Police investigating after dog was abandoned with collar wrapped around tree in South Windsor
Police are investigating after a dog was found abandoned and bound to a tree by his collar in South Windsor on Monday.
The animal was found after officers around 11 a.m. responded to the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary for the report of a barking dog, according to the Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter.
The black and white pit bull, named Kobe, was restrained by a collar that was wrapped around a tree and his neck. The animal was found by someone out walking their dog.
According to the municipal animal shelter, officers investigating the area found that residential cameras did not capture the area where the dog was abandoned.
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying whoever left the dog.
Additionally, Desmond’s Army, an animal rights advocate group, has offered a $5,000 reward for anyone who has information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for abandoning the pit bull.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Community Service Officer Kaley Curtis at the South Windsor Police at 860-648-6239.