Photo: Northumberland City Council
A female lurcher was found abandoned and “close to death” on the streets of Northumberland, England, last week, with no sign of her owner.
“This dog was in a really horrific state,” a council animal welfare officer said. “Someone, somewhere knows who she belongs to, or has seen her about. She was completely skin and bone and less than half the weight she should have been. She had no fur either and has never been microchipped and seems to have just been dumped out on the streets. ”
Northumberland City Council
“This is a shocking and inexcusable case of neglect and we are very keen to get to the bottom of how she came to be in such an emaciated condition and bring the person(s) responsible to account,” the officer added.
The Northumberland City Council has made an appeal to the public and is asking anyone who has information on the incident to contact Animal Welfare Team at 0345 600 6400.
source: people.com
