Supporters pack court for dog

They came from all over the city Wednesday for a court hearing that lasted just seconds.

An army of supporters - numbers more typically seen for a high-profile murder case - came to support Ethan, an emaciated, at-death's-door dog rescued from a Northwest Side apartment on Aug. 26.

Andre Davis, Ethan's former owner and the man charged with felony animal cruelty, appeared at the Cook County branch courthouse at Grand and Central.

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