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Case ID: 17215

Classification: Shooting

Animal: dog (non pit-bull)

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Prosecutor(s):	Heath Long
Defense(s):	Bruce R. Johnstone
Judge(s):	Charity L. Nileski

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Dog found shot in head
Frugality, PA (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Jan 6, 2011
County: Cambria

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Open
Case Images: 3 files available

Person of Interest: Jason Clark Hockenberry

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

An animal cruelty investigation of a stray dog found shot in the head outside a Catholic Church in Frugality, PA continues.

The stray German Shepard, a male estimated to be around 3-years-old, was discovered alive Thursday outside The Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Frugality.

With no animal control officers in Cambria County, Dogs Deserve Better Founder, Tamira Thayne said she was called to help about two weeks after the stray German Shepard was first spotted outside the Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Frugality, PA.

"She told us that he'd been hanging around since around Christmas time. Nobody was helping the dog basically. He was a stray. He was hungry. The impression I got was that nobody was lifting a finger to help him."

Thayne said she was shocked at the state of the dog when she first saw him. He was starving, she said, and had a large wound along the right side of his ear and head from the gunshot.

"He was just so afraid. He kept looking at us like, are you going to hurt me? But now look at him," she said glancing down at the dog sitting beside her. "He's such a wonderful sweet dog."

"All I know is this is the victim of a crime," she continued. "He is a wonderful dog who just wants some love, just wants a home just want somebody to love him and treat him with the respect he deserves and he'll give you so much love in return."

Thayne will be fostering the dog for the next few weeks as his wounds continue to heal. After that, she said, he will be up for adoption and ready to find a new, loving home.

Dogs Deserve Better is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an animal cruelty arrest and conviction.

If you have any information, or are interested in adoption, contact Dogs Deserve Better at 877.636.1408 or 814.941.7447

If you have information on this case, please contact:
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877.636.1408 or 814.941.7447

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