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 Bell Gardens, CA…
An injured Shepherd puppy was found in a cardboard box inside a
trash dumpster in the city of Bell Gardens Monday evening, May 7.
The approximately four-month old, black-and-tan male puppy was
found whimpering in the trash dumpster
 by an employee of LANG
ROOFING in Bell Gardens, who then immediately called SEAACA for
assistance. “When our officer arrived on scene, the dog was resting
on a blanket and had been given food and water by the roofing
company employees,” said Captain Aaron Reyes, director of operations
at SEAACA.
 “The dog was
immediately transported to a local veterinarian for treatment, but
had
to be euthanized due to its injuries (internal trauma and
shock),
Reyes stated. Roofing company employees were saddened this
morning to
hear that the puppy had to be euthanized, but understood
because of the poor physical shape the pup was in.
“Abandoning an
injured live animal in this manner is not only a crime, it’s immoral
and inexcusable,” continued Reyes. “The responsible and humane
option would have been to call SEAACA, or the local police
department or city hall, who would then forward the call to SEAACA.
Imagine the agony the puppy was feeling … first from its injuries
then with being left for dead in a trash dumpster … incredibly
inhumane.”
Anyone with
information on this crime is asked to call SEAACA’s Investigations
Division at (562) 803-3301 x223 or by emailing
areyes@seaaca.org. |
Animal
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