Dog Found Abandoned Outside Brockton Shelter Dies Of Heatstroke

BROCKTON, MA — A 1-year-old female Chihuahua found in a carrier outside the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts in Brockton Tuesday morning yesterday morning has died.

In a statement on their website, the APCSM said the dog has died of heatstroke minutes after it was discovered.

The carrier was found halfway up the shelter's driveway and out of sight,

“When I found her she was already unconscious and was foaming at the mouth, but she was breathing faintly and I felt a heartbeat, so I immediately brought her to the Lloyd Animal Medical Center in Stoughton, but she died on the way,” Joyce Caranci, manager of the Brockton-based shelter, said.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the identity of the dog is unknown. The dog is a Chihuahua mix, approximately one-year-old, and is brown and white. The dog had no identification tags and was not microchipped. The plastic carrier in which she was trapped was tan on top and dark gray on the bottom. There were no labels or other identifiers on the carrier.

The MSPCA's Law Enforcement Department is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to a conviction in this case. If you know who owned this dog please you are asked to call 1-800-628-5808.

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