Orange County man dropkicks tiny puppy down the street

An Orange County man has been arrested for animal cruelty after sickening footage emerged of him dropkicking a tiny puppy.

Joseph Michael Sanders, 35, was caught on surveillance footage viciously booting the defenseless animal down an Anaheim street.

The sick attack took place on April 7 and the puppy has not been seen since.

Video shows Sanders carrying the dog along a stretch near Freeway 5 before dropping the animal and kicking it hard.

The puppy goes flying out of the camera's field of vision before Sanders appears to violently kick again.

Detectives at Anaheim Police Department identified Sanders as the suspect on Thursday and urged the public to get in touch with details on his whereabouts.

He was taken into custody later that day and booked into the Anaheim PD Detention Facility for a felony arrest warrant.

As of Friday, they were still searching for the puppy.