SFPD animal abuse at demos!

i'm not just talking about their use of horses here. i was speaking to someone at saturday's demo. who was holding a small dog. i feel protective of animals at these events, so i suggested to him that he not go further into the crowd where the cops were on market street. he told me that he already had gotten caught in a crowd where the police were attacking people, and they had been hitting him while he was holding his dog. he also said that one of them tried to hit the dog w/ a baton, but he was able to protect it. what the fuck?!?! this was a very small dog. sure, i don't expect much from cops (actually, i expect the worst), but this is crazy.