A German shepherd was found on the side of the Montauk highway on Long Island, authorities said, with its mouth shut by duct tape.
Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the perpetrator of the abusive act, which appeared to have taken place recently.
Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, told NBC News that the dog “didn’t seem to be in this condition for long, so we believe this is something that happened last night or sometime late yesterday.”
The Suffolk County SPCA has put up an offer of $2,000 for information that could lead to the arrest of the person who committed the “heinous act of animal cruelty.”
The dog appears to be in good health and is socializing with people.
“He’s the kind of dog who if he ran away on his own, he would walk right up to you,” Gross said. “I can say whoever did this is a truly heartless individual.”
The dog was picked up by the Babylon Animal Shelter.
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