Two dogs found dead - beaten, starved and shot
Derry, PA (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Feb 7, 2008
County: Westmoreland
Disposition: Open
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A pair of English setters was found dead on Thursday, dumped in a pile of garbage in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, beaten and starved.
A Pennsylvania Game Commission officer looking for an injured deer discovered the dogs along Uschak Road.
They were found in two white garbage bags with bullet wounds to the head.
"They were starved before they were shot," said Pamela Reese of Action for Animals. "You could count the ribs on the dogs. Their backbones were protruding. Their backbones were emaciated."
Humane Society agents said English setters are primarily used for hunting birds. They suspect the two 1-year-old dogs wouldn't hunt, so they were punished by being starved, beaten, shot and dumped in garbage bags.
Humane Society agents said they believe the dogs were still alive when they were loaded in the garbage bags, because it appeared as though the dogs were moving inside them.
"Very sad, very disturbed by how anybody would actually do that to a living animal," said Reese. "They all have needs, and I think they should do the right thing by them, instead of just throwing them out like that."
Action for Animals said they hope a $500 reward will encourage someone to come forward with information on the killings.
They plan to charge whoever did this with animal cruelty and said it's likely the Game Commission will file charges for dumping the bodies.
Anyone with information is asked to call 724-539-2544. If you have information on this case, please contact:
724-539-2544
Case UpdatesAn animal lover who was shaken by the deaths of two English setters found beaten, starved and shot last month has upped the reward in the case. Action for Animals Humane Society was offering a $500 reward for an arrest and conviction, following a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer's gruesome discovery of the dogs' remains on Jan. 31.
After news accounts of the animals' mistreatment, an anonymous donor sent an additional $1,500 to add to the reward, bringing it to $2,000. "She was very upset about it," said Rita Whiteman, a member of Action for Animals board of directors | Source: Tribune Review - February 12, 2008
Update posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 6:51AM |
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