A nearly-naked man was apprehended early Wednesday morning after witnesses say they saw him biting a dog in downtown Pembroke, ON.

Witnesses called police at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, reporting the man near the intersection of Pembroke St. W and Christie St.

“I believe he was down to his underwear [when police arrived],” Const. Dillon Gerundin said.

Pembroke animal control took custody of the dog, which suffered minimal, non-life-threatening injuries.

The man, reported to be in his 20s, was apprehended and taken to hospital under the Mental Health Act. At this point it’s not known why he acted this way.

“We’re not ruling out drugs,” Gerundin said. “At this point it’s being assessed through the hospital.”