OAKLAND, CA — A $10,000 reward is being offered to help find the person responsible for mutilating three puppies this week in Oakland, courtesy of Pet Food Express and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
The two organizations are each contributing $5,000.
Two 4-month-old female German shepherd puppies were found in a pile of garbage at 89th Avenue and G Street on Saturday night. Then two days later, a 4-month-old shepherd-husky mix was found nearby.
Two of the puppies had broken jaws, and a third was missing one of its paws. The puppy with the missing paw is in a foster home now, and the other two are being treated for their injuries.
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"At least two puppies in Oakland have suffered the agony of a broken jaw and the terror of being dumped in a pile of garbage," PETA spokeswoman Lisa Lange said in a statement. "PETA urges anyone with
information about these cases to come forward immediately so that whoever left these dogs to die can be held accountable and stopped from hurting anyone else."
They're circulating a poster and asking anyone with information about the case to call Oakland Animal Services at (510) 535-5602.
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— Bay City News; Image via PETA