Durham Police are looking for any information that would assist in identifying a suspect after a deceased dog was found in a metal cage in Pickering.
On January 6 at about 4:30 am, members of West Division responded to a call in the area of 1550 Kingston Road in Pickering behind a commercial business for a deceased dog. A citizen located the dead dog inside a metal cage. The dog is described as a male pit-bull, about one-year-old, grey in color with a white stripe down the middle of his forehead. The dog was not micro-chipped and had no tags, said a police statement.
The dog was malnourished and investigators are working with the Provincial Animal Welfare Services to locate the owner of the dog or anyone who may have information.
If you think an animal is in distress or is being abused, call 1-833-9-ANIMAL (264625). Provincial Animal Welfare Services – https://www.ontario.ca/page/animal-welfare
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call D/Cst. Chrzan of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2565.