Situation may be linked to unsolved case of two mutilated dogs found in August 2007
SACRAMENTO, CA (March 27, 2008) – United Animal Nations (UAN) today announced it is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever decapitated a dog and left his body in a parking lot near the intersection of 40th and Locust Streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Police discovered the dog’s remains on Tuesday, March 25. UAN’s $2,500 pledge brings the total reward being offered in this case to $5,000.
Officials are concerned that this case may be connected with one from August 2007, in which two dogs were found with a hind leg severed below the knee by a blunt instrument. The dogs survived and were adopted, but their legs had to be amputated.
“This was a blatant and senseless act of cruelty,” said UAN President and CEO Nicole Forsyth. “The local community and law enforcement are determined to find those responsible, and we hope our reward will encourage someone who knows more about this grisly act to come forward with information that could lead to an arrest.”
Anyone with information in this case is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at (816) 474-TIPS.
UAN is offering this reward through its Zig Zag Memorial Reward Fund , designed to encourage witnesses to step forward with information about animal cruelty crimes and to advocate the need for harsher punishments in such cases. The Zig Zag Memorial Reward is named for a
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