Police said they responded to the 6100-block of South Ashland Avenue at about 3:40 a.m. after a report of a man whipping, kicking, punching and choking a pit bull.
Officers arrived and saw Isaac Goodlow, 24, dragging the animal with an extension cord, police said. The alleged abuse was captured on a Chicago police surveillance camera, police said.
Goodlow has been charged with felony animal abuse. He's due back in court Friday.