The U. S. Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for two recent incidences of extreme animal neglect in Yuma, Arizona.
The Yuma Humane Society is also offering $5,000.
On March 26, a severely malnourished female pit bull type dog was found in the 2400 block of 14th Street, according to various news accounts. She was taken to the Humane Society of Yuma, where, due to the extremity of her condition, was humanely euthanized. A week later, on April 4, the Yuma Police Department was called to the 1000 block of East Palo Verde Street about an abandoned 3-month-old, male German shepherd-mix puppy inside a milk crate near a dumpster. He was extremely emaciated and dehydrated and also needed to be humanely euthanized due to the severity of his medical condition.
Ashley Mauceri, manager of cruelty response for the HSUS, said, “Abandoning these dogs to endure such needless suffering is not only a crime, it demonstrates an incredible degree of cruelty. We hope our reward will help uncover information about the perpetrator of these abhorrent acts.”
The Yuma Police Department is investigating. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Yuma Police Department Animal Control at 928-373-4795 or 78-CRIME to remain anonymous.