Police Find Second Pit Bull with Fighting Wounds

Anne Arundel County Animal Control officers are asking area residents to share any information they may have on a severely injured pit bull that was found in Brooklyn Park earlier this month.

This is the second dog taken in by animal control recently that was suffering from wounds consistent with dog fighting. On Feb. 2, after he was found in Linthicum with injuries that suggested he was a "bait dog" used for training other dogs to fight. The dogs were discovered less than five miles apart.

According to a police press release, a resident located a female pit bull—now named "Princess"—on Ritchie Highway near 11th Avenue in Brooklyn Park on March 2 and took her animal control the next morning.

Princess was in severe condition and suffering from scars, numerous bite wounds and a gaping wound under her front armpit. As in the case with Rocky Road, animal control officials contacted the Waugh Chapel Animal Hospital to get treatment for Princess.

Princess will remain at the Waugh Chapel Animal Hospital for treatment and will be released to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Anne Arundel County once she is ready, police said. Animal control and Anne Arundel County police continue to investigate the case of Princess and of Rocky Road.

The Humane Society of the United States has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information that would lead to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for abandoning the Princess or Rocky Road. The Humane Society could double the reward if the person responsible is convicted on dog fighting charges.

Animal control and police ask residents to look out for suspicious activity that could be connected to dog fighting. Suspicious activity includes seeing a high number of dominant-breed dogs being kept in one location, a high number of people coming and going from a particular area or seeing injured dogs who appear to have been involved in a fight.

Police said Rocky Road is continuing his recovery and will be released to Tara's House rescue soon. Additionally, animal control is asking area veterinary hospitals that are able to donate services or offer them at a reduced cost for instances like the ones with Princess and Rocky Road where the shelter was unable to provide the necessary care.

Anyone interested in helping is asked to contact animal control at 410-222-8900.