they heard the animal crying and ran upstairs to look out a window to see what was going on. They were horrified to see a man - later identified as Qihui Zhai, 21 - allegedly taunting and beating the three-year-old dog, called Mookie, with a short stick as she desperately tried to out-run him. One of the boys grabbed a camera and filmed the heinous act, while his mother called the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA, the animal welfare organization said. Scroll down for video . Heartbreaking: Two youngsters filmed this man as he threatened and beat his Cocker Spaniel with a stick . 'I'm sorry doggie,' one of the boys murmurs on the video as the animal whimpers and jumps in terror whenever her owner approaches. 'I bet you he beats it everyday,' the boy continues. 'And even . if it did something really bad, like bite him, he’s been doing this for . the past seven minutes that I've been here. 'I heard him more . downstairs, but I thought the dog was just playing around.' Shortly . after the mother called authorities, Humane Officer William Taber . arrived at the scene and found that Mookie had been neglected and was . being kept inside a 'very small, feces infested wire pen', a release from the society said. Cruel: The man, later identified as 21-year-old Qihui Zhai, allegedly beat the pet for ten minutes as the young boys looked on, horrified. Their mother called the SPCA and officers later arrested Zhai . The . officer took Mookie to the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA, . where a shelter veterinarian examined and treated her. She has since . healed and has been placed in a new home. When animal control officers confronted Zhai, he initially tried to deny the allegations, but when he was told . about the video, he changed his denial, CBS Los Angeles reported. The welfare society said that they thanked the two youngsters, who have not been identified, for their help in catching the man. 'We are never surprised by the ingenuity of today's youth,' said Beth Les, Supervisor of Animal Services of the Inland Valley Humane Society. Saved: Authorities found Mookie has been neglected and was living in a very small, feces-infested wire pen . Happy: Mookie, pictured after treatment, has now been placed in a loving home, the SPCA said . 'Their . quick thinking not only saved this dog from a life time of abuse but . they were able to ensure we had the evidence to pursue criminal charges . against the abuser.' Zhai, a resident of Chino Hills, was charged on June 6 with one felony of count of animal cruelty and was scheduled to be arraigned on June 30 in Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court. He had the dog for just three weeks before the alleged incident occurred . If convicted, he could face jail time and/or fines.
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Two boys, 12 and 17, heard a dog crying outside their home in Chino Hills, California and looked out the window to see a man beating his dog .
The man, later identified as Qihui Zhai, 'was hitting the three-year-old Cocker Spaniel with a stick as she cried and tried to get away'
The boys' mother called an animal shelter and officers confronted Zhai - who initially denied the beating until he learned about the video .
He has been charged with one felony count of animal cruelty .
Mookie was taken in for treatment and has now been placed in a new home .
By . Lydia Warren . A California man has been arrested after two quick-thinking brothers saw him beating his Cocker Spaniel for ten minutes and pulled out their camera to catch him in the sickening act. The boys, age 12 and 17, were inside their home in Chino Hills with their mother last month when they heard the animal crying and ran upstairs to look out a window to see what was going on. They were horrified to see a man - later identified as Qihui Zhai, 21 - allegedly taunting and beating the three-year-old dog, called Mookie, with a short stick as she desperately tried to out-run him. One of the boys grabbed a camera and filmed the heinous act, while his mother called the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA, the animal welfare organization said. Scroll down for video . Heartbreaking: Two youngsters filmed this man as he threatened and beat his Cocker Spaniel with a stick . 'I'm sorry doggie,' one of the boys murmurs on the video as the animal whimpers and jumps in terror whenever her owner approaches. 'I bet you he beats it everyday,' the boy continues. 'And even . if it did something really bad, like bite him, he’s been doing this for . the past seven minutes that I've been here. 'I heard him more . downstairs, but I thought the dog was just playing around.' Shortly . after the mother called authorities, Humane Officer William Taber . arrived at the scene and found that Mookie had been neglected and was . being kept inside a 'very small, feces infested wire pen', a release from the society said. Cruel: The man, later identified as 21-year-old Qihui Zhai, allegedly beat the pet for ten minutes as the young boys looked on, horrified. Their mother called the SPCA and officers later arrested Zhai . The . officer took Mookie to the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA, . where a shelter veterinarian examined and treated her. She has since . healed and has been placed in a new home. When animal control officers confronted Zhai, he initially tried to deny the allegations, but when he was told . about the video, he changed his denial, CBS Los Angeles reported. The welfare society said that they thanked the two youngsters, who have not been identified, for their help in catching the man. 'We are never surprised by the ingenuity of today's youth,' said Beth Les, Supervisor of Animal Services of the Inland Valley Humane Society. Saved: Authorities found Mookie has been neglected and was living in a very small, feces-infested wire pen . Happy: Mookie, pictured after treatment, has now been placed in a loving home, the SPCA said . 'Their . quick thinking not only saved this dog from a life time of abuse but . they were able to ensure we had the evidence to pursue criminal charges . against the abuser.' Zhai, a resident of Chino Hills, was charged on June 6 with one felony of count of animal cruelty and was scheduled to be arraigned on June 30 in Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court. He had the dog for just three weeks before the alleged incident occurred . If convicted, he could face jail time and/or fines.
sickening act. The boys, age 12 and 17, were inside their home in Chino Hills with their crying and ran upstairs to look out a window to a man - later identified as Qihui Zhai, 21 - allegedly taunting and beating the three-year-old dog, called Mookie, with a short stick as she beat his Cocker Spaniel with a stick . 'I'm sorry placed in a new home. When animal control officers confronted Zhai, he initially tried to about the video, he changed his denial, CBS Los after treatment, has now been placed in a loving June 6 with one felony of count of animal cruelty