NATRONA HEIGHTS, Pa. — The Allegheny County Police Department is asking for the public's assistance after an injured and abused dog was dumped around the Harrison Hills Park Maintenance Barn and Environmental Center on Saturday around 2 p.m.
They are asking help in identifying person responsible for abusing or dumping this dog.
According to a witness, an older white male with a gray or white beard threw the dog out of the window of his vehicle. He was driving an older-model, blue-colored, extended-cab pickup truck that was possibly a Ford.
The man then left the scene, the witness told police.
The dog is a male white miniature poodle that may be approximately 1-year-old. He is not neutered.
He was taken to an emergency veterinarian clinic by a good Samaritan and is in very poor condition due to little or poor care.
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The vet said he is suffering from low weight, fleas and a broken leg, which he appears to have suffered sometime prior to being tossed from the vehicle.
His leg will need to be amputated due to the lack of treatment at the time of injury.
The dog is currently being treated and will be kept and cared for by the good Samaritan.
If you have any information, please contact the Allegheny County Police Crime Prevention Unit at 412-473-1322, or they can be reached on their social media sites.
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