Desmond’s Army is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
COVENTRY, Conn. (WFSB) | March 10, 2024 | By Olivia Kalentek and Mike Cerullo
Coventry police are looking for surveillance video after a deceased dog with a gunshot wound to the chest was found in a plastic bin on the side of the road Saturday (March 2).
The bin was found on South Street near Route 6.
Authorities say the dog was a dark gray female pit bull weighing about 50-55 lbs. with cropped ears. The pit bull appeared to have had puppies recently.
“Once the dog had been secured from the scene, officers discovered that the dog had a gunshot wound to the chest area,” Coventry police said.
It appeared as if the deceased dog had been left on the side of the road for several days before she was found.
As police try to figure out who shot and abandoned the dog, animal advocates are outraged.
“Animal cruelty keeps getting swept under the rug, and it’s just heartbreaking. To find another dog that has been violently killed is completely unacceptable, and the state has to start doing something,” said Zilla Cannamela, President & Co-Founder of Desmond’s Army Animal Law Advocates.
Desmond’s Army, an animal advocacy group, is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Officials say they are looking for surveillance video and ask anyone with information to contact the Coventry police department at (860) 742 – 7331. They say callers can remain anonymous and should ask for Officer Krukoff.
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