Dog sodomized with crutch, strangled with wire
Yuma, AZ (US)Incident Date: Friday, Jun 1, 2007
County: Yuma
Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Open
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
The Humane Society of Yuma is seeking tips leading to the arrest of the person responsible in the torture and death of a dog near Somerton last week.
A Border Patrol agent found the body of the young female tan shepherd mix with bailing wire tied around her neck on a canal bank at County 10-1/2 Street and Avenue G on Friday, the humane society said.
The dog, believed to have been a stray, had been sodomized with a crutch and was in the water at some point before being found dead. The sequence of the events in the dog's torture have been not been determined, the humane society said in a news release, "but we do know the animal suffered terribly."
The exact cause of the dog's death was undetermined.
"We need to make sure this person cannot harm another animal or person again," humane society spokeswoman Elkie Wills said in the release. "This is a brutal crime that can't go unnoticed, and we hope the public feels the same and turns this person over to the authorities."
To report tips in the incident, call the humane society at 782-1621, Ext. 106.
Yuma County sheriff's spokesman Capt. Eben Bratcher said the incident is being investigated as a felony case of cruelty to animals. If you have information on this case, please contact:
Humane Society of Yuma
(928) 782-1621, Ext.
Case UpdatesThe reward offered in a recent dog cruelty case has increased to $5,000, thanks to a contribution from the Humane Society of the United States.
The money will be paid out for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the torture and killing of a tan female shepherd mix. The dog's body was found June 1 on a canal bank at County 10-1/2 Street and Avenue G.
Local donors previously contributed $2,500 toward a reward.
No leads have turned up in the investigation, said Elkie Wills, spokeswoman for the Humane Society of Yuma, on Friday.
A Border Patrol agent found the dog with baling wire wrapped around its neck. The dog had been sodomized with a crutch, the Humane Society of Yuma said previously.
The Yuma County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Humane Society of Yuma, 782-1621, or the sheriff's office, 783-4427. | Source: Yuma Sun - June 8, 2007
Update posted on Jun 11, 2007 - 4:46PM |
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