Puppy found with paws cut off
Mobile, AL (US)Incident Date: Friday, Apr 6, 2007
County: Mobile
Disposition: Open
Case Images: 3 files available
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
A 12 week old puppy was found near a school with her hind paws cut off. The puppy, named Sugar, was found on April 6 near Trinity Gardens.
Investigators have no leads. Anyone who has information on this incident is asked to call Animal Control. This crime would be charged as a felony under the toture and mutilation statues of the Pet Protection Act, named after Gucci, a dog who was intentionally set on fire as a puppy. If you have information on this case, please contact:
Mobile Animal Shelter
(251) 208-2801
Case UpdatesOn Tuesday, the man who found Sugar, Reginald Ladd, took the puppy to her new home -- his own. "My wife and daughter said hey we gotta get that dog back, we're very pleased to have her, very," Ladd said.
Mobile Police have not made any arrests in Sugar's animal abuse case. | Source: WRCB - April 18, 2007
Update posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 3:20PM |
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for mutilating a puppy in Mobile, Alabama. The total pledge including $500 from the Animal Defense Council is now $3,000.
According to the Mobile Animal Shelter and media sources, the 12-week-old puppy, now named "Sugar," was found by a passerby in the Trinity Gardens area across from Chastain Middle School and brought to the animal shelter on April 6. The puppy's two hind paws were missing, and she was taken to a veterinarian who treated the dog's injuries. The veterinarian believes that someone may have tied rubber bands around the puppy's hind legs as long as one month prior to the dog's rescue, resulting in a slow amputation of the paws and lower legs.
The Mobile Animal Shelter is investigating the case. Contact Director Bill Fassbender or Ellen Larsen at (251) 208-2801. | Source: HSUS Press Release - April 17, 2007
Update posted on Apr 17, 2007 - 3:58PM |
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