dog lover
02-27-2007, 10:41 PM
A Boxer dog left to die in an apartment stairwell in Ottawa has prompted a full investigation by the Humane Society
The gruesome discovery of a dog's body tied to a railing in an apartment building stairwell, apparently left there to die, is being called one of the most horrific cases of animal cruelty witnessed in Ottawa in years.
It has prompted the Ottawa Humane Society, for the first time in its documented history, to offer a reward,($500), for information leading to charges in the case of the dead 1 1/2-year-old Boxer-type pup.
The dog's body was found February 18 by police officers responding to a call about a break-in. The humane society was called immediately and has taken over the investigation.
Humane society executive director Bruce Roney said from Canada's capital that an autopsy was unable to determine how long the dog was tied in the stairwell, but judging by the scene, it seems to have been quite awhile.
"Clearly the dog had panicked and was suffering and was scratching and I would imagine was barking at one point," Roney said.
He called it "one of the most horrific cases that I have seen here, and I have been here about six and a half years."
The gruesome discovery of a dog's body tied to a railing in an apartment building stairwell, apparently left there to die, is being called one of the most horrific cases of animal cruelty witnessed in Ottawa in years.
It has prompted the Ottawa Humane Society, for the first time in its documented history, to offer a reward,($500), for information leading to charges in the case of the dead 1 1/2-year-old Boxer-type pup.
The dog's body was found February 18 by police officers responding to a call about a break-in. The humane society was called immediately and has taken over the investigation.
Humane society executive director Bruce Roney said from Canada's capital that an autopsy was unable to determine how long the dog was tied in the stairwell, but judging by the scene, it seems to have been quite awhile.
"Clearly the dog had panicked and was suffering and was scratching and I would imagine was barking at one point," Roney said.
He called it "one of the most horrific cases that I have seen here, and I have been here about six and a half years."