The SPCA is asking for the public’s help with information about the body of a dog found on May 11 with all four legs bound in a Home Depot parking lot in Montreal’s Anjou borough.
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“At first glance, the dog, with all four legs tied up and the blood on it, makes you believe that everything has been cruel. [animale]», says Alain Tessier, director of the investigation office of the Montreal SPCA.
Although he admits to seeing scenes exposing animal cruelty on social networks, Mr. Tessier said in a phone interview Tuesday that “this is the first time I’ve found the body of an animal tied up like that” since he took office.
He says the gruesome discovery was made by a citizen who happened to be driving around 4pm on May 11.
The man reportedly found the animal “wrapped in a blanket” in the parking lot of a home improvement products company in Anjou Borough.
The citizen then notified a Home Depot employee, who then contacted the SPVM, before the police department transferred the file to the SPCA Bureau of Investigation.
According to the director of the Bureau of Investigation, the wanted man left the body of the dog “between noon and 3 p.m.”
Before receiving the test results, Mr. Tessier did not want to comment. Postmortem Performed on animal bodies.
“The dog has been sent for a post mortem so we know the cause of death and at that time we will have the exact breed of the dog,” said Mr. Tessier notes.
However, the post on the SPCA’s Instagram account mentioned “a big dog”.
After this first publication published on social networks four days ago, the director of the SPCA investigative office reiterates his call to “try to find witnesses” who have information about the event.
The SPCA can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 514 735-2711, extension 2230.
The SPCA promises that “any information received will be treated as confidential”.
