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Dog chained, left to starve to death Evansville, IN (US) Incident Date: Saturday, Jul 28, 2007 County: Vanderburgh Local Map: available Disposition: Open Case Images: 1 files available Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

Case ID: 11923 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in IN (US) Login to Watch this Case

Animal control officers found the pit bull mix chained up and starving in a garage on Garvin Street in Evansville this past weekend.

Now, authorities are looking for the person responsible, while nursing the dog back to health.

Jon is a very friendly pit bull mix. He should weigh 40 pounds, but he was only 22 pounds when animal control officers found him chained up in a garage Saturday.

Tom Hayden from animal control says, "We've seen some emaciations but not any as drastic as him."

Hayden estimates Jon spent up to a month in that garage with no food, it's a miracle he even survived.

Animal control officers are unsure who left Jon behind.

New tenants moved into the Garvin Street home two weeks ago.

On Saturday they heard noises coming from their garage, opened it up, and found Jon inside and called animal control.

Hayden says, "We hope that being on the air people will seeing the dog maybe identify him as perhaps somebody they recall having that dog."

In the meantime, they're giving Jon some exercise time in the backyard, and feeding him a special diet that will help him gain weight in a healthy way.

Hayden says Jon is very special: "His personality is one he deserves the breaks today. He's looking for a good home. He's very loving. He just loves people and wants to be up here and enjoy people. He's been around other pets. Other dogs inside the kennel he has no aggressive behavior towards them, and he just likes attention and love. He's very sweet."

He'll be ready to go home with a new family in a week or two, when he is back to a healthier weight.

If you know anything about this case or want to adopt Jon, contact the animal control office.

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