Authorities in Upstate New York are pleading for help in locating the perpetrator or perpetrators responsible for shooting a dog in the skull and leaving it to die in a ditch. The dog was so severely injured and malnourished that it was euthanized, according to the Albany County Sheriff
Craig Apple.
“This poor fella was found moribund in a ditch in Berne,”
said the sheriff on Facebook and on Twitter. “He was shot 2x and dumped. He was euthanized late yesterday due to the emaciated state he was in when found. Anyone with info please contact 518-765-2351. Please help us find who did this.”
Attempts to
treat the dog at a local animal hospital appear to have been in vain.
A sheriff’s department
press release shared by area pet aficionado and WTEN-TV meteorologist
Steve Caporizzo said sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene to help the animal. It is unclear who placed the call.
“Upon arrival, Deputies encountered a black and white dog laying on the side of the road,” the brief statement says. “Deputies placed the injured canine into the patrol car and transported the canine to the emergency animal hospital for treatment. Upon arriving at the hospital, Deputies learned the canine received a gunshot wound to his skull.”
It is unclear if the second reported shot was to the dog’s skull or to another area of its body.
The sheriff’s department says it is also seeking information about who may have owned the dog.
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