Jena Malone might be best known as an actress in franchises such as The Hunger Games, Sucker Punch, and Pride & Prejudice, but she recently made headlines for a completely different reason. On Wednesday, Malone took to Twitter to reveal that she was among the group of people who helped stop a dog from being abused in Hollywood, California. The altercation, which took place on Monday, began when a man was repeatedly kicking and choking a small white dog on the street. Video of the ordeal — and of Malone being among those interviewed by the local news about it — has since gone viral on social media.

This was really scary. I saw a man kicking repeatedly a small dog on the sunset, yanking him up in the air and absolutely choking the dog. I yelled at him to stop from my car but he wouldn’t. I got out of my car to try and get the dog but he started running. ( thread) https://t.co/3ftY18M3Ap